Mr. Gay World 2009

Mr. Gay World 2009
Date	February 8, 2009
Presenters	Mark Tewksbury
Venue	Whistler, Canada
Broadcaster	World Wide Mr Gay Official Site
Entrants	19
Placements	10
Debuts	Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Venezuela
Withdraws	Czech Republic, Gran Canaria, India, Kwazulu Natal, USA
Winner	Max Krzyzanowski  Ireland
Best National Costume	Wilbert Tolentino  Philippines
Photogenic	Victor Marcelo Benitez  Argentina

Mr Gay World 2009, the 1st Mr Gay World pageant, was held in Whistler, Canada on February 8, 2009^[1]. Max Krzyzanowski of Ireland, was crowned Mr Gay World 2009. 19 countries and territories competed for the first time for the title.

Results

Countries which sent delegates and results.

Final results	Contestant
Mister Gay World 2009	Ireland - Max Krzyzanowski
1st Runner-up	Paraguay - Alexis Cespedes
2nd Runner-up	Mexico - Pico Velasco Michel
3rd Runner-up	Australia - Ben Edwards
4th Runner-up	New Zealand - Reece Karena
5th Runner-up	Canada - Darren Bruce
Top 10 (in order of respective placements)	South Africa - Deon Strydom  Colombia - Francisco Javier Ortega  Argentina - Victor Marcelo Benitez  Austria - Michael Fröhle

Special Awards:

Award	Contestant
Mr. Gay Photogenic	Argentina - Victor Marcelo Benitez
Mr. Gay Congeniality	Colombia - Francisco Javier Ortega
Mr. Gay Leadership	Australia - Ben Edwards
Best National Costume	Philippines - Wilbert Tolentino
Mr. Gay Popularity	Philippines - Wilbert Tolentino
Best in Swimwear	Paraguay - Alexis Cespedes

Contestants

Argentina - Victor Marcelo Benitez  Australia - Ben Edwards  Austria - Michael Fröhle  Brazil - Edson Lopes  Bulgaria - Deyan Kolev  Canada - Darren Bruce  Chile - Roberto Andres Alvarez Alvarado  Colombia - Francisco Javier Ortega  Ireland - Max Krzyzanowski

Lithuania - Arturas Vipas Burnickis  Mexico - Pico Velasco Michel  New Zealand - Reece Karena  Northern Ireland - James Ciaran Smallman  Norway - Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen  Paraguay - Alexis Cespedes  Philippines - Wilbert Tolentino  South Africa - Deon Strydom  Spain - Antonio Pedro Almijez  Venezuela - Juan Jose Bracho

Did not attend

•  Czech Republic - Jakub Starý
• Gran Canaria - Dempsey Saeedian
•  India - Bhavin Shivji Gala
• KwaZulu-Natal - Andrew Venter
•  USA - Doug Edward Repetti

Contestants notes

• Antonio Pedro Almijez (Spain) was Mr Gay Europe 2008.
• Michael Fröhle (Austria), Deyan Kolev (Bulgaria), Arturas Vipas Burnickis (Lithuania), Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen (Norway) competed in Mr Gay Europe 2008.
• Juan Jose Bracho (Venezuela) competed in International Mr. Gay 2008 and placed 1st Runner-up. Francisco Javier Ortega (Colombia) and Deon Strydom (south Africa) competed in International Mr. Gay 2009.

1. ^ http://www.mrgayworld.org/index.php/component/content/article/20-europe/87-maxs-oslo

External links

• Official Site