- Mister Venezuela
-
Mister Venezuela is an annual male pageant held in Venezuela. The winner and finalists from the contest go on to represent Venezuela in many international pageants. The Mister Venezuela pageant was started under the guardianship of Osmel Sousa and María Kallay with the intent of creating a male contest with the same discipline, quality and success as its female counterpart (Miss Venezuela). The first contest aired July 17, 1996 and the winner was contestant number 20, José Gregorio Faría.
In the fifth edition, aired November 22, 2000, 26 men represented every state and region in Venezuela; they wore scarfs rather than the sashes used in female pageants. Due to political issues in 2002, the seventh pageant was postponed and held in 2003.
In 2009, during a private ceremony hosted by Osmel Sousa, the President of Mister and Miss Venezuela Organization; José Manuel Flores was elected as the new Mister Venezuela 2009. He attended Mister World 2010 and placed in the Top 15 Semifinalists.[1]
Contents
Titleholders
Year Mister Venezuela Ranking 1996 José Gregorio Faría Ojeda 1997 Sandro Finoglio Speranza Winner - Mister World 1998 / Manhunt International 1997 - 1st runner up[2] 1998 Juan Ernesto Calzadilla Regalado Winner - Manhunt International 1999[3] 1999 Alejandro Otero Lárez Mister World 2000 - Semi Finalist[4] 2000 Luis Antonio Nery Gómez Manhunt International 2001 - 2nd runner up 2001 Daniel Leonard Navarette Muktans Manhunt International 2002 - 4th runner up 2002 No Contest Held 2003 Andrés Eduardo Mistage Parilli Mister World 2003 - Semi Finalist 2004 Francisco José León Bastidas 2005 José Ignacio Rodríguez Valbuena 2006 Vito Ernesto Gasparrini Domínguez 2007 No Contest Held 2008 No Contest Held 2009 José Manuel Flores Sánchez[5] Mister World 2010 - Semi Finalist Representatives to Mister World
Year Titleholder Placement 1996 José Gregorio Faría 1998 Sandro Finoglio Mister World 1998 2000 Alejandro Otero Semifinalist 2003 Andrés Mistage Semifinalist 2007 Vito Gasparrini 2010 José Manuel Flores Semifinalist References
- ^ "Profesión: Mister Venezuela". El Nacional. http://www.gda.com/consulta_noticias.php?idArticulo=865949. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/manhunt_1993-.htm
- ^ http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/mr_world.htm
- ^ http://www.globalbeauties.com/news/2009/oct/misterven.htm
See also
- Miss Venezuela
- Manhunt International
- Mister International
- Mister World
Categories: Male beauty pageants | Beauty pageants in Venezuela
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
