India selects its delegates for international male beauty pageants through several national competitions held throughout the year. Winners and runners-up from these events are sent to represent the nation at various prestigious international competitions.
Currently, three primary national pageants stand out: Times Mister India, Rubaru Mister India, and Mister Supranational India. Each selects contestants through their own processes, culminating in the coronation of winners and runners-up.
These national titles serve as gateways to various international platforms. Winners and runners-up may compete in renowned pageants like Mister World, Mister Supranational, Mister International, Mister Global, Manhunt International, and Man of the World, alongside several other prominent regional events.[1][2][3][4]
History
Early years and franchise development (1994–2012)
The inaugural Mister India World pageant (1994), organized by Adonis-Graviera, selected Bikram Saluja as India's representative for the first-ever Mister World in 1996.[5] The same year (1994), the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest chose Rajat Bedi to represent India at the inaugural Manhunt International, where he achieved the 4th Runner-Up placement.[5] Graviera continued to organize the Mister India World pageant, with Sachin Khurana winning the 1998 edition and representing India at the international competition. Grasim Mr. India acquired the franchise for Mister World in 1994, holding it until 2007. They returned as franchise holders from 2010 to 2012, during which they actively sent delegates to the international pageant. Haywards 5000 briefly held the franchise ownership in 2007, sending Kawaljit Anand Singh to Mister World.[5][6]
Ownership transition and recent developments (since 2014)
The Times Group acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Mister World in 2014, continuing the legacy established by previous franchise holders.[1] In 2023, a new national organization named Mister Supranational India, led by Himadri Bhatnagar, acquired the rights to send a representative to Mister Supranational 2023. Their first delegate, Raj Sunil Singh, participated in the 2023 pageant but did not advance to the semi-finals, marking the end of India's consecutive placements at the competition since its inaugural edition in 2016.
| Pageant | Titles | Winning year(s) | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mister World | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Rohit Khandelwal | ||
| Mister Supranational | |||
| 2018 | Prathamesh Maulingkar | ||
| Manhunt International | |||
| 2001 | Rajeev Singh | ||
| Mister Global | |||
| 2023 | Jason Dylan Bretfelean |
Representatives to major beauty pageants
- Color key
Manhunt International
Representatives to Manhut International is being sent by Gladrags organisation through Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest.
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1994 | Rajat Bedi | Punjab | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1995 | Dino Morea | Karnataka | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1997 | Zulfi Syed Ahmad | Karnataka | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1998 | Balbir Meena | Rajasthan | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | John Abraham | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2000 | Reji Varghese | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Rajeev Singh | Rajasthan | Manhunt International 2001 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2002 | Nitin Singh | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 2005 | Pawan Setpal | Maharashtra | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2006 | Aryan Baruah | Maharashtra | Top 15 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2007 | Abhimanyu Jain | Rajasthan | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 2008 | Romeo Gates | New Delhi | Top 15 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2010 | Ahran Chaudhary | Uttar Pradesh | Top 16 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2011 | Shashvat Seth | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Arry Dabas | Haryana | Top 16 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2016 | Grewal Gurmehar | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Takshanin Ram | Maharashtra | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2018 | Prasad Cariappa | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | Mayur Gangwani | Karnataka | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 2022 | Rakesh Nongmaithem | Manipur | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | Jomin D'souza | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2025 | Nipun Singh | Madhya Pradesh | Unplaced | |
Mister World
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1996 | Bikram Saluja | Punjab | Top 10 | |
| 1998 | Sachin Khurana | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Kawaljit Anand Singh | Assam | Top 12 | |
| 2010 | Inder Bajwa | Karnataka | Top 15 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2012 | Taher Ali | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Prateik Jain | Karnataka | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2016 | Rohit Khandelwal | Telangana | Mister World 2016 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2019 | Vishnu Raj Menon | Kerala | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Gokul Ganesan | Tamil Nadu | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2025 | Shevam Singh | Bihar | Template:TableTBA | |
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2006 | Sudhir Tewari | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Nikhil Dharwan | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2008 | Vikas Mehandroo | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 2009 | Imran Khan | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Akash Charan | Rajasthan | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Opangtongdang Jamir | Nagaland | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Hukapa Chakhesang | Nagaland | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Parmeet Wahi | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Halley Laithangbam | Manipur | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2016 | Mudit Malhotra | New Delhi | Top 9 | |
| 2017 | Darasing Khurana | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Balaji Murugadoss | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 2022 | Lukanand Kshetrimayum | Manipur | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2023 | Shashwat Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 5 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Vishnu Choudhary | Rajasthan | Unplaced | |
| 2025 | Madhuram Daga | West Bengal | Top 20 | |
Mister Global
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2015 | Sandeep Sehrawat | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Prateek Baid | Rajasthan | Top 16 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2017 | Srikant Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 10 | |
| 2018 | Dhwrwm Swargiary | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2019 | Rishabh Kumar | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | Tseteej Shiwakoty | Sikkim | Top 17 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2022 | Chena Ram Choudhary | Rajasthan | Top 15 | |
| 2022 | SriKrishna Deepak Brundavanam | Karnataka | Mister Global Asia Finalist | |
| 2023 | Jason Dylan Bretfelean | Telangana | Mister Global 2023 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Gemin Darin | Arunachal Pradesh | Top 20 | |
| 2025 | Rakesh Bhosekar | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
Mister Supranational
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2016 | Jitesh Naresh Thakur | Rajasthan | 2nd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2017 | Altamash Faraz | New Delhi | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2018 | Prathamesh Maulingkar | Goa | Mister Supranational 2018 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2019 | Varun Verma | New Delhi | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2021 | Rahul Rajasekharan Nair | Kerala | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2023 | Raj Singh | Maharashtra | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Aman Rajesh Singh | Tamilnadu | Unplaced | |
| 2025 | Shubham Sharma | Maharashtra | Top 20 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2026 | Abel Biju | Kerala | Template:TableTBA | |
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2018 | Joshua Roshan Chhabra | Maharashtra | Top 17 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2019 | Krishna Salak | Chandigarh | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2022 | Aditya Khurana | Delhi | Man of the World 2022 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2023 | Baskar Dhanasekar | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Ved Bharambe | Maharashtra | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2025 | Azhan Memon | Madhya Pradesh | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2026 | Moha Kiran | Karnataka | ||
Representatives to minor beauty pageants
Top Model of the World
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2020 | SriKrishna Deepak Brundavanam | Karnataka | Winner – Mr. Universal Karnataka Teen Ambassador | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Martin Irengbam | Manipur | 1st Runner-up | Template:Collapsible list |
Mister Tourism World
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2016 | Sanju Ray | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Kunal Arora | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Zulfi Aziz SK | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | Shouryaditya Singh | Jharkhand | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2022 | Mithun Debbarma | Tripura | Top 17 | |
| 2023 | Mukesh Ravi | Tamil Nadu | colspan=2 Template:N/a | |
| 2024 | Sriloganand Kumar | Tamil Nadu | Top 10 | |
Mister Glam International
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2019 | Mithun Debbarma | Tripura | Unplaced | |
| 2022 | Rishi Bodke Venkatesh | Karnataka | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2023 | Vyasan A Nair | Kerala | 3rd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Viraaj Babbar | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
Mister Friendship International
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2022 | Songashim Rungsung | Manipur | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2023 | Daksh Chaudhary | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Saurabh Prabhudessai | Goa | Unplaced | |
Mister Model International
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2014 | Dhwrwm Swargiary | Punjab | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 2015 | Phany Padaraju | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2016 | Anurag Fageriya | Rajasthan | Top 16 | |
| 2018 | Mohit Sharma | Himanchal Pradesh | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2019 | Dalton Dsouza | Goa | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | SriKrishna Deepak Brundavanam | Karnataka | Mr. India 2020 Finalist | |
| 2021 | Armaan Hakim | Maharashtra | 3rd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2025 | Abhishek Yadav | Maharashtra | Template:TableTBA | |
Mister National Universe
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Pankaj Ahlawat | New Delhi | Mister National Universe 2017 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2018 | Farhan Qureshii | Madhya Pradesh | Top 5 | |
| 2019 | Vikash Usham | Manipur | Mister National Universe 2019 | |
| 2019 | Sahil Arora | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | SriKrishna Deepak Brundavanam | Karnataka | Winner – Mr. Karnataka | |
| 2022 | Bharat Bhushan | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2023 | Biswajit Roy | West Bengal | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | Tachang Phassang | Arunachal Pradesh | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2025 | Gokul Sahu | Uttar Pradesh | 5th Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
Caballero Universal
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2022 | Kramik Yadav | Gujarat | 2nd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2023 | Badal Bist | Karnataka | Top 15 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2024 | Adithya Subramanian | Tamil Nadu | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2025 | Anantha Krishna | Kerala | 2nd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2011 | Raul Patil | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Nolan Lewis | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 2014 | Sushant Divgikar | Maharashtra | Top 10 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2015 | Thahir Sayer Mohammed | Maharashtra | Did not compete | |
| 2016 | Anwesh Sahoo | Odisha | Top 12 | |
| 2017 | Darshan Mandhana | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 2018 | Samarpan Maiti | West Bengal | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2019 | Suresh Ramdas | Karnataka | Top 10 | |
| 2020 | Shyam Konnur | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2023 | Vishal pinjani | Maharashtra | Top 5 | |
Mister Grand International (Based in Philippines)
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2022 | Nehal Patil | Goa | Top 18 | |
| 2023 | Satya Vishwanadh | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | Template:TableTBA | |||
Since the founder Alan Sim's death on October 12, 2022, two Mister International organizations emerged, with one being headquartered to Thailand led by Pradit Pradinunt and other being headquartered at Philippines led by Manuel Deldio. Manuel Deldio assumed Mister International 2022 1st Runner-Up, Lukanand Kshetrimayum from India as his Mister International 2022 and later on continued with a separate Mister International pageant.
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2022 | Lukanand Kshetrimayum | Manipur | Mister International 2022 | |
| 2023 | Jairus Singh | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | Adong Jamatia | Tripura | Top 16 | |
| 2025 | Okram Nikhil Singh | Manipur | Template:TableTBA | |
Defunct Pageants
The following is a list of former Indian representatives to beauty pageants that have been discontinued.
Man of the Universe
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2021 | Shivam Ravnit | Bihar | Man of the Universe Ambassador 2021 | Template:Collapsible list |
Mister Grand International (Based in Brazil)
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Debojit Batacharya | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Lakshay Chaudhary | Delhi | Top 9 | |
| 2019 | Ashwani Neeraj | New Delhi | Mister Grand International 2019 | Template:Collapsible list |
Mister Model Worldwide
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2018 | Suraj Dahiya | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2021 | Ankit Sharma | Jammu and Kashmir | No pageant held | |
Mister United Continents
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2015 | Dheeraj Sharma | New Delhi | 5th Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2016 | Mohit Singh | Haryana | Mister United Continents 2016 | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2017 | Mitendra Meeth Darshan | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2018 | Pardeep Kharera | Haryana | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2019 | Amandeep Dahiya | Haryana | Unplaced | |
Mister Model of the World
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2018 | Dipankar Talukdar | Assam | 4th Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2019 | Dinesh Choudhary | Maharashtra | Mister Model of the World 2019 | Template:Collapsible list |
Mister Grand International (Based in Myanmar)
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2018 | Vatsal Kapadia | New Delhi | Top 8 | |
| 2021 | Sujith Kumar | New Delhi | No pageant held | |
Men Universe Model
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2008 | Kiran Gill | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2009 | Vikas Mehandroo | New Delhi | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2015 | Sumit Singh | New Delhi | Top 13 | |
| 2016 | Himanshu Shailey | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Amit Mehra | New Delhi | Top 12 | |
Mister Universal Ambassador
| Year | Delegate | State | International Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2015 | Jagjeet Singh | New Delhi | Top 5 | |
| 2016 | Deepak Vaishnav | New Delhi | Unplaced | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2017 | Rohit Jakhar | Haryana | 4th Runner-Up | Template:Collapsible list |
| 2018 | Amit Om Malik | Haryana | Top 6 | |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miss India Organisation launches Mr India World 2014.
- ↑ Mr India 2017: Prathamesh Maulingkar's journey from Football to Fitness model(15 December 2017).
- ↑ Jitesh Thakur bags second runner-up spot at Mister Supranational 2016.
- ↑ Altamash Faraz to represent India at Mister Supranational 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bikram Saluja wins Adonis - Graviera contest(15 November 1994). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Kawaljit Anand is Haywards 5000 Mr India(17 March 2007).
External links
Template:Beauty pageants in India Template:Mr India World Template:Mister International participants Template:Mister Global