Miss Venezuela is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. The current national national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler.
Manhunt International is a major international male model search for the next "Male Supermodel", founded in 1993, though the roots of the competition go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. The competition was conceived by Metromedia Singapore and Procon Leisure International which become co-partners in 1993.
Mister Brazil is a male beauty contest held annually which aims to choose the best contestant to represent their country with honor in the traditional international Mister World contest. The Brazilian representatives began to be sent from the year 1996, with the paulista Thierre Garrito. Since 2007 who manages the sending of representatives to the international event is the team led by Henrique Fontes. The country has so far only an international title, obtained with the model Gustavo Gianetti in 2003.
Mister Lebanon is a male beauty pageant which is held annually to select a young man who takes on humanitarian duties and represents Lebanon in international beauty pageants, most notably Mister International. The first Mister Lebanon competition was held in 1995 and concluded with crowning Hadi Esta. Rami Atallah was crowned Mister Lebanon for 2018.
Mr. World Canada is a Canadian male beauty pageant that runs in parallel with the Miss World Canada pageant, the two sending their winners to compete in the Mister World and Miss World pageants respectively.
Grasim Mr. India was a national male beauty pageant in India that annually selected representatives to compete globally at Mr. International, Mister World, Mr. Intercontinental and Best Model of the World. In the years 1996 and 1998, the winner of the contest represented India at Mister World contest. Later the title was changed to "Mr. India" International and the winner was sent to compete at Mr. International pageant. Later in 2007 and 2008, Hayward 5000 organized Mr India pageant and the winner was sent to Mister World. In 2010 and 2012, Grasim Mr. India again sent its winner to Mister World and the title was renamed Mr India World. Since 2014, The Times Group owns the right to organize Mr India World contest and its winner represents India at Mister World.
Lucas Barbosa Gil is a Brazilian male model and Mister Brazil World 2007. He represented Brazil to attend Mister World 2007 pageant on March 31, 2007, in Sanya, People's Republic of China and won the first Runner up. Later, he attended International Man 2007 contest on November 18, 2007 was held in Bali, Indonesia and won the second Runner up.
Nicklas Pedersen is a Danish carpenter, model and male pageant winner who was crowned Mister World 2014 at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torbay, England.
Mariano Perez Flormata Jr., more popularly known by his screen name Neil Perez, is a Filipino actor, model, police officer, and male beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Mister International 2014 in Ansan, Seoul, South Korea. He is the first Filipino to win the Mister International title in the history of the competition.
César Augusto Curti is a Brazilian model and male pageant winner who was crowned Mister International 2011 at Patravadi Theatre in The Garden, Bangkok, Thailand. He is the second Brazilian to win Mister International in the history of the pageant.
Mister Bahamas is a pageant that was established in 2012. The first man sashed Mister Bahamas was Pedro Mejias. The competition was produced by a committee of leading men in society known as the Mister Bahamas Organization.
Mister Denmark is the oldest, largest and most prestigious national male beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the representative to the Mister World pageant.
Mister Dominican Republic is a pageant where men ranging from the ages of 18 to 30 compete, each representing their country to the male international pageants.
Pedro Mendes is a Swiss model and male beauty pageant titleholder who won Mister International 2015 at the finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resorts World Manila in Pasay, Metro Manila, the Philippines. He is the first Swiss to win the title of Mister International in the history of the pageant, and the second European man who won the title after Ryan Terry, Mister Great Britain 2010.
Miss World Bulgaria is a national beauty pageant in the Bulgaria that selects Bulgarian representatives to compete in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss Universe and selects five other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Grand International, Miss Asia Pacific, Top Model of the World, Miss Tourism International and Miss Model of the World.
Mister Model International is a global contest for male beauty pageant which has been held since 2013. It is managed by TIM Management Group who are also the franchise holder for several beauty pageants for the USA, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Argentina and Nicaragua. They are the producers of Mister Model International Pageant, Men's Fashion Week Miami, Green Fashion Miami and Master of the Misters. Many countries participate in the contest, although in some editions there were also representatives from regions such as Santa Catalina Island, Isla Saona and Islas Fernando de Noronha (Brazil).
Mr India or Rubaru Mr. India is a national beauty pageant for men in India. The pageant was created by Rubaru Group in the year 2004. It is responsible for sending India’s representatives to international pageants – Caballero Universal, Mister Global, Mister Model International, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister Grand International, Mister Tourism World, Mister International, Mister National Universe, Mister Friendship International, Mister Pacific Universe and Mister Fashion Model. The pageant stands as India's most ancient surviving national male competition and presently holds the title for the largest national male pageant globally. It was founded by the president of Rubaru Group, Sandeep Kumar in the Indian state of Haryana, and Pankaj Kharbanda is the vice president of the pageant.
Miss Grand Brazil 2023 was the 5th edition of the Miss Grand Brazil beauty pageant, originally programmed to be held on June 29, 2023, at Hotel Sibara Flat & Conventions in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, but was later rescheduled to June 10 and the venue was moved to Recanto Cataratas Thermas Resort, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
