John Raspado

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John Raspado
Born
John Fernandez Raspado

February 20, 1981
Quezon City, Philippines
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • pageant titleholder
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Mr. Gay World Philippines 2016
Mr Gay World 2017
Major
competition(s)
Mr. Gay World Philippines 2016
(Winner)
Mr Gay World 2017
(Winner)

John Fernandez Raspado (born February 20, 1981, in Quezon City) is a Filipino businessman and pageant titleholder who was crowned Mr. Gay World 2017. [1] He won Mr. Gay World Philippines 2016, therefore earned the right to represent the country in Mr. Gay World. [2] [3] He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian man to win the title as Mr. Gay World. [4]

Before his pageant stint, he was the grand champion of ABS-CBN's It's Showtime: I Am PoGay contest. [5] His personal life story was also featured in a Lenten television special to the same network.

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References

  1. "John Raspado, Mr. Gay Philippines, is the new Mr. Gay World 2017". Mr. Gay World. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  2. "John Raspado wins Mr Gay World Philippines 2016". Rappler. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. Cabral, Alyana (2017-01-26). "Inside the world of gay beauty pageants". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. Villareal, Daniel (2018-05-26). "John Fernandez Raspado Reflects on His Year Spent as Mr. Gay World 2017". Hornet. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. "Baguio City underdog is first 'Pogay' grand winner". ABS-CBN News. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Christian Lacsamana
Mr. Gay World Philippines
John Raspado

2017
Succeeded by
TBA