Man of the World 2026

Man of the World 2026
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Returns	Belgium Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Netherlands Peru
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Man of the World 2026 will be the 8th edition of the Man of the World pageant. It will be held in the Philippines.

Juul Messiaen of Spain will crown his successor at the end of the event.

Contestants

Country/Territory	Contestant	Hometown	Reference
Belgium	Liam Vlassenbroeck	Morkhoven	[1]
Chile	Fidel Arellano	Ñuñoa	[2]
Colombia	Camilo Andrés Leal	Medellín	[3]
Costa Rica	José Mario Rodríguez	Grecia	[4]
Cuba	Alejandro Cabrera	Puerto Padre	[5]
Czech Republic	Tomáš Ondráček	Bludov	[6]
Ecuador	Abel Adrian Díaz	Guayaquil	[7]
Malaysia	Afiq Naufal	Penang	[8]
Mexico	Luis Arturo Jauregui	Zacatecas	[9] [10]
Nepal	Prakash Chauhan	Morang	[11] [12]
Netherlands	Fransel Meyers	Rotterdam	[13]
Panama	Saul Samudio	David	[14]
Peru	Estefano Balarín	Lima	[15] [16]
Philippines	Oliver Eugen Kretz	Puerto Princesa	[17]
Puerto Rico	Kelvin López	Guayama	[18]
South Korea	Ju Sung Choi	Daejeon	[19]
Thailand	Jaktrin Giacomo Piazza	Bangkok	[20] [21]
Venezuela	Manuel Alejandro Polanco	Maracaibo	[22]

Upcoming national pageants

Country/Territory	Date
India	February 11, 2026
Dominican Republic	March 7, 2026

Notes

Crossover

Major competitions

Mister International

• 2024: Ecuador - Abel Diaz (Top 10) ^[23]
• 2024: Peru - Estefano Balarin (First Runner-Up) ^[24]

Mister Supranational

• 2022: Netherlands - Fransel Meyers ^[25]

Mister Global

• 2022: Netherlands - Fransel Meyers ^[26]

Minor competitions

Mister Universe

• 2024: Venezuela - Manuel Alejandro Polanco ^[27]

Mister Grand International

• 2021: Belgium - Liam Vlassenbroeck ^[28]

References

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3. "Camilo Leal Suárez". instagram.com. August 7, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-08-07.
4. "José Mario Rodríguez es el gran ganador del CMB Costa Rica 2026". laesquina506. January 26, 2026.
5. "Alejandro Cabrera". instagram.com. September 14, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-09-14.
6. "Mužem roku je sedmadvacetiletý fitness trenér Jiří Veselý z Mladé Boleslavi". idnes.cz. August 22, 2025.
7. "Abel Adrian Díaz". instagram.com. May 31, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-05-31.
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10. "Mr. Teen y Man Of The World elige en Veracruz a los más guapos de México". perfilveracruz.com. October 6, 2025.
11. "Himanchal Raj KC named Mr. Nepal". risingnepaldaily.com. September 22, 2025.
12. "Himanchal, Girish, and Prakash Crowned Winners at Mister Nepal 2025". osnepalnews.com. September 21, 2025.
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16. "Estefano Balarín y Harold Danlees llevarán la bandera nacional a certámenes internacionales 2026". ciudadpe.com. December 16, 2025.
17. "Another German-Filipino hunk bags pageant title". entertainment.inquirer.net. October 23, 2025.
18. "Seleccionados los nuevos embajadores de la elegancia y la belleza". pridesocietymagazine.com. June 30, 2025.
19. "'2025 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아' 3위 최주성 [포토]". bntnews.co.kr. September 4, 2025.
20. "ประกาศผลแล้ว "สก๊อต คณพล" คว้าตำแหน่ง Mister International Thailand 2025". mgronline.com. August 15, 2025.
21. "AssetWise x TITLE Empower Dreams of Aspiring Gentlemen by Awarding Luxury Condo Stays in Bangkok and Phuket". assetwise.co.th. August 6, 2025.
22. "Manuel Alejandro Polanco". instagram.com. December 14, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-12-30.
23. "El 'Rey del Ecuador' se prepara para conquistar Tailandia". metroecuador.com.ec. August 16, 2024.
24. "Ex chico reality de EEG fue elegido como el segundo hombre más guapo del mundo: ¿De quién se trata?". elpopular.pe. November 19, 2024.
25. "Kandydaci do tytułu Mistera Supranational 2022". styl.interia.pl. July 15, 2022.
26. "Fransel Meyers, Mister Global Netherlands 2022". 12monthsofbeauty.nl. October 2, 2022.
27. "Un zuliano representará a Venezuela en el Mister Universo". diarioversionfinal.com. December 17, 2024.
28. "Herentalsenaar Liam vertegenwoordigt België op modellenwedstrijd in Panama: "Dacht éénmalig aan een wedstrijd deel te nemen en kijk waar ik nu sta"". hln.be. October 13, 2021.