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Formation | 1993 |
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Type | Male Model Search |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Sydney |
Location | |
Official language | English |
President | Rosko Dickinson |
Budget | $3M |
Website | manhunt |
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.
The current Manhunt International winner is Lochlan "Lochie" Carey from Australia.
Manhunt International wears the crown as the world's first and most prestigious of all pageants and competitions for men. Its roots began in 1988 when Alex Liu, pageant director of Metromedia Singapore, decided to stage the first male model contest in Singapore announcing a “Manhunt.” Manhunt International Organization was officially formed in 1993 by Liu, with a dream to offer the men of the world a platform to showcase their talents and skills. [1]
The first ever Manhunt International World Final was held in Australia in 1993 with 25 contestants. The pageant remained on Australia's Gold Coast when Nikos Papadakis of Greece won in 1994. The current president, Rosko Dickinson & Liu began the co-ownerships and partners of Manhunt International from 1994, until Liu's death in January 2018. [2]
Manhunt International is organized in a macho way with outdoor activities, thrilling events, public presentations, talent competitions, fun routines, and even a chance to meet and impress ladies. Contestants are judged on their runway skills, photogenic ability, personality, and physical attributes. The pageant is organized to promote new faces in the male modeling and fashion industry. The men that enter Manhunt International are also encouraged to become role models and good corporate citizens for younger people to look up to.
Today, Manhunt International is easily the World's most recognized and longest-running international male model contest. It is the worldwide search for the best male models with the highest number of contestants in 2006 and 2012 in China and Thailand respectively.
Several countries have hosted the world finals including Australia (1993, 1994, 1998, 2018), Singapore (1995, 1997, 2000), Philippines (1999, 2020, 2022), China (2001, 2002, 2006, 2016), Korea (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Taiwan (2010) and Thailand (2012, 2017).
Sex | Male |
Age range | 18 to 32 |
Marital status | Married or Single |
Height | At least 1.78 metres / 5'10" |
Skills | Remarkable communication skills, modelling experience |
Additional attributes | Photogenic, fit, pleasing character |
The Manhunt competition is staged in two rounds, preliminary and final. During the preliminaries, the contestants are judged in Haute Couture Fashion, Swimwear, Formal Evening wear. The contestants with highest scores are named as finalists, from which the judges determine the winner and the runners up.
During the finals, several other awards are also given besides the ultimate title of Manhunt International: Best Runway Model, Mister Photogenic, Mister Friendship, Mister Personality, Mister Physique and Mister Popularity (voted by the public via social media). Since the 2005 edition, Manhunt International has also given five continental awards to the best representatives of each continent. In the 2007 edition, it was announced that the winner of Mister Popularity would automatically advance to final round and in 2022 a new category was introduced called Digital Challenge (Video) with three segments being Runway Challenge, Swimwear/Physique and Casting Challenge. Once again the overall winner of the category went straight in to the Top 16.
Edition | Year | Date | Manhunt International | Runners-Up | Location | No. | Ref. | |||
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First | Second | Third | Fourth | |||||||
1st | 1993 | November 30 | Thomas Sasse Germany | Berke Hurcan Turkey | Raffaele Memoli Switzerland | Aaron Small Philippines | Michel Boeuf New Caledonia | Gold Coast, Australia | 22 | |
2nd | 1994 | Unknown | Nikos Papadakis Greece | Trent Garfthon Australia | Richard Planks United States | Benedict Goh Wei Cheh Singapore | Rajat Bedi India | Gold Coast, Australia | 24 | |
3rd | 1995 | Unknown | Albe Geldenhuys South Africa | Dino Morea India | David Arnold United States | Javier Rodriguez Puerto Rico | Rinat Khismatouli Kazakhstan | Sentosa Island, Singapore | 35 | |
4th | 1997 | May 24, 1997 | Jason Erceg New Zealand | Sandro Finnoglio Speranza Venezuela | Vincent Pinto Philippines | Jonathan Rojas Ortega Puerto Rico | Zulfi Syed Ahmad India | Singapore | 38 | |
5th | 1998 | May 3, 1998 | Peter Eriksen Sweden | Tamme Boh Tjarks Germany | Robert Korceki United States | Philip Lee Singapore | Rets Renemaris Latvia | Gold Coast, Australia | 34 | |
6th | 1999 | May 29, 1999 | Ernesto Calzadilla Venezuela | John Abraham India | Peter Kerby Denmark | Kirk Hedley Jamaica | Llewellyn Cordier South Africa | Manila, Philippines | 34 | |
7th | 2000 | September 29, 2000 | Brett Wilson Australia | David Zepeda Mexico | Brandon Choo Singapore | José Gabriel Madonía Panepinto Venezuela | Geraldino Nicolina Curaçao | Singapore | 33 | |
8th | 2001 | November 12, 2001 | Rajeev Singh India | Leo Zhang Wei Biao China | Luis Antonio Nery Gomez Venezuela | Adnan Taletovic Croatia | Kenneth Bryan Cayman Islands | Beijing, China | 43 | [3] |
9th | 2002 | November 9, 2002 | Fabrice Bertrand Wattez France | Bart Deschuymer Belgium | Murat Erbaytan Turkey | Adrian Medina Scull Cuba | Daniel Navarrete Muktans Venezuela | Shanghai, China | 46 | |
10th | 2005 | September 8, 2005 | Tolgahan Sayışman Turkey | Agris Blaubuks Latvia | Henry Romero Curaçao | Chen ZeYu China | Romeo Quiñones Puerto Rico | Busan, Korea | 42 | |
11th | 2006 | April 19, 2006 | Jaime Augusto Mayol United States | Fabien Hauquier Belgium | Zhao Zheng China | Gokhan Keser Turkey | Jose Mendez Spain | Jinjiang, China | 53 | |
12th | 2007 | February 12, 2007 | Jeffrey Zheng Yu Guang China | Jason Charles Millot Canada | Ioannis Athitakis Greece | Craig Barnett Australia | Abhimanyu Jain India | Gangwon, Korea | 48 | |
13th | 2008 | June 2, 2008 | Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy Morocco | Egill Arnljots Sweden | Cesar Vegas Costa Rica | Lee Jae-Hwan South Korea | Claudio Furtado Angola | Seoul, Korea | 47 | |
14th | 2010 | November 20, 2010 | Peter Meňky Slovakia | Bogdan Brasoveanu Gibraltar | Marlon de Gregori Brazil | Daniel Guerra United States | Jerry Chang Taiwan | Taichung, Taiwan | 50 | |
15th | 2011 | October 10, 2011 | John Chen Jiang Feng China | Nelson Omar Sterling Dominican Republic | Gianni Sinnesael Belgium | Truong Nam Thanh Vietnam | Martin Smahel Slovakia | Seoul, Korea | 48 | |
16th | 2012 | November 9, 2012 | June Macasaet Philippines | Bo Peter Jonsson Sweden | Martin Wang Macau | Jimmy Perez Rivera Puerto Rico | Jason Chee Singapore | Bangkok, Thailand | 53 | |
17th | 2016 | October 29, 2016 | Patrik Sjöö Sweden | Ba Te Er Hong Kong | Christopher Bramell England | Maurício Eusébio Angola | Ramon Pissaia Brazil | Shenzhen, China | 43 | |
18th | 2017 | November 27, 2017 | Trương Ngọc Tình Vietnam | Kongnat Choeisuwan Thailand | Gaetan Osman Lebanon | Mohamed Wazeem Sri Lanka | Andry Permadi Indonesia | Bangkok, Thailand | 37 | [4] |
19th | 2018 | December 2, 2018 | Vicent Llorach González Spain | Dale Maher Australia | Luca Derin Netherlands | Jeffrey “Jeff” Langan Philippines | Mai Tuan Anh Vietnam | Gold Coast, Australia | 28 | [5] |
20th | 2020 | February 22, 2020 | Paul Luzineau Netherlands | Nikos Antonopoulos Greece | Matheus Cruz Giora Brazil | Yeray Hidalgo Hernández Spain | Mayur Gangwani India | Manila, Philippines | 36 | [6] |
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||
21st | 2022 | October 1, 2022 | Lochlan “Lochie” Carey Australia | Joshua Raphael De Sequera Philippines | Elijah Van Zanten United States | Trần Mạnh Kiên Vietnam | Cas Hagman Netherlands | Manila, Philippines | 33 |
Country | Titles | Year |
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Australia | 2 | 2000, 2022 |
Sweden | 1998, 2016 | |
China | 2007, 2011 | |
Netherlands | 1 | 2020 |
Spain | 2018 | |
Vietnam | 2017 | |
Philippines | 2012 | |
Slovakia | 2010 | |
Morocco | 2008 | |
United States | 2006 | |
Turkey | 2005 | |
France | 2002 | |
India | 2001 | |
Venezuela | 1999 | |
New Zealand | 1997 | |
South Africa | 1995 | |
Greece | 1994 | |
Germany | 1993 | |
Continent | Titles | Years |
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Europe | 9 | 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
Asia | 5 | 2001, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017 |
Oceania | 3 | 1997, 2000, 2022 |
Africa | 2 | 1995, 2008 |
Americas | 2 | 1999, 2006 |
Rank | Country | #Wins | #1ST R.U.s | #2ND R.U.s | #3RD R.U.s | #4TH R.U.s |
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1 | Australia | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4 | India | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Philippines | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
8 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | United States | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 |
11 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] |
12 | Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 |
13 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
14 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Gibraltar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
28 | Singapore | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
29 | Curacao | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
30 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Macau | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
37 | Angola | 1 | 1 | |||
38 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | |||
38 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | |||
38 | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | |||
38 | Korea | 1 | 0 | |||
38 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | |||
43 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 | |||
43 | Indonesia | 1 | ||||
43 | Kazakhstan | 1 | ||||
43 | New Caledonia | 1 | ||||
43 | Taiwan | 1 | ||||
The 21st edition of the Manhunt International was announced by the organisation's president, Rosko Dickinson, on 18 May 2022 via the official Instagram account. [7] 40 countries delegates arrived in Manila, Philippines on 23 September with the Gala Grand Final night took place on Saturday 1 October 2022. Paul Luzineau of Netherlands crowned Lochlan “Lochie” Carey of Australia as his successor at the end of the event.
Final Results | Contestant | Ref. |
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Manhunt Interanational 2022 |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Top 16 |
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Notes:
Δ – placed into the Top 16 by fast-track challenges
Top 16
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38 contestants had been confirmed via the official Facebook and Instagram account: [9]
Country/Territory | Delegate | Age [lower-alpha 1] | Hometown | Ref. |
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Australia | Lochlan “Lochie” Carey | 23 | Melbourne | [10] |
Belgium | Stef de Plecker | 22 | [11] | |
Brazil | Hendson Baltazar | 31 | Maracanaú | [12] |
Bulgaria | Victor Rusinov | 23 | [13] | |
Canada | Samuel Albert | 22 | New Brunswick | [14] |
Dominican Republic | Manuel Arias | 18 | [15] | |
El Salvador | Gerard Ojeda | 23 | [16] | |
Fernando de Noronha | Jefferson Andrade | 29 | [17] | |
France | Cedric Cabane | 27 | [18] | |
Germany | Ertug Muslu | 23 | [19] | |
Greece | Zaxarias Ktistakis | 22 | Crete | [20] |
India | Rakesh Nongmaithem | 32 | [21] | |
Indonesia | Deo Nikolas | 32 | [22] | |
Japan | Kiichiro Sakamoto | 28 | Kuroiwa | [23] |
Kazakhstan | Bakhyt Tolegenov | 28 | [24] | |
Korea | Junhyeok Chang | 21 | [25] | |
Malaysia | Edward Kong | 32 | Penang | [26] |
Myanmar | Thar Htet Aung | 22 | [27] | |
Nepal | Bikalp Raj Shrestha | 29 | [28] | |
Netherlands | Cas Hagman | 23 | Rotterdam | [29] [30] |
Nicaragua | Hanniel Espinoza | 26 | Juigalpa | [31] [32] |
Nigeria | Lam Chris Iroegbulam | 22 | [33] | |
Pakistan | Raheel Saleem | 32 | [34] | |
Panama | Jaime Gabriel Garcia | 30 | [35] | |
Peru | Daniel Jares | 29 | [36] | |
Philippines | Joshua Raphael De Sequera | 25 | Angeles, Pampanga | [37] [38] |
Poland | Marcin Niedzielski | 25 | [39] | |
Sierra Leone | AlHaji Masaray | 24 | [40] | |
Singapore | Darren James Kessler | 32 | [41] | |
South Africa | Marcus Max Karsten | 26 | [42] | |
Spain | Alexander Calvo | 26 | Malaga | [43] |
Sri Lanka | Supun Maduranga | 25 | [44] | |
Thailand | Toto Phakon Rodkhumpiyaset | 28 | [45] [46] [47] | |
Turkey | Eren Semercii | 24 | [48] | |
USA | Elijah Van Zanten | 23 | Colorado | [49] |
Venezuela | Jose Luis Trujillo | 27 | [50] | |
Vietnam | Trần Mạnh Kiên | 29 | [51] [52] |
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