Mister Denmark

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Mister Denmark
Formation1994
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Copenhagen
Location
Membership Mister World
Men Universe Model
Mister International
Manhunt International
Official language
Danish
National Director
Lisa Lents
Website Official site

Mister Denmark (Danish : Mister Danmark) is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious national male beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the country's representative to the Mister World pageant.

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Organization

Mister Denmark was founded in 1994 by Miss Denmark Organization. The Miss Danmark pageant was established in 1926 when the country hosted its first national beauty contest whose winner was Edith Jørgensen. Since 1994, Denmark competes in many international male pageants.

From 1996 until 2013, Memborg models operated the contest. In 2015, the rights to hold the Mister Denmark and Miss Denmark national beauty pageant have been awarded to Lisa Lents of Miss & Mister Denmark Org. Since the acquisition, the titleholders of Mister Denmark now compete at Mister World, Mister International, Men Universe Model and Manhunt International. [1]

Titleholders

Along with the Miss Denmark Team, the Mister Denmark Organization casts and appoints the male model contestants every year as a role model of Denmark. The titleholders may represent Denmark in international pageants, namely Mister World, Mister International, Men Universe Model, and Manhunt International pageants.

The very first Mister Denmark to be crowned with an international title was Nicklas Pedersen. He was crowned as Mister World 2014 after representing Denmark at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torbay, on 15 June 2014 in competition with 45 contestants. Additionally, he was awarded as The Sport Challenge Winner and was nominated into the Top 10 of the Extreme Sport Challenge and into the Top 3 Multi-Media Challenge at the pageant. [2]

Mister World Denmark

YearMister DanmarkPlacementSpecial Awards
2010 Kevin SkroderUnplacedSport (Top 20)
2014 Nicklas Pedersen Mister World 2014 Sport Challenge
2016 Rasmus KamaeiUnplacedExtreme Sports (Top 12)

Mister International Denmark

YearMister DanmarkPlacementSpecial Awards
2011Mads MadsenTop 16
Did not compete between 2012 and 2013
2015Stefano SandroUnplaced
Did not compete between 2016 - present

Manhunt International Denmark

YearMister DanmarkPlacementSpecial Awards
1999 Peter Kerby2nd Runner-up
2000 Nicolai HeeringTop 10Mister Photogenic
2001 Chrifi AbdessamadUnplaced
2005 Hans SteffensenUnplaced
2010 Kristian GreiffUnplaced
2012 Alexander BachTop 16Mister Photogenic
2016 Le Quoc SyUnplaced

See also

References

  1. "History: Om Miss and Mister of Denmark". Miss Danmark (in Danish).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Nicklas Pedersen wins Mister World 2014". The Great Pageant Company. 16 June 2014.