Mr Nigeria is a male pageant which selects contestants to compete at Mister World. Although ran by several organisers in previous decades, the current franchise holder is Silverbird Group who also organise Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.
The 2018 Titleholder was Pure Physics graduate Nelson Enwerem. [1]
The criteria for the competition includes Nigerian citizenship and at least a WAEC certificate, with the age limit being 18–25. Catwalk experience is also preferred, but not necessary. Prizes for the winner vary each year, but have always included cash; as of 2014, it stands at N1,000,000, and some winners have also received a car. [2]
While Mr Nigeria is not as popular or consistent as MBGN, representatives from the Silverbird version have performed notably better than their female counterparts at international level, with three of its four winners placing at Mister World. Its biggest achievement to date was in 2014 when Emmanuel Ikubese emerged first runner-up at Mister World 2014 behind Danish carpenter Nicklas Pedersen. [3]
Year | Title Holder | International level |
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2007 | Bryan Okwara [4] | Semi finalist, Mister World 2007 |
2010 | Kenneth Okolie | Second runner-up, Mister World 2010 [5] |
2012 | Deji Bakare [6] [7] | Mister World not held |
2014 | Emmanuel Ikubese | First runner-up, Mister World 2014; Mister World Fashion and Style 2014; [8] Sport event winner (Sailing team) |
2016 | Michael Amilo | Mister World not held |
2019 | Nelson Enwerem | Semi finalist, Mister World 2019 |
Year | Mr Nigeria | Placement | Special Awards |
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2019 | Nelson Enwerem | Top 29 | |
2016 | Michael Amilo | Unplaced | |
2014 | Emmanuel Ikubese | 1st Runner-Up |
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2012 | Deji Bakare | Unplaced | |
2010 | Kenneth Okolie | 2nd Runner-Up | |
2007 | Bryan Okwara | Top 12 |
Year | Mr Nigeria | Placement | Special Awards |
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2024 | Favour Ogbuokiri | 2nd Runner-up |
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2023 | Shuaib Oluwaseyifunmi | Top 15 | |
2022 | Senator Isinwa | Top 15 | |
2021 | Emmanuel Somto | Top 17 |
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Year | Mr Nigeria | Placement | Special Awards |
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2023 | Martin Osagie | Unplaced | |
Did not compete between 2012 and 2022 | |||
2011 | Kenneth Nwadike | Top 16 |
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