Vishnu Raj Menon

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Vishnu Raj Menon
Vishnu Raj Menon at Miss Diva 2018 Sub contest.jpg
Born (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 32)
Alma mater MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, India
Occupation
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Mr India 2016
Years active2015–present
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)
Mr India 2016
(Winner)
(Mr Photogenic)
Mister World 2019
(Unplaced)

Vishnu Raj Menon is an Indian model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. India 2016. [1]

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Early life and career

Vishnu was born on 10 June 1991 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India. His father, Surendran is a retired PWD engineer, while his mother, Padmavati, is an assistant bank manager. [2] He did his schooling from Don Bosco School, Mannuthy in Kerala and shifted to Bangalore for further studies. He is a civil engineer and a model by profession. He has graduated from MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore. [3] He was crowned Mister India by the outgoing titleholder Rohit Khandelwal on 11 December 2016 in Mumbai. [4]
Vishnu represented India at the Mister World pageant held on August 23, 2019 in Manila, Philippines. [5]

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References

  1. gupta, namita (27 November 2016). "'Vish' come true, Mr World!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Vishnuraj S Menon: I was trolled for being a dark-skinned Mr India, but gradually I learnt to take it positively - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. MVJ (25 November 2016). "Mr. Vishnu Raj S Menon, an alumni[sic] of MVJCE was crowned as Peter England Mr.India World by Hrithik Roshan on 25.11.2016 along with Mr.Viren Barman and Mr. Altamash Faraz". MVJCE. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. "Bengaluru boy Vishnu Raj Menon is Mr India 2016". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. +admin (24 January 2019). "Vishnu Raj Menon – Mister India World 2016". Award goes to. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mr India World
2016
Succeeded by
Jitesh Singh Deo