Mister World 2012
7th Mister World competition, male beauty pageant edition
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Mister World 2012 was the 7th edition of the Mister World competition. It was held at the Kent County Showground, Kent, England, on November 24, 2012. Kamal Ibrahim of Ireland crowned Francisco Escobar of Colombia at the end of the event.[1]
| Mister World 2012 | |
|---|---|
 Kent, host city for Mister World 2012 | |
| Date | November 24, 2012 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Kent County Showground, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Macau |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Francisco Escobar Colombia |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mister World 2012 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
Order of Announcements
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Top 10
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Top 3
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Challenge Events
- Extreme is a test of strength, endurance, and determination
- Sports is a test of skill, discipline, and athleticism
- Talent & Creativity focuses on the contestants' performing arts presentation, technique, and dedication
- Fashion looks at the contestants' runway skills, style and bearing, and overall fashion sense
- Multimedia looks at contestants' interaction with the online audience mainly on different social media platforms
Fast Track Events
| Final results | Country | Contestant |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Challenge |  Ireland |
Leo Delaney |
| Extreme Challenge |  Croatia |
Vanja Grgeć |
| Talent & Creativity |  Canada |
Francesco Cena |
| Fashion & Style |  Vietnam |
Trương Nam Thành |
| Multimedia Challenge |  Philippines |
Andrew Wolff |
Sports
The Sports Challenge was held on 5 separate days with 5 different sporting events. The 5 events were fitness test on November 13, golf test on November 15, swimming test on November 17, penalty shoot-out test on November 18, and sprint test on November 22.
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Top 12 |
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Talent & Creativity
The Talent Challenge was held along with the Final on November 24.
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Multimedia Challenge
The Multimedia Challenge was held on November 18 at the city of Canterbury.
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Top 5 |
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Extreme Challenge
The Extreme Sports Challenge was held on November 16.
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| 1st Runner-Up | |
| Top 15 |
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Fashion & Style
The Fashion & Style Challenge was held along with the Final on November 24.
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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Music
- Sweat (Snoop Dogg ft David Guetta) – Denim Dance
- One Vision (Queen) – Fashion & Style Challenge
- Your Song (Elton John) – Live performance by Jonathan and Charlotte
- Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen) – Coronation Moment
Contestants
48 contestants competed for the title
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Franco Belotti[2] | 26 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Buenos Aires |
 Belgium | Gianni Sennesael[3] | 22 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Diksmuide |
 Bolivia | Kristoff Baez[4] | 22 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Santa Cruz |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zlatan Duratović[5] | 22 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Sarajevo |
 Brazil | William Rech[6] | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Novo Hamburgo |
 Bulgaria | Stefan Miletiev[7] | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Sofia |
| Canada | Francesco Cena[8] | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Vancouver |
 China | Tan Zeyong[9] | 23 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Hunan |
| Colombia | Francisco Escobar[10] | 21 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Cali |
 Costa Rica | Jorge astillo[11] | 23 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | San Ramon |
| Croatia | Vanja Grgeć[12] | 25 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Zagreb |
 Czech Republic | Milan Nevosad[13] | 20 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Mladá Boleslav |
 England | Roland Johnson[14] | 20 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Surrey |
 France | Alexandre Cheraibi[15] | 24 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Soissons |
 Germany | Alessandro Izzo[16] | 21 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Hockenheim |
 Greece | Dimitris Valvis[17] | 27 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Syros |
 Guadeloupe | Wendy Villeronce[18] | 22 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Basse-Terre |
 Honduras | Kilber Ponce[19] | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | San Pedro Sula |
 India | Taher Ali[20] | 25 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Mumbai |
| Ireland | Leo Delaney[21] | 20 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Limerick |
 Italy | Fabio Rondinelli[22] | 27 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Settingiano |
 Japan | Shuhei Arai[23] | 27 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Nara |
 Latvia | Kaspars Romanovs[24] | 27 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Balvi |
 Lebanon | Rodolphe Nader[25] | 20 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Beirut |
 Luxembourg | Kevin Stamerra[26] | 25 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Esch-Sur-Alzette |
 Macau | Kim Wu Ngai Kin[27] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Macau |
 Malta | Robert Galea[28] | 25 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Rabat |
 Martinique | David Fortune[29] | 23 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Fort-de-France |
 Mexico | Enrique Mayagoitia[30] | 26 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Monterrey |
 Mongolia | Enkhbold Erdenetuya[31] | 25 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Ulaanbaatar |
 Netherlands | Bas Gosewisch[32] | 22 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Overijssel |
 New Zealand | Courtenay Bernard[33] | 27 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | West Auckland |
 Northern Ireland | Michael McCann[34] | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Belfast |
 Paraguay | Miguel Cardozo[35] | 25 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Asunción |
 Peru | Rodrigo Fernandini[36] | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Lambayeque |
| Philippines | Andrew Wolff[37] | 27 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Manila |
 Poland | Krystian Kurowski[38] | 27 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Wrocław |
 Portugal | Paulo Jórge Soares[39] | 21 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico | Alberto López[40] | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | San Juan |
 Russia | Kirill Bondarenko[41] | 27 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Vladivostok |
 Singapore | Edison Ho Jian Yang[42] | 26 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Yishun |
 South Africa | Andrew Govender[43] | 25 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Johannesburg |
 Spain | Alvaro Villanueva[44] | 21 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Seville |
 Turkey | Barış Aslan[45] | 22 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Istanbul |
 Ukraine | Oleksandr Bogdanov[46] | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kyiv |
 Venezuela | Jesús Zambrano[47] | 22 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Táchira |
| Vietnam | Trương Nam Thành[48] | 21 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Ho Chi Minh City |
 Wales | Rhodri Ihenacho[49] | 19 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Swansea |
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1998:
Last competed in 2000:
Last competed in 2007:
Crossovers
- 2011:
Belgium – Gianni Sennesael (2nd runner-up) - 2011:
Vietnam – Trương Nam Thành (3rd runner-up) - 2011:
England – Roland Johnson (Top 15)
- Men Universe Model
- 2013: Belgium – Gianni Sennesael
- 2013:
People's Republic of China – Tan Zeyong (Top 10) - 2013:
Peru – Rodrigo Fernandini Chu
- Mister Tourism International
- 2013:
Honduras – Kilber Benjamin Gutiérrez Ponce
Historical significance
- Canada, Colombia, England, Peru, Philippines, and Vietnam placed for the first time.
- Colombia won the first title.
- Ireland and Lebanon last placed in the last Mister World 2010.
- Belgium last placed in 2003.
- Croatia last placed in 2000.
- Lebanon placed for 5th consecutive times since 2000.
- This is the first time since 2003 where there are only 10 finalists announced on the Final.