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Mr Gay World 2013

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Mr Gay World 2013
DateAugust 4, 2013
Presenters
  • Amaryllis Temmerman
  • Brigitte Derks
  • René Vanhove
VenueElckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium
BroadcasterMr Gay World Official Site
Entrants25
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerChristopher Michael Olwage
 New Zealand
CongenialityDanny Dionysios Papadatos
 Canada
Best National CostumeChristopher Michael Olwage
 New Zealand
PhotogenicJaime David Montes Bernal
 Mexico
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Mr Gay World 2013, the 5th Mr Gay World competition, was held over 5 days in Antwerp, Belgium during the worldOutgames 2013, with the Grand Finale at Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium on August 4, 2013.[1] Andreas Derleth of New Zealand crowned his successor Christopher Michael Olwage, also of New Zealand, at the end of this event. 25 countries and territories competed for the title.

Results

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Final results Contestant
Mr Gay World 2013
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 10

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Mr. Gay Congeniality
  •  Canada – Danny Dionysios Papadatos
Mr. Gay Photogenic
  •  Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal
Best National Costume
Popular Vote
Sports Challenge
Mr. Gay Swimwear
Art Challenge Award

Judges

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  • Eric Butter - President of Mr Gay World (Australia);
  • Andy Derleth - Mr Gay World 2012 (New Zealand);
  • Adebisi Alimi - Public speaker and a Sessional University Lecturer (Nigeria);
  • Beverly Vergel - Training Specialist, Image Consultant (Philippines);
  • Kristof De Busser - Chief Inspector and Member of the Diversity Team of the Antwerp Local Police (Belgium);
  • Michiel Vanackere - Field coordinator for a European HIV prevalence research project at the Institute for Tropical Health in Antwerp (Belgium);
  • Morris Chapdelaine - Film producer and media specialist (Canada).

Contestants

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Country Contestant Age Height
 Aruba Ashley Peternella 21 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
 Australia Aaron Taylor 26 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
 Austria Joachim Trauner 30 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
 Belgium Tom Goris[2] 34 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
 Brazil Marcio Evandro Maia[citation needed] 33 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
 Canada Danny Dionysios Papadatos[3] 28 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
 Chile Jean Daniel Muñoz[4] 25 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
 Czech Republic Marek Zly 34 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
 Denmark Michael Sinan[5] 35 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
 Finland Janne Tiilikainen[6] 27 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
 France Armando Santos[7] 26 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
 Hong Kong Benjie Vasquez Caraig 31 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
 India Nolan Lewis[8] 29 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
 Mexico Jaime David Montes Bernal 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
 Myanmar Sai Pye Myo Kyaw 28 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
 Namibia Ricardo Raymond Amunjera 30 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
 New Zealand Christopher Michael Olwage 27 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
 Northern Ireland Conor O’Kane 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
 Philippines Erimar Sayo Ortigas[9] 29 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
 Puerto Rico Juan Luis Ortiz 30 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
 South Africa Steve Williams[10] 38 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
 Spain Miguel Ortiz[11] 20 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Switzerland Luis Bonfiglio[12] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
 Taiwan Darien Chen 30 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
 USA Matthew Simmons[13] 25 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

National pageant notes

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Debuts

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Returning countries

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References

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  1. ^ "Program MGW 2013". World Outgames. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Belgium has chosen their man | MrGayEurope.com". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. ^ Sleep, Eat Play. "Danny Papadatos of Saskatoon crowned Mr. Gay Canada 2013 in Whistler, BC".
  4. ^ "Mister Gay de Chile". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  5. ^ "Mr. Gay Denmark on Coming Out – as a Muslim". HuffPost. 24 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Mr. Gay Finland / Mr. Gay Finland". Mr. Gay Finland.
  7. ^ "Armando Santos représentera la France à Mr Gay Europe 2013". 8 May 2013.
  8. ^ "CSB Xclusive! Nolan Lewis - Mr. Gay India 2013".
  9. ^ "SASH FACTOR • Portal".
  10. ^ "Renovations Johannesburg - 073 564 4452 / 063 195 3725". Renovations Johannesburg.
  11. ^ "Mr Gay Pride España". Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  12. ^ "Die Schweiz hat gewählt! | Gay Model of the Year - Switzerland". Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  13. ^ "Fuertemen.com - MARINE WINS MR GAY WORLD USA". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-25.