Mr Gay World 2017

The 9th edition of Mr Gay World took place from May 5–10, 2017 in Madrid and Maspalomas, Spain.[1] 21 contestants from all over the world will compete for the title and become an ambassador for the LGBT community. The reigning titleholder Mr. Gay World 2016 Roger Gosalbez [2] from Spain crowned his successor John Fernandez Raspado from Philippines, at the end of the event.

Contestants

21 contestants competed for the title:[3]

CountryContestantAgePosition - AwardsHometownNotes
 AustraliaDavid Francis35-37Top 10[4]
 AustriaMichael Dalpiaz-----Top 10------
 BrazilVitor Hugo Trindade de Castro-----------
 BelgiumRaf Van Puymbroeck212nd Runner UpVosselaar[5]
 ChileJuan Pedro Pavez Böhle29Top 10, Sport Challenge Winner and Fashion Show WinnerLos Lagos Region[6]
 Czech RepublicFrantisek Pesek-----------
 EcuadorFlavio Romero27Top 10Portoviejo[7]
 Finland Joonas Nilsson 29 Turku
 IndiaDarshan Mandhana31Top 10Mumbai[8]
 IndonesiaBudi Alamsyah29Written test Winner,------
 MexicoJorge Gonzalez24Zacatecas City[9]
 New ZealandCharlie Tredway33Sympathy WinnerAuckland[10]
 PhilippinesJohn Raspado36Mr. Gay World 2017, Swimsuit, Evening Dress, Interview, Vote Online and Social Media Winner.Baguio[11]
 PolandAndrzej Berg Dalpiaz-----------
 South AfricaAlexander Steyn33Top 5 and Social Campaign WinnerBloemfontein[12]
 SpainCándido Arteaga [13]261st Runner Up, National Costume and Fotogenia WinnerTenerife[14]
 Slovak RepublicJaromir Sufr-----------
  SwitzerlandMarco Tornese32Top 5Lausanne[15]
 TaiwanTouya Xiao22Taipei[16]
 ThailandPattanajuk Vipadakul30Udon Thani[17]
 VenezuelaAlberto Jose Rodriguez Rengifo30Caracas[18]

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