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Mr. Gay World Philippines
Mr. Gay World Philippines Organization is a non-profit organization that holds a national contest for Filipino delegates for Mr. Gay World. Wilbert Ting Tolentino was given the license to be the newest national director in January 2016. Christian Lacsamana was the first Filipino delegate appointed by Wilbert Ting Tolentino to represent the Philippines in Malta, in April 2016. He was second runner up, the first Filipino to make it that far. Mr Gay World Australia Patrick MacDonald 2016 voluntarily withdrew from the competition. Bookmakers placed MacDonald (Surfers Paradise) as the frontrunner with odds of 1.50 and Lacsamana (Philippines) at 2.70. When Australia withdrew, Lacsamana's odds globally averaged 1.55, making him the pre-arrival frontrunner according to bookmakers following MacDonald's withdrawal. Its mission is to 'modernize' the popular image of gay men and eradicate stereotypes from public perception. This will bridge the gap between 'people like us' from the 'ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipinos
Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term ''Las Islas Filipinas'' ("the Philippine Islands"), the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain (Spanish: ''Felipe II''). During the Spanish colonial period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known by the generic terms ''indio'' (" Indian") or ''indigenta'' ("indigents"). However, during the early Spanish colonial period the term ''Filipinos'' or ''Philipinos'' was sometimes used by Spanish writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Gay World
Mr Gay World is a registered and trademarked annual international competition for gay men. The reigning Mr Gay World is José López Duvont from Puerto Rico. López is the first Latino winner, and the first winner from the Americas. Beginnings Before there was Mr Gay World, there was IMG Mr Gay International. Brian Merriman (owner of Mr Gay Ireland) and Tore Aasheim (co-owner of Mr Gay Europe) attended the competition with the European delegation. Merriman and Aasheim decided to create their own international competition. Brian Merriman invited Tore Aasheim, Morten Ruda (owner of Mr Gay Norway and co-owner of Mr Gay Europe) and Dean Nelson (owner of Mr Gay Canada) to Dublin, Ireland to plan a brand new international competition. They invited Eric Butter (who is the current President and co-founder of Mr Gay World and Noemi Alberto (owner of Mr Gay Philippines) to what was to become Mr Gay World. Merriman and Ruda bowed out due to other commitments, and the ownership was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbert Ting Tolentino
Wilbert Ting Tolentino (born May 18, 1975) is a Filipino entrepreneur and philanthropist and a vlogger. Tolentino owns bars, a spas, and trading business. He is a beauty pageant producer. He regularly serves as a judge for other beauty pageants like Miss Earth 2018 in November, and Miss Asia Pacific International 2017. Tolentino founded and produced several pageants and competitions: Miss F Universe, Mr. Fahrenheit/Mr. Gay World Philippines, Miss Earth Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit Look of the Year, Mr. Bear Fahrenheit, Miss F Jumbo, Miss F Supranatural & The Voice Of Fahrenheit. He earned the first Mr. Gay World Philippines in 2009, and competed for Mr. Gay World 2009 in Whistler, Canada. Tolentino is an LGBTQ advocate awarded as one of Philippine's “Outstanding Men and Women“ of 2019. Tolentino was the first openly gay Filipino man to compete in an international pageant. He went on to compete in Mr Gay World winning Mr. Gay Popularity and Best in National Costume in 2009. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistler, Canada
Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, approximately north of Vancouver and south of Pemberton. It has a permanent population of approximately 13,982 (2021), as well as a larger but rotating population of seasonal workers. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in the summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards, and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, Nordic, luge, skeleton, and bobsled events. History The Whistler Valley is located around the pass between the headwaters of the Green River and the uppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Gay World 2017 ...
The 9th edition of Mr Gay World took place from May 5–10, 2017 in Madrid and Maspalomas, Spain. 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 from Spain crowned his successor John Raspado from Philippines, at the end of the event. Results Contestants 21 contestants competed for the title: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mister Gay World 2017 2017 in LGBT history May 2017 events in Spain 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Raspado
John Fernandez Raspado (born February 20, 1981, in Quezon City) is a Filipino businessman and pageant titleholder who was crowned Mr. Gay World 2017. He won Mr. Gay World Philippines 2016, therefore earning the right to represent the country in Mr. Gay World. He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian man to win the title as Mr. Gay World. Before his pageant stint, he was the grand champion of ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...'s It's Showtime: I Am Pogay contest. His personal life story was also featured in a Lenten television special of the same network. References 1984 births Filipino make-up artists Filipino LGBT businesspeople Filipino gay artists Gay businessmen Living people Filipino beauty pageant winners Mister Gay World w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Gay World 2014
Mr Gay World 2014, the 6th Mr Gay World competition, was held in Rome, Italy on August 31, 2014. At the end of the event Chris Olwage, Mr Gay World 2013 from New Zealand crowned Stuart Hatton Mr. Gay U.K., his successor as Mr Gay World 2014. Results Special awards * Mister Gay World Congeniality Winner 2014 * Mister Gay World Art Challenge Winner 2014 * Mister Gay World Online Voting Winner 2014 * Mister Gay World Sports Challenge Winner 2014 * Mister Gay World Photogenic Winner 2014 * Video Presentation Challenge Winner 2014 * DNA Photoshoot Challenge Winner 2014 * Written Test Challenge Winner 2014 ** - Christepher Wee * Special Challenge Winner (Baking) 2014 ** - Sushant Divgikar Contestants 32 delegates have been confirmed: National pageant notes Debuts * * * * Returning countries *Last competed in 2010: ** *Last competed in 2011: ** *Last competed in 2012: ** ** ** References 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Gay World 2013
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. 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 Special awards Judges *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). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Gay World 2012
Mr Gay World 2012, the 4th Mr Gay World pageant, was held at The Lyric Theatre, in Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, South Africa on April 8, 2012. François Nel of South Africa crowned his successor, Andreas Derleth of New Zealand. 25 countries and territories competed for the title. Results Special awards Judges *Briand Bedford - Editor in Chief -Spartacus International Gay Guide (Germany); *Eric Butter - President of Mr. Gay World Ltd.(Australia & Republic of El Salvador); *Andrew Craig - Founding Editor DNA Magazine. (Australia); *Frank Malaba - Actor/Human Rights Activist/Playwright Poet/Radio Producer/Host. (Zimbabwe); *Dr. Pubern Padayachee - Indian medical doctor/TV presenter/part-time Bollywood actor. (India & South Africa); *Remco Teppema - Co-founder/co-publisher of the gay publications Winq and Mate Magazine. (The Netherlands); *Mr. Terry Tucker - Geoscientist/senior executive. (Canada). Contestants References 2012 beauty pageants 2012 in South Africa B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Gay World 2011
Mr Gay World 2011, the 3rd Mr Gay World pageant, was held at the Club MWAH, in Manila, Philippines on March 13, 2011. Charl Van Den Berg of South Africa crowned his successor, fellow South African, François Nel. 26 countries and territories were competed for the title. Results Special awards Judges *Karen Loren Agustin - Binibining Pilipinas - Universe 2002 *Eric Butter - President of Mr. Gay World Ltd. *Andrew Craig - Founding Editor DNA Magazine. *Gloria Diaz - Miss Universe 1969 *Jorgen Landby - Freelance Make Up Artist *Remco Teppema - Co-founder/co-publisher of the gay publications Winq and Mate Magazine * Charl Van Den Berg - Mr Gay World 2010. Contestants National pageant notes Returning country *Last competed in 2009: ** Withdrawals * * * * * * * * Did not attend * External linksOfficial Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
