Mister World 2012 was the 7th edition of the

Mister World The Mister World competition is a male beauty pageant sponsored by the Miss World Organisation. The competition was founded in 1996. The entrants compete in various activities including waterskiing, mountain biking, and marathon running. The cu ...

competition. It was held at the Kent County Showground,

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, on November 24, 2012. Kamal Ibrahim of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

crowned

Francisco Escobar Francisco Javier Escobar Parra (June 21, 1991) is a Colombian model and the winner of the Mister World 2013 title which was held in Kent, England on November 24, 2012. He defeated 47 other challengers from around the world to earn the Mister Wor ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

at the end of the event.

Results

Placements

Order of Announcements

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

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.

Talent & Creativity

The Talent Challenge was held along with the Final on November 24.

Multimedia Challenge

The Multimedia Challenge was held on November 18 at the city of

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

Extreme Challenge

The Extreme Sports Challenge was held on November 16.

Fashion & Style

The Fashion & Style Challenge was held along with the Final on November 24.

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

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

: * Last competed in

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

: * Last competed in

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: *

Crossovers

;

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*2011: – Gianni Sennesael (''2nd runner-up'') *2011: – Trương Nam Thành (''3rd runner-up'') *2011: – Roland Johnson (''Top 15'') ;Men Universe Model *2013: – Gianni Sennesael (''1st runner-up'') *2013: – Kilber Benjamin Gutiérrez Ponce ;

Mister International Mister International is an annual international male beauty pageant that the Mister International Organization runs since 2006. Along with its rival contest, Mister World, this pageant is one of the two largest male beauty pageants in the world ...

*2013: – Gianni Sennesael *2013: – Tan Zeyong (''Top 10'') *2013: – Rodrigo Fernandini Chu ;Mister Tourism International * 2013: – 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 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

. * Belgium last placed in

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

. * Croatia last placed in

. * 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.

References

External links

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Official Site
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