Mr Gay World 2012, the 4th

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pageant, was held at The Lyric Theatre, in Gold Reef City,

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on April 8, 2012. François Nel of

crowned his successor,

Andreas Derleth Andreas Derleth is a German-New Zealand winner of Mr Gay New Zealand 2012 in Auckland and Mr Gay World 2012 in Johannesburg. After attending Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Heidenheim, Germany, Derleth moved to New Zealand in ...

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. 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

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. (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

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