MISTER INTERNATIONAL 2024: RESULTS REACTION & CAPSULE REVIEW

 

MISTER INTERNATIONAL [NEW ERA] 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (CONCLUSION)

 PANAMA - Mario Biancol.

PERU - Cristian Novoa Arrué.

PHILIPPINES - Justine Ong.

POLAND - "Goofy Hunk" Patryk Karbowski.

PUERTO RICO - José Enrique López Ramirez.

SCOTLAND - Christian Hawkins.

SINGAPORE - Baron Chia Jia Jun.

SOUTH AFRICA - S.J. Pretorius.

SPAIN - Rafael Junior Dominguez Mata.

SRI LANKA - Maduranga Hewapathirrana.

SWITZERLAND - Thibaud Renaud.

TAIWAN - Adam He.

THAILAND - Chutipong Buddharak.

U S A - Josef O'Brien.

VENEZUELA - Emmanuel Serrano Liscano.

VIETNAM - Nguyễn Mạnh Lân[1.

With all 47 contestants accounted for, here is how they all would stack up in my leaderboard:

TOP CONTENDERS:  CUBA, FRANCE, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS

SHOO-INS:  ECUADOR, INDONESIA, NIGERIA, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, SPAIN, THAILAND, VENEZUELA

LIKELIEST:: CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, , DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, INDIA, ITALY, KOREA, LEBANON, MALI, MYANMAR, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, VIETNAM

FRANCHISEE FACTOR:  PHILIPPINES

INTERVIEW FACTOR:  ENGLAND, HAITI, SCOTLAND

EXCELLENT:  BENIN, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, , JAPAN, , NEPAL, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, U S A

VERY STRONG:  CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, EL SALVADOR, LAOS, , MALAYSIA, PUERTO RICO, 

So who would I preiict will make it and how high they will fare?  Here's my take thus far:

FINAL THREE: FRANCE, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS

TOP SIX:  CUBA, NIGERIA, SWITZERLAND

TOP 10: ECUADOR, INDONESIA, SPAIN, VENEZUELA

TOP 15:  COLOMBIA, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, THAILAND

BUBBLING UNDER:  CANADA, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, INDIA, ITALY, KOREA, LEBANON, MALI, MYANMAR, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, VIETNAM

STRIKING DISTANCE:  BENIN, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, ENGLAND, HAITI, JAPAN, , NEPAL, PHILIPPINES, SCOTLAND, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, U S A

Can I declare this batch as a "Magnificent" Batch?  Well it might depend on how much you fancy the likes of ENGLAND and SCOTLAND.  In my reckoning, their presence seems to drag down this sterling batch, but then again, they seem to offer something interesting that the selection committee members could not resist.  

MISTER INTERNATIONAL [NEW ERA] 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (PART 2)

 HAITI - Marc Tyson Jean.

INDIA - Vishnu Choudary.

INDONESIA - Glenn Victor Sutanto.

ITALY - Leonardo Castaldo.

JAPAN - Kodai Takahashi.

KOREA - Joon-Song Heo.

LAOS - Nipon Minoymanny.

LEBANON - Rawad Aboutine.

MALAYSIA - Edison Ho Liang Ee.

MALI - Harouna Sissoko.

MEXICO - Brian Faugier.

MYANMAR - Hein Htet Aung.

NEPAL - Kshitij Shrestha Chhetri.

NETHERLANDS - Anthony Henricus.

NIGERIA - Nwajagu Samuel.

COMING UP:  PANAMA to VIETNAM plus the "FEARFUL" FORECAST

MISTER INTERNATIONAL [NEW ERA] 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (PART 1)

The Mister International [New Era] pageant can now claim to be the biggest edition of Mister International ever as it drew a record number of contestants.  Initially 49 confirmed, but two of them have issues with travel documents and could apparently not make it, leaving with 47.  But then, one decided to leave the proceedings midway due to "health issues" and the roster was reduced to 46.  But after the preliminary competition was conducted, one who was presumed to sit out because of travel issues made it and was accepted for the final, so the final roster resumes to be 47.

Let's first talk about the candidate who failed to make it:

GHANA - 

Now, te contestant who withdrew:

BELGIUM - Nick J. Thyson.

So with the record quantity of contestants, do we have a high quality group?  Can this be a "Magnificent" Batch?  Read on...

BENIN - Aladdin Tavolini.

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Anel Mehić.

BRAZIL - Bruno Ezequiel Fonseca.

CAMBODIA - Neov Bunthea.

CAMEROON - Philippe Dipanda Lea.

CANADA - Kunal Raghava.

CHINA - Liu Xu Adrian Lorin.

COLOMBIA - Sebastián Melo Nieves.

CUBA - Cristian Jesùs Aniceto.

CURACAO - Diadrie Williams.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Ondřej Valenta.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Felipe Reyes.

ECUADOR - Abel Diaz.

EL SALVADOR - Josué David Molina.

ENGLAND - Nathaniel Cranton.

FRANCE - Lavigne Swann.

COMING UP:  HAITI to NIGERIA

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: A GRAND SIZZLE (OR FIZZLE)? (CONCLUSION)

Continental Queens:

MISS UNIVERSE - ASIA:  PHILIPPINES - Chelsaa Manalo

MISS UNIVERSE E- UROPE:  FINLAND - Matilda Wirtavuori.

 CANADA - Ashley Callingbull.

BOLIVIA - Juliana Barrientos.

ARGENTINA -  Magalí Benejam.

RUSSIA - Valentina Alekseeva.

CHILE - Emilia Dides.

PUERTO RICO - Jennifer Colón.

MISS UNIVERSE - AMERICAS:  PERU - Tatiana Calmell.

The Final Five

4TH RUNNER-UP:  VENEZUELA - Ileana Márquez.

3RD RUNNER-UP:  THAILAND - Suchata "Opal" Chuangsri.

2ND RUNNER-UP:  MEXICO - María Fernandda Beltrán.

1ST RUNNER-UP and MISS UN IVERSE - AFRICA & OCEANIA:  NIGERIA - Chidimma Adetshina.

MISS UNIVERSE 2024:  DENMARK - Victoria Kjær Theilvig.

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: A GRAND SIZZLE (OR FIZZLE)? (PART 2)

 

MACAU - Cassandra Chiu.

JAPAN - Kaya Chakraborthy.

CHINA - Jia Qi.

NICARAGUA - Geyssell García.

CAMBODIA - Davin Prasath.

CUBA - Marianela Ancheta.

EGYPT - Logina Salah.

SERBIA - Ivana Trišić.

ARUBA =Anouk Eman.

INDIA - Rhea Singha.

FRANCE - Indira Amiot.

VIETNAM - Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên.

MALAYSIA - Sandra Lim.

ZIMBABWE - Sakhile Dube.

DOMINCAN REPUBLIC - Celinee Santos.

ECUADOR - Mara Topić.

COMING UP:  CONTINENTAL WINNERS pls the TOP 12

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: A GRAND SIZZLE (OR FIZZLE)? (PART 1)

 Notes

Notable non-finalists that I thought would've made Top 30:

BAHAMAS - Selvinique Wright.

GREAT BRITAIN - Christina Chalk.

NETHERLANDS - Faith Landman.

NEW ZEALAND - Victoria Velasquez Vincent.

Voice of Change awardees:

BAHRAIN - Shereen Ahmed.

CAYMAN ISLANDS - Raegan Rutty.

ERITREA - Snil Tewoldemedhin.

GUINEA - Saran Bah.

Voice for Change Gold Winner:

GUATEMALA - Ana Gabriela Villanueva.

Spotlights in the Delegates' Roundtable:

MALTA - Beatrice Njoya.

U S A - Alma Cooper.

MISS CONGENIALITY:  TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Jenelle Thongs

BEST SKIN AWARD:  HONDURAS - Stephanie Cam.

4TH RUNNER-UP, RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD:  INDONESIA - Clara Shafira Krebs

3RD RUNNER-UP, RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD:  PARAGUAY - Naomi Mendez.

2ND RUNNER-UP, RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD:  SOMALIA - Khadija Omar.

1ST RUNNER-UP, RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD:  COLOMBIA - Daniela Toloza.

WINNER, RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD:  BRAZIL - Luana Cavalcante.

COMING UP:  THE TOP 30

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: NON-FINALISTS REVIEW (PART 5)

SENEGAL - Fatou Bintou Guè ye.

SINGAPORE - Charlotte Chia.

SLOVAKIA - Petra Sivakova.

sSPAIN - Michelle Jiménezz.

SRI LANKA - Melloney Dassanayake.

SURINAME - Pooja Chotkan.

SWITZERLAND - Laura Bircher.

TANZANIA - Judith Ngusa.

TURKIYE - Ayliz Duman.

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS - Reynae Myers.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Emilia Dobreva.

URUGUAY - Yanina Lucas.

U S VIRGIN ISLAND S- Stephaniy Andjuar.

UZBEKISTAN - Nigina Fakhridinova.

zZAMBIA - Brandina Lubuli.

COMING UP:  The MAIR REVIEW, feautring NOTABLE NON-FINALISTS and SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: NON-FINALISTS REVIEW (PART 4)

MOLDOVA - Djulieta Cabalb.

MONGOLIA - Nominzuul Zandangiin.

MONTENEGRO - Rumina Ivezaj.

MYANMAR - Thet San Andersen.

NAMIBIA - Prisca Anyolo.

NEPAL - Sampada Ghimire.

NORTH MACEDONIA - Tea Gjorgievska.

NORWAY - Lilly Sødal.

PAKISTAN - Noor Xarmina.

PERSIA - Ava Vahneshan.

POLAND - Kasandra Zawal.

PORTUGAL - Andreia Correia.

ROMANIA - Loredana Salanṭǎ.

SAINT LUCIA - Skye Faucher.

SAMOA - Haylani Kuruppu.

COMING UP:  SENENGAL to ZAMBIA

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: NON-FINALISTS REVIEW (PART 3)

ICELAND - Sóldís Vala Ívarsdóttir.

IRELAND - Sofia Labus.

ISRAEL - Ofir Korsia.

ITALY -= Glelany Cavalcante.

JAMAICA - Rachel Silvera.

KAZAKHSTAN - Madina Amulkanova.

KENYA - Irene Ng'endo.

KOREA - Ariel Han.

KYRGYZSTAN - Maya Turdalieva.

LAOS - Phiranya Thipphomvong.

LATVIA - Maria Vicinska.

LEBANON - Nada Koussa.

MALDIVES - Mariyam Shaina.

MARTINIQUE - Catherine Edouard.

MAURITIUS - Tania René.

COMING UP:  MOLDOVA to SAMOA

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: NON-FINALISTS REVIEW (PART 2)

CURACAO - Kimberly Boer.

CYPRUS - Katerina Dimitriou.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Marie Danči.

D R CONGO - Ilda Amani.

EL SALVADOR - Florence Garcia.

EQUATOIAL GUINEA - Diana Angono Mouhafo.

ESTONIA - Valeria Vasileva.

FIJI - Manshika Prasad.

GERMANY - Pia Thiessen.

GIBRALTAR - Shyanne McInto0sh..

GREECE - Christianna Katsieri.

GUADELOUPE - Coraly Desplan.

GUYANA - Ariana Blaize.

HONG KONG - Joanne Rhodes.

HUNGARY - Nóra Kenéz.

COMING UP:  ICELAND to MAURITIUS

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: NON-FINALISTS REVIEW (PART 1)

ALBANIA - Franceska Rustem.

ANGOLA - Nelma Ferreira.

ARMENIA - Eva Avanesyan.

AUSTRALIA - Zoe Creed.

BANGLADESH - Aniqa Alam.

BELARUS - Eleanora Kachalovskaya.

BELGIUM - Kenza Ameloot.

BELIZE - Halima Hoy.

BONAIRE - Ruby Pouchet.

BOTSWANA - Thanolo Keutwile.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - Dyouunce Lowenfield.

BULGARIA - Elena Vian.

CAMERIOON - Noura Njikam.

COSTA RICA - Elena Hidalgo.

COTE D'IVOIRE - Marie-Emmanuelle Eiamala.

CROATIA - Zrinka Ćorić.

COMING UP:  CURACAO to HUNGARY

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024: DELEGATES REVIEW (CONCLUSION)

 

8TH PLACE:  CZECH REPUBLIC - Alina Dementjeva.

7TH PLACE:  POLAND - Ewa Jakubiec.

6TH PLACE & BEST NATIONAL COSTUME:  NEW ZEALAND - Samantha Poole.

4TH RUNNER-UP:  INDONESIA - Sophie Kirana.

3RD RUNNER-UP:  VENEZUELA - Sakra Guerrero.

2ND RUNNER-UP:  SPAIN - Alba Perez.

1ST RUNNER-UP:  BOLIVIA - Camila Roca.

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024:  VIETNAM - Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy.

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024: DELEGATES REVIEW (PART 4)

 

20TH PLACE:  MONGOLIA - Bayaraa Suvd-erdene.

19TH PLACE:  SOUTH SUDAN - Amylia Deng.

18TH PLACE:  IRELAND - Hannah Kathleen Hawkshaw.

17TH PLACE:  JAPAN - Mei Ueda.

16TH PLACE:  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Miyuki Cruz.

15TH PLACE:  SOUTH AFRICA - Belinda Schreuder.

14TH PLACE:  CUBA - Shelbi Byrnes Garica.

13TH PLACE:  TAIWAN - Oceana Lin-Kurie.

12TH PLACe:  CABO VERDE - Akisanna Veiga.

11TH PLACE:  AUSTRALIA - Selina McCloskey.

10TH PLACE:  NIGERIA - Perpetual Ukadike.

9TH PLACE and MISS FITNESS:  HONDURAS - April Tobie.

COMING UP:  FINAL EIGHT

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024: DELEGATES REVIEW (PART 3)

 

Now, let's discuss the ladies who at least got shortlisted in key competitive categories:

COTE D'IVOIRE - Nadine Maulani Konan.

ECUADOR - Paulethe Cajas.

ETHIOPIA - Hermela Niguissie.

FRANCE - Camille Platroz.

KYRGYZSTAN - Aiperi Nurbekova.

NETHERLANDS - Christina Lazaros.

PANAMA - Liliam Ashley Barrera.

PORTUGAL - Maria Rosado.

ROMANIA - Miriam Tigau.

UKRAINE - Sofia Zghoba.

RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD, 2ND RUNNER-UP:  COLOMBIA - Juanita Urrea.

RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD, 1ST RUNNER-UP:  THAILAND - Apisara Thadadoltip.

MISS PHOTOGENIC:  MEXICO - Valeria Villanueva.

WINNER, RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD and BEST IN EVENING GOWN:  PERU - Sofia Cajo.

25TH PLACE:  PUERTO RICO - Zahira Mariel.

24TH PLACE:  CANADA - Jessica Bailey.

23RD PLACE:  MALAYSIA - Ashlyn Ooi.

22ND PLACE:  BULGARIA - Kristiyana Yordanova.

21ST PLACE:  PHILIPPINES - Angelica Lopez.

COMING UP:  THE TOP 20

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024: DELEGATES REVIEW (PART 2)

 

ITALY - Eva Shostak.

KOREA - Chung Gyu-ri

LAOS - Shasikone Shasit.

LIBERIA - Kindness Wilson.

LUXEMBOURG - Chiara Vanderveeren.

MACAU - Shirley Zhou.

MOLDOVA - Arina Mardari.

MYANMAR - Khaing Zar Thant.

NEPAL - Karuna Warat.

NICARAGUA - Mariela Cerros.

PARAGUAY - Jimena Sosa.

SIERRA LEONE - Yarissa Kargbo.

SINGAPORE - Vanessa Tiara Tay.

SRI LANKA - Maya Dmitri.

UNITED KINGDOM - Tiny Simbani.

U S A - Alysa Cook.

COMING UP:  SHORTLISTED and BUBBLING UNDER DELEGATES

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024: DELEGATES REVIEW (PART 1)

 

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ALBANIA - Desara Hatija.

ARGENTINA - Maria Agostina Galfre.

BANGLADESH - Efa Tabassum.

BELGIUM - Luka Deproost.

BRAZIL - Emilly Soares.

CAMBODIA - Chanreaksmey Loy.

CHILE - Kelsey Kohler.

CHINA - Shi Xiaoxuan.

COSTA RICA - Jussan Sandoval.

EL SALVADOR - Luciana Martinez.

FINLAND - Tila Aalto.

GHANA - Celestina Oneng.

GUATEMALA - Helen Morales.

HAWAII - Melody Higa.

HONG KONG - Beata Zhang.

INDIA - Rashmi Shunde.

COMING UP:  ITALY to UNITED STATES