Who Is Competing for Mr. Gay World 2024?
The 16th annual Mr. Gay World competition is heading to its finale on Monday. This year's event takes place in Great Britain (at The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland) for the first time in its history. There are 12 men competing from Chile, France, India, Germany, Philippines, Italy, the United States (Puerto Rico), South Africa, Poland and Switzerland, Thailand as well as the UK. They are staying in Alnwick as guests of the Duchess of Northumberland before the big day which will feature a catwalk section showcasing elaborate outfits plus music and performances from 1pm on Monday.
"We have had the privilege of hosting Mr Gay Europe for the last two years and were delighted when the opportunity to welcome Mr Gay World arose this summer, Mark Brassell, chief executive at The Alnwick Garden, told the Northumberland Gazette.
According to its website, "The Mr Gay World® competition is a 21st Century public performance where the delegates represent their nation as the best spokesperson and embody the spirit of their nation.
The competition takes place over an intense four days and includes various challenges including:
Public Voting, Social Media, Written Test, Personal Interview, Swimwear, Formal Wear, National Costume, and Social Responsibility Campaign. Amongst its rules are that all candidates must be 21 years of age one month prior to the competition and "identifies as male, uses 'him' and 'his' as their pronouns and 'collectively identifies as male'."
Amongst the attributes the jury will be focusing on are a candidate who shows an interest in the world and people around him; displays a compassionate nature; embraces change or people and things different from his own frame of reference; can conduct an intelligent conversation; is authentic; has poise and confidence without seeming arrogant; is someone his nation and community would be proud of; can be a diplomat of good will; has innate leadership skills; inspires those around him; is willing to take risks; is a visionary; is dedicated to his responsibility towards the LGBTQIA+ community he represents; and is presentable to be a role model and represent the LGBTQIA+ on a variety of public.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 55 | October 11, 2024 8:05 PM
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The guy on the left is the obvious winner
by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 26, 2024 12:31 AM
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They searched the world and found these mildly attractive people?
There are hundreds of better looking guys every night in Boystown.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 26, 2024 2:37 AM
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Swizerland is by the best looking, but not the whoriest, which would be Puerto Rico.
Which quality is more important in a Mr. Gay World?
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 26, 2024 4:41 AM
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God, this is so sad. Imagine spending time and money to achieve this “honor.”
by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 26, 2024 4:44 AM
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I need to establish a Senate subcommittee to study this issue.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 26, 2024 4:46 AM
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They should have gone to the BB26 set and grabbed Matt, Tucker, Cam, Cedric.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 26, 2024 5:49 AM
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I'm waiting for the dance-off with Pre-Teen World.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 10 | August 26, 2024 6:15 AM
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Miss South Africa for the win
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 26, 2024 6:38 AM
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PHILIPPINES: John Bench Ortiz, 32, dietitian, fitness coach, choreographer, realtor and model
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 26, 2024 8:34 AM
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Yeah, the Swiss and Filipino guys are cute.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 26, 2024 8:46 AM
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Chile and Puerto Rico are marginally the hottest, closely followed by France, Thailand, South Africa, the Philippines, Switzerland, but there really isnt much in it between them all, would happily swallow all their loads or fuck
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 26, 2024 9:02 AM
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I wouldn't like to be judging between them in a beauty competition
by Anonymous | reply 15 | August 26, 2024 9:05 AM
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Are we sure this isn't the Mr. Gay Photo Manipulation All Stars?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | August 26, 2024 9:17 AM
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Have they crowned a winner today ?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | August 27, 2024 4:54 AM
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[quote] God, this is so sad. Imagine spending time and money to achieve this “honor.”
Many years ago (15?) when my partner and I drove around the perimeter of Iceland, we came to this little place, a village really, and the locals were so excited because a guy from their little town just became Mr. Gay Iceland. So, I guess, you'd be surprised how much pride it can inspire.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | August 27, 2024 4:58 AM
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R18, he was probably the only gay in the village.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | August 27, 2024 5:08 AM
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Did you get Mr. Gay Iceland's autograph at the time ? Did you get to grab him by his dick (Trump would've) ?
by Anonymous | reply 22 | August 27, 2024 12:46 PM
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And the winner can look forward to an exciting career in prostitution.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | August 27, 2024 12:57 PM
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Why is it so wrong to just do a beauty contest that is mostly. about beauty? Yeah, inner beauty bullshit, but come on. These guys aren't actually going to be real diplomats. All these categories that have nothing to do with hotness or posture or anything like that. An actual beauty contest that was brutally honest would be more interesting.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | August 27, 2024 1:02 PM
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This is just a free advertising catalogue for the buyers in Dubai Saudi Arabia.
I have a friend who was Mr. Boston Leather and a friend who was Miss Massachusetts.
Both pageants were really cut throat. The guys in leather were the real mean girls but they had all the good drugs.
Good luck to all the contestants!
by Anonymous | reply 25 | August 27, 2024 2:05 PM
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[quote] Did you get Mr. Gay Iceland's autograph at the time ? Did you get to grab him by his dick (Trump would've) ?
No. He made it big - to Reykjavik!
by Anonymous | reply 27 | August 27, 2024 2:12 PM
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There's a word for these guys...it's on the tip of my tongue
by Anonymous | reply 28 | August 27, 2024 2:13 PM
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[QUOTE]Amongst its rules are that all candidates must be 21 years of age one month prior to the competition and "identifies as male, uses 'him' and 'his' as their pronouns and 'collectively identifies as male'.
What happens if a competitor doesn't give a shit about pronouns? Are they disqualified?
by Anonymous | reply 29 | August 27, 2024 2:16 PM
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Paul Carruthers of Great Britain won the Mr Gay World 2024 title during the finals held August 26 at The Alnwick Garden in England. The Philippines' Bench Ortiz finished first runner-up.
That's the best they can do for a winner ? Seriously ?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 30 | August 29, 2024 1:03 AM
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Damn that man can smell cookies.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | August 29, 2024 8:54 AM
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He bakes them, smells them, eats them and asks for more.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | August 29, 2024 1:04 PM
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[quote] Yeah, inner beauty bullshit
The inner beauty bullshit is actually quite relevant for me. A difficult character is quite a turn-off. I cannot separate that from the looks. Most of the candidates look high maintenance to me. Maybe that's what is needed in a high profile competition like this. But then these guys wouldn't be right for me anymore. In that sense I wouldn't mind to have a date night with Mr. Philippines or Mr. Poland. They look hot and uh... sane.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | August 29, 2024 1:52 PM
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I had planned to, but my sciatica is acting up and I have cataract surgery scheduled that week.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | August 29, 2024 3:13 PM
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We need to have a Miss Datalounge contest for you fussy demanding queens. The winner will be determined solely with a tape measure.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | August 29, 2024 3:20 PM
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Good God, what a nasty looking gaggle of muscle queens. Not a truly handsome one in the bunch.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | August 29, 2024 3:29 PM
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None of them were to my taste at all. But then I bet none of them would fancy me either.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | August 29, 2024 3:40 PM
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Maybe this is a sign of gay progress? All the good looking and normal seeming gay men do not feel a need to compete in this contest. There are some real dogs competing.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | August 29, 2024 4:12 PM
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Male or anyone who identifies as male. So, women are welcome too.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | August 29, 2024 4:32 PM
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Mr Switzerland is my pick. There are slim pickings overall.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | August 29, 2024 4:53 PM
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Wow.. looking at these low rent candidates I might have even had a shot at the title.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | August 29, 2024 5:26 PM
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Isn't Mr. Great Britain an FTM? Honestly, I thought so, he's a trans healthcare nurse and seems to have scars under his breasts. No, I'm not a trans hater, just curious.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | August 29, 2024 5:46 PM
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Looks like a bunch of screaming bottoms to me, real men don't parade and primp like females, and enter beauty contests.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | August 29, 2024 6:23 PM
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R42 goodness knows. But his IG is creepy - full of pics with his kids (I assume they're his) interspersed with him posing in his underwear.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | August 29, 2024 6:25 PM
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I innately have a low opinion of women that enter beauty pageants (I knew a few in college), and I have an even lower opinion of men who do so.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | August 30, 2024 10:38 PM
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Ugh. I feel like I'm picking from a pile of over-ripened avocados. They're all too soft.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | September 2, 2024 2:39 AM
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R47, the F2M trans guy from Leeds.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 48 | October 11, 2024 4:32 PM
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No Brazil? No Lebanon? No Israel? No Spain?? WTF?!
by Anonymous | reply 49 | October 11, 2024 4:54 PM
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The international Gay Clone competition.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | October 11, 2024 7:06 PM
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Damn. I was rooting for the Polish guy.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | October 11, 2024 7:11 PM
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Are there any good looking ones?
by Anonymous | reply 53 | October 11, 2024 8:01 PM
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The other countries must not have found a sufficient number of gay clones to hold their own qualifying competitions.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | October 11, 2024 8:02 PM
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Why can't they ever look like this?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 55 | October 11, 2024 8:05 PM
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