Nicklas Pedersen crowns Mister World 2016 Rohit Khandelwal in Southport, Merseyside

Nicklas Pedersen represented Denmark at Mister World 2014 and competed against 45 other candidates at The Riviera International Conference Centre in Torbay, Devon, England, United Kingdom on June 15, 2014. He won the title.

On July 19, 2016, Pedersen crowned his successor Rohit Khandelwal at the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre in Southport, England. The latter is the first Mister World from India.

Mister World 2016 results

beauty pageant: Mister World

edition: 9th date: July 19, 2016 venue: Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, Southport, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom candidates: 46

hosts: Megan Young, Frankie Cena, Jordan Williams performer: Micky Flanagan judges: Julia Morley, Juan Garcia Postigo, Francisco Escobar, Carina Tyrrell

FINALISTS

PLACEMENT	NAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY)
Top 10	Lucas Montandon (Brazil) Chang Zhousehng (China) David Arias (El Salvador) Rafal Jonkisz (Poland) Tristan Harper (Scotland)
Top 5	Christopher Brammell (England) Kevin Owiti (Kenya)
Top 3	Rohit Khandelwal (India) Aldo Esparza (Mexico) Fernardo Alvarez (Puerto Rico)

FAST-TRACK WINNERS

CHALLENGE	WINNER
extreme fitness	Tristan Harper (Scotland)
sports	Christopher Bramell (England)
multimedia	Rohit Khandelwal (India)
talent	Rafal Jonkisz (Poland)
style and fashion	Chang Zhousheng (China)

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2016	2014
2nd runner-up	Aldo Esparza Mexico	Jose Pablo Minor Mexico
1st runner-up	Fernando Álvarez Puerto Rico	Emmanuel Ikubese Nigeria
Mister World	Rohit Khandelwal India	Nicklas Pedersen Denmark

Founded by Eric Morley, Mister World is based in London. Tom Nuyens of Belgium won the inaugural edition on September 20, 1996 and he crowned his successor Sandro Finoglio of Venezuela on September 18, 1998.

On October 13, 2000, Finoglio crowned his successor Ignacio Kliche of Uruguay and August 9, 2003, the latter passed the crown to Gustavo Gianetti of Brazil. The title was won by Juan Garcia Postigo of Spain on March 31, 2007, Kamal Ibrahim of Ireland on March 27, 2010 and Francisco Escobar of Colombia on November 24, 2012.