28 Man of the World 2017 candidates to compete in Pasay

Man of the World is an international male beauty pageant created by the Prime Events Productions Philippines Foundation Inc. (PEPPS). It is based in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Man of the World 2017 contestants

On July 28, 2017, the Man of the World 2017 coronation coronation ceremony will be held at One Esplanade in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the inaugural edition of the international competition.

Ryan Tercero will host the coronation ceremony. Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania are represented in the competition.

There are 28 men competing for the title. Here are the candidates:

1. Ali Mansour Nawruzi (Afghanistan)
2. Ahmed-Merdoukh Fahd Mike (Algeria)
3. James Carne (Australia)
4. Daniel Jose Da Luz Da Graca (Cape Verde)
5. Junjie Huang (China)
6. Christian Hernández (Colombia)
7. Mostafa Galal Mohammed Elezali (Egypt)
8. Habib Mohamed Ali (England)
9. Kaido Matson (Estonia)
10. Felix Bothén (Gibraltar)
11. Jake Edward Limtiaco (Guam)
12. Ifnu Viqri Al Karani (Indonesia)
13. Tatsuya “Lacey” Furuyama (Japan)
14. Iven Mercieca (Malta)
15. Victor Şuiu (Moldova)
16. Aung Ko Ko (Myanmar)
17. Shree Ram Chand (Nepal)
18. Abou Sahyoun Wassim (Palestine)
19. Christopher Dulagan (Philippines)
20. Enrique Antonio Santana Pérez (Puerto Rico)
21. Ikhwan Risydah Nasuha Bin Sapi’ee (Singapore)
22. Jung Goo Young (South Korea)
23. Marc Tarrés (Spain)
24. Damith Chandima Bandara Wijayatunga (Sri Lanka)
25. Abdullah Srayddin (Syria)
26. Mooltribut Phiratthaphong (Thailand)
27. Nguyễn Hữu Long (Vietnam)
28. John Mwila (Zambia)

The Philippines is home to Gloria Diaz, Margarita Moran and Pia Wurtzbach. On July 19, 1969, Diaz represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 1969, competed against 60 other candidates at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States and won the title.

On July 21, 1973, Moran represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 1973, competed against 60 other candidates at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece and won the title. On December 20, 2015, Wurtzbach represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2015, competed against 79 other candidates at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and won the title.