The Mister Africa International 2012 coronation ceremony will be held at the Africa Centre of Covent Garden in London, England, United Kingdom on October 7, 2012. It is the inaugural edition of the international beauty pageant for African men.

Mister Africa International was founded by Ayotunde “Twitch” Fabamwo, a native of Akure, Ondo, Nigeria. In 2010, he graduated from the University of Southampton in Southampton, Hampshire, England with a master’s degree in marketing management.

There are 13 men competing for the Mister Africa International 2012 title. Here are the candidates:

1. Billy Rose Femi (Benin)
2. Ayo Adelagun (Burkina Faso)
3. Buom Tihngang (Cameroon)
4. Hassan Inu-umoru (Cape Verde)
5. Rotibi Olaoluwa (Gabon)
6. Emeka Okakpu (Gambia)
7. Derrick Twum (Ghana)
8. Daniel Shoneye (Guinea Bissau)
9. Rodolphe Mondon (Ivory Coast)
10. Obeahon Fortune Davis (Nigeria)
11. Adonis O’Holi (Sierra Leone)
12. Leke Oyedotun (South Sudan)
13. Chisom Ugoamadi (Togo)