
Representing Kenya, Bonface Lwako Songole, 24, almost won Mister Tourism Worldwide 2019. He was the third runner-up of the second edition of the India-based male modeling competition.
Born on April 29, 1995, Songole was originally from Mombasa, Kenya. He is now based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Songole is a fashion model. He is set to represent Kenya in Mister Ultracontinental 2020 in Quito, Ecuador in August 2020.
Including Songole, 18 candidates competed in Mister Model Worldwide 2019, which kicked off on December 16, 2019. Competing in three events, they had a photo shoot wearing swimwear designed by Sony Boy Mindo, walked in a fashion show wearing tuxedo and exhibited their beauty and patriotism in a national costume show.
The coronation night took place at the City Park Resort in New Delhi on December 21, 2019. Vladimir Mozorov, 32, of Kazakhstan was crowned Mister Model Worldwide 2019 while Khunphan Suphachok, 24, of Thailand was the inaugural Mister Tourism Worldwide 2019.
Kim Hyeon Joong, 24, of South Korea and Sultan Haseeb Amanzai, 20, of Afghanistan were the respective the first and second runners-up while Nasrul Izzati Zahari of Malaysia was the fourth runner-up. Mozorov also won the Best Body award while Zahari was Best in Talent.
Four continental winners were crowned, as well. They were Mister Model Worldwide Africa 2019 Tokelo Holejane of South Africa, Mister Model Worldwide Americas 2019 Ricardo Almanzar Suarez of the United States, Mister Model Worldwide Asia 2019 Yogesh Sharma of India and Mister Model Worldwide Europe 2019 Valodya Gabrielyan of Armenia.
