Mister Friendship International is one of the online international beauty pageants held amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. John Mark “Migo” de Vera, 25, of Cavite, Philippines won the inaugural edition of the contest on June 30, 2021.
De Vera and 17 others competed for the title virtually. Including him, four of the candidates are from the Philippines.
Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, Joe Kampol Thongchai is the founder of Mister Friendship International. He served as one of the judges along with Mister Global 2019 Jong Woo Kim and Miss World Brazil 2008 Tamara Almeida.
Mister Friendship International results
| beauty pageant: Mister Friendship International headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand founder: Joe Kampol Thongchai |
| edition: 1st date: June 30, 2021 venue: (online) candidates: 18 |
| host: Noy Sabilano |
JUDGES
- Brix Vera
- Joe Kampol Thongchai
- Jong Woo Kim
- Josh Moestrup
- Tamara Almeida
- Xion Lim
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN/COUNTRY) |
| Top 18 | Faisal Fai Sal (Banten, Indonesia) Isaiah Thomas Magnaye Anselmo (Bulusan, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines) Ange Patrick Koffi (Cote D’Ivoire) Marc Elie (Haiti) Rezky Agung (Lampung, Indonesia) Muhammad Fahad (Pakistan) Daniel Ofurum (Nigeria) Woo Changwook (South Korea) |
| Top 10 | Polo Roberto B. Elbo (Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines) Iñigo R. Acuña (Metro Manila, Philippines) Luis Edgar Fajardo (Mexico) Jeffrey Rens (Netherlands) Benjamin Tharathornworaset (Thailand) |
| Top 5 | Welligton de Souza (Brazil) John Mark “Migo” de Vera (Cavite, Philippines) Stefan Bradley Alex (Malaysia) Jose Alberto Zambrano (Panamá) Ishmael Murangandi (Zimbabwe) |
SPECIAL AWARD
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Best Physique | Muhammad Fahad Pakistan |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE |
| 4th runner-up | Ishmael Murangandi Zimbabwe |
| 3rd runner-up | Jose Alberto Zambrano Panamá |
| 2nd runner-up | Stefan Bradley Alex Malaysia |
| 1st runner-up | Welligton de Souza Brazil |
| Mister Friendship International | Migo de Vera Cavite, Philippines |
Hailing from Imus, Cavite, de Vera earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Adamson University in Ermita, Metro Manila, Philippines. He is 5’8″ tall.
The first Mister International Friendship titleholder is interested in environmental protection, particularly in waste management. He worked as an environmental director for a school organization.
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