24 Man of the World 2023 candidates to compete in Makati

Aditya Khurana of India was crowned Man of the World 2022 at the Baguio Convention Center in Baguio City, Philippines on June 18, 2022. He is the first beauty king from India to win the title.

Runner-up to Khurana was Vladimir Grand of Ukraine while Nadim El Zein of the Philippines, Tjardo Vollema of the Netherlands and Nguyen Huu Anh of Vietnam were the respective second, third and fourth runners-up. Petr Kinský of the Czech Republic, Aiman Minsi of Malaysia, Ekwealor Victor of Nigeria, Chang Wook Woo of South Korea and Francis Cervantes of Spain finished in the Top 10.

Man of the World 2023 contestants

On June 16, 2023, Khurana will crown his successor at the Samsung Performing Arts Center in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the fifth edition of the international beauty pageant for men.

This is the first time Angola, Cuba, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Zimbabwe are represented in the competition. Miss Grand International 2020 first runner-up Samantha Bernardo will host the coronation ceremony with Matthias Rhoads.

There are 24 men competing for the Man of the World 2023 title. Here are the candidates:

1. Jeremias Toco (Angola)
2. Elvis Duarte (Cape Verde)
3. Alex Soto (Cuba)
4. Honza Balšán (Czech Republic)
5. Rikaury Mieses (Dominican Republic)
6. Henry Wong (Hong Kong)
7. Baskar Dhanasekar (India)
8. Leonardus Toni Setiyawan (Indonesia)
9. Aldo Razmjoo (Iran)
10. Jonathan Liaw (Malaysia)
11. Henry San (Myanmar)
12. Bishal Katwal (Nepal)
13. Alexander Joseph-Ojiavo (Nigeria)
14. James Reggie Vidal (Philippines)
15. Robert Alexander Espaillat (Puerto Rico)
16. Tavis Lee (Singapore)
17. Kim Jinwook (South Korea)
18. Cristian Arteaga (Spain)
19. Mohamed Emir (Turkey)
20. Luke Selby (United Kingdom)
21. Tyler Vincent Gaumer (United States)
22. Omar Riera (Venezuela)
23. Kim Khánh Lâm (Vietnam)
24. Chris Ncube (Zimbabwe)

Man of the World is one of the six grand slam international beauty pageants for men. The others are Mister World, Mister International, Mister Supranational, Mister Global and Mister Grand International.