13 things about Mister International 2025 Kirk Bondad

Kirk Bondad Wachsmuth represented the Philippines in the 11th edition of Mister World in 2024 and the 17th edition of Mister International in 2025. He is the second Mister International from the country following Neil Perez in 2014.

BIOGRAPHY

Wachsmuth is a German-Igorot model and beauty king based in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. His mother Jane Bondad Wachsmuth is Igorot and his father Patrick Wachsmuth is German.

Kirk and his brother Clint Bondad Wachsmuth were both born in Germany. Their mother is from Mountain Province, Philippines.

On June 7, 2025, Kirk turned 28. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He and Clint watched Miss Universe 2018 live in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
2. He was supposed to compete at Century Tuna Superbods 2020 but he was disqualified after being in close contact with someone who tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
3. In 2021, he lived in Thailand and was a JKN Global Media artist.
4. He was crowned Mister World Philippines 2022 while he was in a relationship with Miss Eco International 2022 Kathleen Paton.
5. He won the male category of Century Tuna Superbods 2022 and was a judge at Miss Ormoc 2022 and Miss Sultan Kudarat 2022.
6. He was a judge at Ginoong Santa Rosa 2023 and Limgas na Pangasinan 2023.
7. In 2023, he and Paton broke up.
8. From 2024 to 2025, he dated Lou Yanong.
9. He was a judge at Miss World Philippines 2024 and Miss Universe Baguio 2024.
10. He was a Mister World 2024 semifinalist.
11. He was crowned Mister International Philippines 2025 at Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2025.
12. He won Mister International 2025 in Nonthaburi.
13. He was a Mister RNB España Global 2025 judge and a Mister Sultan Kudarat 2025 judge.

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TIMELINE

Kirk is 6’2″ tall. He is 2 years younger than Clint, who was in a relationship with Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray from 2012 to 2018.

2021

• On January 9, 2021, he took to social media to thank Anne Jakrajutatip for giving him the opportunity as one of the artists under JKN Global Media management in Bangkok, Thailand.

2022

• On June 5, 2022, he was officially appointed Mister World Philippines 2022.
• On July 13, 2022, he won the male category of Century Tuna Superbods 2022 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila.
• On July 20, 2022, he attended a maternal uncle’s funeral in Mountain Province.
• On July 25, 2022, he appeared on “It’s Showtime” alongside McCoy de Leon and Shamcey Supsup as the judges of the show’s competition called Ms. Q&A.
• On October 15, 2022, he and Gwendolyne Fourniol served as Miss Ormoc 2022 judges  at the Ormoc Superdome in Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.
• On November 21, 2022, he and Fourniol served as judges at Miss Sultan Kudarat 2022, which Gray and Gil Cuerva hosted at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Gymnasium in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.

2023

• On March 16, 2023, he and Paton served as Ginoong Santa Rosa 2023 judges in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.
• On April 29, 2023, he, Fourniol and Rabiya Mateo served as Limgas na Pangasinan 2023 judges at the The Capitol Complex in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines.
• On May 10, 2023, he took to social media to announce that he and Paton mutually decided to break up.
• On June 12, 2023, he made his Ironman 70.3 debut in Olongapo, Philippines.
• On July 9, 2023, he and Gazini Ganados participated in Robinsons Supermarket’s 15th annual Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy Run at Bridgetown Destination Estate in Quezon City, Metro Manila.​
• In August 2023, he and Brandon Espiritu visited Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

2024

• On July 19, 2024, he served as a judge at Miss World Philippines 2024 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
• On August 11, 2024, he defeated Joe Dawson in a charity boxing event at Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig, which supported Virlanie Foundation Inc., his chosen charity for his Mister World 2024 journey.
• On August 30, 2024, he served as a judge at Miss Universe Baguio 2024 at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center in Baguio City, Philippines.
• In November 2024, he and Yanong started dating.
• On November 20, 2024, he wore an Igorot attire in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented the Philippines at Mister World 2024 and compete against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He finished in the Top 20.

2025

• On April 28, 2025, he represented Baguio at Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2025 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City. He ranked second and was crowned Mister International Philippines 2025.
• In May 2025, he and Yanong broke up.
• On September 26, 2025, he represented the Philippines at Mister International 2025 and compete against 41 other candidates at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Nonthaburi. He won the title.
• On October 25, 2025, he served as a judge at Mister RNB España 2025 at the Teatro Auditorio de Salou (TAS) in Salou, Tarragonès, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
• On November 20, 2025, he served as a judge at Miss Sultan Kudarat 2025 at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Gymnasium.