Mister USA was founded by Jino Carnwath Cabrera, who is also the president of the Mister Universe organization. He is a Filipino-American entrepreneur who is into events production and real estate.

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Mister USA 2024 contestants

The Mister USA 2024 coronation ceremony will be held at the Crystal Ballroom of Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States on August 31, 2024. It is the inaugural edition of the national beauty pageant that selects the Mister Universe, Mister World, Mister International and Mister Earth International candidates of the country.

There are 20 men competing for the crowns at stake. Here are the candidates:

  1. Jackson Modrak (Arizona)
  2. Isaiah Smith Jr. (California)
  3. Daryn Alexander Friendman (Florida)
  4. Richard Deere (Georgia)
  5. Armando Olmeda (Illinois)
  6. Alex Schimmelman (Indiana)
  7. Keith Manecke (Iowa)
  8. Mike Antonio (Maryland)
  9. Drew McVey (Massachusetts)
  10. Riley Hedstrom (Minnesota)
  11. Alan Klingbeil (Mississippi)
  12. Voy Pearson (Nebraska)
  13. Philip Fusco (New Hampshire)
  14. Art Naiontek (New Mexico)
  15. Cormac Murphy (New York)
  16. Colton Kluck (North Dakota)
  17. Alek Maximus (South Carolina)
  18. Eric Stanton Betts (Tennessee)
  19. Kendall Jo Switzenberg (Texas)
  20. Josef W. O’Brien (Utah)
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Mister International is based in Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded by Alan Sim in 2006.

Representing the U.S., Chaka Sedgwick competed against 17 other Mister International 2006 candidates at The Pavillon in Kallang, Singapore on October 7, 2006. He was fourth runner-up to Wissam Hanna of Lebanon.

On October 12, 2022, Sim passed away. On October 31, 2022, Pradit Pradinunt took over as the president of the Mister International organization.

On October 30, 2022, Daryn Alexander Friedman represented the U.S. at Mister International 2022 and competed against 34 other candidates at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He finished in the Top 10.

In 2023, another beauty pageant of the same name started in the Philippines. It is led by Manuel Deldio.

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Published by Coco Altatis

Coco Altatis has been writing for CONAN Daily since 2009. He writes about beauty pageants, mixed martial arts, music and movies.

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