Mario El Hajj is the reigning Mister Lebanon 2024. He won the title on January 9, 2024 at the Casino du Liban in Jounieh, Keserwan, Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon where he competed against 14 other candidates.
Runner-up to El Hajj was Abd El Waab Semaan. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Peter Bouery, Alaa Saadieh and Mohamad Awada.
Mister Lebanon 2025
On July 30, 2025, El Hajj will go back to the Casino du Liban to crown his successor. It is the 24th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Lebanon’s Mister World, Mister International, Mister Supranational, Mister Grand International and Manhunt International candidates.
MTV Lebanon will broadcast the coronation ceremony, which will be hosted by Miss World Lebanon 2006 Annabella Hilal and will feature a performance by Nawal El Zoghbi. The panel of judges will include Cybelle Bou Chaaya, Ghada Eis, Jean Bou Doumit, Leila Kanaan, Dr. Marcel Zalaquett, Nadine Nassib Njeim, Dr. Michel Helou, Dr. Raed Lattouf, Rami Salamon and Dr. Zaid Samkari.
There are 17 men competing for the Mister Lebanon 2025 title. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 5 candidates:
5. Liwaa Naim
4. Charbel Chamo
3. Joseph Ghantous
2. Jean Geagea
1. Saadedine Ghassan Heneine
Currently, Lebanon has three Mister International crowns, which were won by Wissam Hanna in 2006, Ali Hammoud in 2012 and Paul Iskandar in 2016. The country also has one Mister Grand International crown, which was won by Seif Al Walid Harb in 2023.
On November 23, 2024, El Hajj represented Lebanon at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He finished in the Top 20.
El Hajj is an alumnus of Notre Dame Des Apotres in Beirut, Lebanon. From 2014 to 2017, he attended the Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon (AUL) in Beirut where he earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and business management.
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