Nwajagu Chinemerem Samuel of Umuezeakpu, Akpu, Anambra, Nigeria is the reigning Mister International 2024. On July 21, 2025, he turned 24.
Mister International 2025
On September 26, 2025, Nwajagu will crown his successor in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the 17th edition of the international beauty pageant for men.
Miss International 2018 first runner-up Ahtisa Manalo, who is the reigning Miss Universe Philippines 2025, will host the coronation ceremony. The show will feature a performance by “The Voice Thailand” Season 9 finalist Pattreeya “Alamina” Payom.
A total of 42 countries and territories are represented at Mister International 2025. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 5 candidates:
5. Madhuram Daga (India)
4. Bethel Mbamara (Nigeria)
3. Cristian Portillo (El Salvador)
2. Choi Seung Ho (South Korea)
1. Saadedine Ghassan Heneine (Lebanon)
Nwajagu is a software engineer, an athlete and a model with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. When he represented Anambra at Misters of Nigeria 2024 on June 16, 2024 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria, he competed against 15 other finalists, ranked first and was crowned Mister International Nigeria 2024.
On December 14, 2024, Nwajagu represented Nigeria at Mister International 2024, competed against 46 other candidates at the Island Hall of Fashion Island in Khan Na Yao, Bangkok and won the title. Nguyễn Mạnh Lân of Vietnam and Glenn Victor Sutanto of Indonesia were the respective first and second runners-up.
On June 10, 2025, Josh Yugen was officially appointed as a board member of the Mister International organization and its vice president for global partnerships. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the House of Yugen, which is the official and exclusive international public relations, advertising and sales agency for Mister International 2025.
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