13 things about Mister Global 2025 first runner-up William Badell

William Manuel Badell Lopez represented Venezuela in the fifth edition of Mister Supranational, the 15th edition of Mister International and the 11th edition of Mister Global. He is of Wayúu descent.

BIOGRAPHY

Badell is a Venezuelan model and beauty king born in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela and raised Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. He has six siblings.

When the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit in 2020, Badell was pursuing his bachelor’s degree in mass media and social communications in Dubai, United Arab Emirates while working as a model and an Emirates Airlines flight attendant. He attended Las Californias in San Diego, Carabobo, Hodges University in Fort Myers, Florida, United States and the Universidad de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología in Madrid, Spain.

On June 29, 2025, Badell turned 29. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2012, he visited several countries including France and Spain.
2. In 2014, he was the secretary general of the Las Californias Model of United Nations (LCMUN).
3. In 2015, he entered Hodges University.
4. In 2018, he visited different countries including Germany, Greece, Russia and the UAE.
5. In 2019, he visited different countries including Australia, Czech Republic, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Thailand.
6. In 2020, he visited different countries including Brazil and England.
7. In 2021, he visited Poland.
8. He won Mister Supranational Venezuela 2021.
9. He was Mister Supranational 2021 second runner-up.
10. In 2023, he entered the Universidad de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología.
11. He was Mister International 2023 first runner-up.
12. He reigned as Mister Global Venezuela 2025 while studying interior architecture and working as an English teacher.
13. He was Mister Global 2025 first runner-up.

TIMELINE

Badell speaks Spanish and English. He is 6’2″ tall.

2010s

• On March 9, 2016, he visited the Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida.
• On April 4, 2017, he visited Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

2020s

• On May 27, 2021, he was crowned Mister Supranational Venezuela 2021 in one of the Globovisión studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
• On August 22, 2021, he represented Venezuela at Mister Supranational 2021 and competed against 33 other candidates in Nowy Sącz, Malopolska, Poland. He was second runner-up to Varo Vargas.
• On June 9, 2022, he crowned his successor Mister Supranational Venezuela 2022 Jorge Eduardo Núñez at Junín Theater in Caracas.
• In July 2023, he was in Madrid with Christa Effendi.
• On September 17, 2023, he represented Venezuela at Mister International 2023 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Crystal Design Center Ballroom in Khwaeng Khlong Chan, Bangkok, Thailand. He was runner-up to Kim Goodburn of Thailand.
• On October 5, 2025, he represented Venezuela at Mister Global 2025 and competed against 35 other candidates at the MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok. He was runner-up to Alejandro Ortega of Spain.