13 things about Mister International 2023 second runner-up Edward Taiye Ogunniya

Edward Taiye Ogunniya represented Amazonas, Brazil in the 16th edition of Mister Brasil Concurso Nacional de Belleza (CNB). He represented the country in the 15th edition of Mister International.

BIOGRAPHY

Ogunniya is an English teacher, a model and a beauty king with a fraternal twin brother. Their father is Nigerian and their mother is Brazilian.

Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Ogunniya went to Faculdade La Salle Manaus in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in 1991.
2. From 2011 to 2014, he attended Faculdade La Salle Manaus where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
3. From 2012 to 2014, he was a documentation assistant at Mercosul Line in Manaus.
4. He worked in the 20th FIFA World Cup in 2014, the 29th edition of the Summer Olympics in 2016 and the 22nd FIFA World Cup in 2022.
5. From 2014 to 2016, he was a documentation assistant at Login Logistica Intermodal in Manaus.
6. From 2016 to 2017, he was a supply manager at the Amazonas Industria e Comercio de Colchões e Espumas Ltda – Colchões Ortobom in Manaus.
7. From 2017 to 2018, he was a planning analyst at Cal-Comp Indústria e Comércio de Eletrônicos e Informática Ltda in Manaus.
8. In 2018, he was as an English teacher at TACT Center in Port Said, Egypt and in 2019, he was a self-employed English teacher in the city.
9. Among the countries he visited from 2018 to 2019 were Egypt, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Portugal.
10. From 2019 to 2023, he was a pedagogical coordinator and an English teacher at Get it Academy in Manaus.
11. He visited Thailand in 2023 and Japan, Indonesia, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands in 2024.
12. He was a Mister Brasil CNB 2023 finalist.
13. He is Mister International Brazil 2023 and was Mister International 2023 second runner-up.

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TIMELINE

Ogunniya is 6’2 1⁄2″ tall. Aside from Brazil, he has lived in other countries including Nigeria, Egypt and Germany.

2010s

• In October 2012, he joined Mercosul Line in Manaus.
• In May 2014, he left Mercosul Line.
• In June 2014, he joined Login Logistica Intermodal in Manaus.
• In April 2016, he left Login Logistica Intermodal.
• He worked in the 20th FIFA World Cup, which was held in Brazil from June 12, 2014 to July 13, 2014.
• In April 2016, he joined the Amazonas Industria e Comercio de Colchões e Espumas Ltda – Colchões Ortobom in Manaus.
• In May 2017, he left the Amazonas Industria e Comercio de Colchões e Espumas Ltda – Colchões Ortobom.
• He worked in the 2016 Summer Olympics, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5-21, 2016.
• In May 2017, he joined Cal-Comp Indústria e Comércio de Eletrônicos e Informática Ltda in Manaus.
• In June 2018, he left Cal-Comp Indústria e Comércio de Eletrônicos e Informática Ltda.
• From July 2018 to September 2018, he was a TACT Center teacher in Port Said.
• From April 2019 to September 2019, he worked in Port Said as a self-employed English teacher.
• In September 2019, he joined Get it Academy in Manaus.

2020s

• He worked in the 22nd FIFA World Cup, which was held in Qatar from November 20, 2022 to December 18, 2022.
• On April 8, 2023, he represented Amazonas at Mister Brasil CNB 2023 and competed against 40 other candidates in Tramandaí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He finished in the Top 5.
• In May 2023, he left Get it Academy.
• On September 17, 2023, he represented Brazil at Mister International 2023 and competed against 35 other candidates at the Crystal Design Center Ballroom in Khwaeng Khlong Chan, Bangkok, Thailand. He was second runner-up to Kim Goodburn of Thailand. He traveled to Osaka, Japan; Tokyo, Japan and Jakarta, Indonesia in January 2024; Bali, Indonesia in February 2024; Porto, Portugal in March 2024; Marbella, Malaga, Spain in May 2024 and Amsterdam, Netherlands in June 2024.