13 things about Man of the World 2022 third runner-up Tjardo Vollema

Tjardo Vollema represented the Netherlands in the fourth edition of Man of the World. It is an international beauty pageant based in the Philippines.

BIOGRAPHY

Vollema is a Dutch model and beauty king. He is an alumnus of Christelijk College Groevenbeek in Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands, Deltion College in Zwolle, Gelderland and the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL) Stenden in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

On September 22, 2025, Vollema turned 26. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born and raised in Putten, Gelderland.
2. From 2011 to 2015, he attended Christelijk College Groevenbeek.
3. From 2015 to 2019, he studied media design at Deltion College.
4. From 2017 to 2018, he was a part-time sales associate at Emte in Putten.
5. In 2018, he joined LegHetVast and Videown, which are both in Putten, as a part-time account manager and video specialist.
6. From 2018 to 2019, he was a part-time sales associate at Jumbo Supermarkten in Putten.
7. In 2019, he visited Bulgaria and Tunisia.
8. From 2020 to 2024, he studied creative business at NHL Stenden.
9. In 2021, he visited Turkiye.
10. He is Mister of the Netherlands 2021.
11. In 2022, he visited the Philippines and Indonesia.
12. He is Man of the World Netherlands 2022.
13. He was Man of the World 2022 third runner-up.

TIMELINE

Vollema is 6’2″ tall. He plays football.

2010s

• In September 2011, he entered Christelijk College Groevenbeek.
• In June 2015, he graduated from Christelijk College Groevenbeek.
• In September 2015, he entered Deltion College.
• In March 2017, he joined Emte.
• In February 2018, he joined LegHetVast and Videown in Putten.
• In October 2018, he left Emte and joined Jumbo Supermarkten.
• In February 2019, he visited Bulgaria.
• In April 2019, he left Jumbo Supermarkten.
• In July 2019, he graduated from Deltion College.
• In October 2019, he visited Korba, Tunisia.

2020s

• In July 2020, he visited Maastricht, Netherlands.
• In September 2020, he entered NHL Stenden and De Mooiste Man van Nederland (Misters of the Netherlands) contacted him via social media and asked him to participate in its next edition as a candidate.
• In November 2020, he had a photoshoot in Posbank, Rheden, Netherlands and in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• On May 1, 2021, he was crowned Mister of the Netherlands 2021 at Arendshoeve-The Garden of Amsterdam in Aalsmeerderbrug, Netherlands.
• On May 25, 2021, he traveled to Istanbul, Turkey.
• On June 6, 2022, he travelled to the Philippines.
• On June 18, 2022, he represented the Netherlands at Man of the World 2022 and competed against 21 other candidates at Baguio Convention Center in Baguio City, Philippines. He was third runner-up to Aditya Khurana.
• In September 2022, he traveled to Bali, Indonesia.
• In July 2024, he graduated from NHL Stenden.