52 Mister International 2026 candidates to compete in Bangkok

Luke Ishikawa will host the Mister International 2026 coronation ceremony at the MCC Hall of The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Khlong Chan, Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand on September 26, 2026. It is the 18th edition of the international beauty pageant based in the city.

Mister International 2026 contestants

A total of 52 men will compete for the Mister International 2026 title. Here are the candidates:

This is an ongoing list. It will be updated regularly.

1. Agha Hasanov, 31, Azerbaijan
2. Paulo Norman Justiniano Lamas, 20, Bolivia
3. Eduardo Gamberty dos Santos Castillo, 28, Brazil
4. Canada
5. Kelton Garcia, 28, Cape Verde
6. John Alexander Castaneda, Colombia
7. Touré Migadji Nangbo Hermann, 25, Cote d’Ivoire
8. Dalvin Rene Pons Fonseca, 31, Cuba
9. Czech Republic
10. Democratic Republic of the Congo
11. Ruddy Alexander Taveras Vásquez, 24, Dominican Republic
12. Felix Sebastian Mora Velastegui, 26, Ecuador
13. Ahmed Wahid Mohamed Mohamed ElBolony, Egypt
14. El Salvador
15. Médy Marie, 30, France
16. Ghana
17. Guinea-Bissau
18. Noé Carlos Muñoz Gonzales, 27, Honduras
19. Aaryan Chawla, 28, India
20. Gede Aiswarya Pandit Kartika, 23, Indonesia
21. Italy
22. Mustafa Hatem Kareem Bayati, Iraq
23. Taisei Ezaki, 27, Japan
24. Kenya
25. Laos
26. Omar Houssam Beyrouthy, Lebanon
27. Hafizzi Mohamed, Malaysia
28. Mali
29. Andrés Bri­seño Bri­seño, 22, Mexico
30. “Yu Gan” Aung Min Thu, 23, Myanmar
31. Siddhant KC, 21, Nepal
32. Yannick Tavernier, 20, Netherlands
33. Gerald Luciano Lopez, 29, Nicaragua
34. Abure Ebosetale Gideon, 22, Nigeria
35. North Cyprus
36. Jesus Javier Perez Palma, Panama
37. Ronald Manuel Garay, Paraguay
38. John Wayne Alba, 22, Philippines
39. Kevin Sousa Pereira, 20, Portugal
40. Jomar Rosa Malavé, 21, Puerto Rico
41. Joyner “PJ” Canlas Samson, 32, Singapore
42. Ilyas Baukar, 30, Somalia
43. South Africa
44. South Korea
45. Ignacio “Nacho” Monclús Pradal, 26, Spain
46. Sri Lanka
47. Mathieu Agresta, 33, Switzerland
48. Firdavsjon Ehsonov, 24, Tajikistan
49. Waranyu Tarasiriwattanakul, 34, Thailand
50. Tunisia
51. Doğukan Navdar, 22, Turkiye
52. Venezuela
53. Nguyễn Văn Hoàng, 26, Vietnam
54. Isheanesu Destyn Homera, 25, Zimbabwe

Alan Sim

Originally based in Singapore, Mister International started in 2006. It was founded by Mister Young Singapore 1996 and Mister Young International 1997 first runner-up Alan Sim.

After Sim’s death on October 12, 2022, two Mister International organizations emerged. One is based in the Philippines. The other one is based in Thailand, which is led by the following:

• president: Pradit Pradinunt
• vice president: Jung-hoon “Ricky” Jeon
• chief operating officer: Nicholo Paulo “Pawee” Ventura

Kirk Bondad

On September 25, 2025, Kirk Bondad represented the Philippines at Mister International 2025 and competed against 41 other candidates at the MCC Hall of The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Nonthaburi, Thailand. He won the title.

Runner-up to Bondad was Saadedine Heneine of Lebanon. The respective second, third, fourth and fifth runners-up were Choi Seung Ho of South Korea, Bethel Mbamara of Nigeria, Roberto Mena of Costa Rica and Kanapol Tresongkiat of Thailand.