Mr Gay World 2013

Mr Gay World 2013
Mr Gay World 2013
Date	August 4, 2013
Presenters	Amaryllis Temmerman; Brigitte Derks; René Vanhove;
Venue	Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium
Broadcaster	Mr Gay World Official Site
Entrants	25
Placements	10
Debuts	Aruba; Denmark; Myanmar; Puerto Rico; Taiwan; Ukraine;
Withdrawals	Bulgaria; Ireland; Italy; Netherlands; Pakistan; Venezuela;
Returns	Austria; Belgium; India; Northern Ireland;
Winner	Christopher Michael Olwage; New Zealand
Congeniality	Danny Dionysios Papadatos; Canada
Best National Costume	Christopher Michael Olwage; New Zealand
Photogenic	Jaime David Montes Bernal; Mexico
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Mr Gay World 2013, the 5th Mr Gay World competition, was held over 5 days in Antwerp, Belgium during the worldOutgames 2013, with the Grand Finale at Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium on August 4, 2013.^[1] Andreas Derleth of New Zealand crowned his successor Christopher Michael Olwage, also of New Zealand, at the end of this event. 25 countries and territories competed for the title.

Results[edit]

Final results	Contestant
Mr Gay World 2013	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage
1st Runner-Up	Hong Kong – Benjie Vasquez Caraig
2nd Runner-Up	United States – Matthew "Matt" Simmons
Top 5	Aruba – Ashley Peternella Namibia – Ricardo Raymond Amunjera
Top 10	Australia – Aaron Taylor India – Nolan Lewis Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal Philippines – Erimar Sayo Ortigas Taiwan – Darien Chen

Special awards[edit]

Award	Contestant
Mr. Gay Congeniality	Canada – Danny Dionysios Papadatos
Mr. Gay Photogenic	Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal
Best National Costume	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage
Popular Vote	Philippines – Erimar Sayo Ortigas
Sports Challenge	Aruba – Ashley Peternella
Mr. Gay Swimwear	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage
Art Challenge Award	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage

Judges[edit]

Eric Butter - President of Mr Gay World (Australia);
Andy Derleth - Mr Gay World 2012 (New Zealand);
Adebisi Alimi - Public speaker and a Sessional University Lecturer (Nigeria);
Beverly Vergel - Training Specialist, Image Consultant (Philippines);
Kristof De Busser - Chief Inspector and Member of the Diversity Team of the Antwerp Local Police (Belgium);
Michiel Vanackere - Field coordinator for a European HIV prevalence research project at the Institute for Tropical Health in Antwerp (Belgium);
Morris Chapdelaine - Film producer and media specialist (Canada).

Contestants[edit]

Country	Contestant	Age	Height
Aruba	Ashley Peternella	21	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia	Aaron Taylor	26	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Austria	Joachim Trauner	30	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Belgium	Tom Goris^[2]	34	1.83 m (6 ft 11 in)
Brazil	Marcio Evandro Maia^{[citation needed]}	33	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Canada	Danny Dionysios Papadatos^[3]	28	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Chile	Jean Daniel Muñoz^[4]	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Czech Republic	Marek Zly	34	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Denmark	Michael Sinan^[5]	35	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Finland	Janne Tiilikainen^[6]	27	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
France	Armando Santos^[7]	26	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Hong Kong	Benjie Vasquez Caraig	31	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
India	Nolan Lewis^[8]	29	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Mexico	Jaime David Montes Bernal	25	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Myanmar	Sai Pye Myo Kyaw	28	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Namibia	Ricardo Raymond Amunjera	30	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
New Zealand	Christopher Michael Olwage	27	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Northern Ireland	Conor O’Kane	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Philippines	Erimar Sayo Ortigas^[9]	29	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Puerto Rico	Juan Luis Ortiz	30	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
South Africa	Steve Williams^[10]	38	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spain	Miguel Ortiz^[11]	20	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Switzerland	Luis Bonfiglio^[12]	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Taiwan	Darien Chen	30	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
USA	Matthew Simmons^[13]	25	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)