Switzerland prevails! Pedro Mendes is Mister International 2015

The grueling wait is over. After religiously watching two weeks of nonstop pageant activities and finals that lasted close to five hours, the 10^th year edition of Mister International is finally over. In what could be the most frustratingly unpredictable edition of the pageant where picking the candidates most likely to win was everyone’s guessing game, the final crop of winners is out. The die is cast and everyone can now put behind the never-ending squabbling, heckling, guesstimating and recalculating of outcomes.

Now it can be told, Switzerland’s Pedro Mendes came out on top of the heap. He is Mister International 2015, taking over the helm from Mister International 2014, Philippines’ Neil Perez. In his trail are Brazil, Anderson Tomazini – 1^st Runner-up; Korea, Sang Jin Li - 2^nd Runner-up; Panama, Julian Javier Torres, 3^rdRunner-up; and Czech Republic; Jakub Kraus - 4^th Runner-up.

In the top 10, announced in random order, are Australia, Christopher Nayna; Indonesia, Kenny Austin; Philippines, Reniel Villareal; Puerto Rico, Fernando Alvarez; and Venezuela, Rafael Angelucci. Those making it to the top 15, also in no particular order are China, Nan Li; Lebanon, Farid Matar; Mexico, Alejandro Ruiz; Spain, Daniel Barreres and Sweden, Ivan Virrait.

Chosen as Mister Congeniality was Singapore, Edwin Aw; Mister Photogenic was Mexico, Alejandro Ruiz; Best National Costume went to Philippines, Reniel Villareal and People Choice Award to Spain, Daniel Barreres.

The finals night was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World, Manila, Philippines on November 30, 2015. A total of 36 countries sent a representative to this year’s pageant. Countries making their debut in this pageant are Cambodia, Georgia and Switzerland.