Neil vs. Nguyen - Getting from Average to Advantage

Many a man is gifted with above than average physical appearance, intellect, personality and sense of duty yet like many in the great mass of people remains obscure and unheard of. It isn’t that he has nothing worth noticing or commenting on, it’s just that he hasn’t come up onstage to be noticed.

So how does an ordinary, unheard of fellow shoot to the limelight in a jiffy? One of the surest ways is to take part in a world class event and emerge winner. Everybody loves a winner and the spotlight is on him. That is the same route many of our written, and talked about pageant misters had taken.

Here are just two dudes who had the courage to be their own man, who did what they should and showed up from the crowd. Check and compare them onstage in their skivvies.

The Irrepressible Dale Dizon

If there’s a search for one irrepressible male pageant contestant, we would bet our bottom dollar on Dale Franciscus Dizon. This guy has weaved himself in and out of countless endeavors any true-blue male pageant contestant can possibly be involved in.

In a short span of time, we have watched him reinvent himself over and over like we have never seen any other in the mister pageant arena. We will try to bring you up-to-date here on some of his many attempts at some new occupation or activity but we certainly cannot claim this to be an exhaustive account. In one way or another, the full range of his heterogeneous nature will surely escape us.

The news presentation that won Andrew Wolff the Mister World 2012 Multimedia Challenge

Watch the video that bagged Mister World Philippines 2012 Andrew Wolff the Multimedia Challenge along with being Mr. World 2012 1st Runner-up in the five challenge events which fast-track winners to the final top-ten of the competition.

We decided to post it here than lay hidden to gather cobwebs in the catacombs of pageant history. We think it is view-worthy for its engaging and informative dig into the Church of England. Wolff made a sterling effort creating a comprehensive 15 minute guide to the Canterbury Cathedral, Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Founded in 597, you can imagine the immense wealth of history lying within there. 

Nicklas vs. Nguyen - Black and White Photographic Modeling

Nicklas Pedersen, Mister World 2014 and Nguyen Van Son Mister Global 2015 are unmistakably of contrasting looks and ethnicity, one is European the other Asian but in these black and white photographic modeling shoots, the two parallel each other in how they pose for the camera, what their angles are and how they show their best natural style. With the colors out, it’s purely about making that connection - how they talk to the camera and give you a feel of their personalities. Don’t you find the likeness a bit uncanny? 

Nguyen Van Son on the cover of MOT Vietnam

Nguyen Van Son, Mister Global 2015 lands on the April issue of MOT Vietnam. The magazine is Vietnam’s leading fashion publication that aims to bring Vietnamese designers’ and fashion entrepreneurs’ design ideas and creative talents to the forefront. It banners the tagline “Sân chơi Việt- tinh thần Việt- trí tuệ Việt - Vietnamese magazine – Vietnamese spirit – Vietnamese intelligence.”

Mister Dominican Republic Robbed and Killed

Luis Daniel Lora, a mister pageant winner of the Dominican Republic was robbed and shot dead on Friday, March 20 in Santo Domingo while he was about to get home after returning from work. The unknown attackers took his life after he resisted when they tried to strip him of his belongings. 

According to the police version, Lora and a companion Ronald Abreu Mejia were at the grocery store "Anabel " located on the street Baoruco when unknown assailants appeared and pointed a gun at them. Lora died of gunshot wound in left chest while Abreu Mejia was injured with a shot in the left leg.

 

Luis Daniel Lora was a native of San Juan De La Maguana. In 2014 he was chosen as Mister Dominican Model and in addition was Mister Continent 2013. In his modeling career, Lora took active part in major fashion events including Fashion Night 2013. He was present in big fashion shows of Dominican designer Robert Flores and was an invited guest for the awarding ceremony of Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2014.

His last message posted in his Facebook account read: “There is always a beginning and an end. After all people get tired of the same.” His friends and people in the industry expressed disbelief and regret how innocent, dedicated working people with desire to excel are snatched from society by pure human ills. They mourn his passing and are filled with grief knowing they will no longer see, talk and laugh with him. They could only pray to God to look after him and for his soul to rest eternally with God in heaven.   

Manhunt International Bracing up for a Major Comeback this year

Whew, finally we can heave a sigh of relief after worrying too much about what could possibly be amiss with our illustrious mister pageant - Manhunt International. We got word directly from Mr. Alex Liu, President of Manhunt International Organization of Singapore that Manhunt International pageant is going to push through this year. They are just in the process of inking some final agreements before they make the formal announcement. We hate to jump the gun on you guys, but we just can’t contain our excitement so we are spilling the beans.

As you well know, we have been anxiously waiting for this annual pageant to re-emerge after two years of no-show and we were left guessing what was going on. The 2014 edition was supposedly to take place in Beijing, China when it was unexpectedly cancelled. Now we can let you in on the real score and why we can’t agree more.

Get to know Men Universe Model

Men Universe Model is an international male model pageant indigenous to the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean region where it has been held yearly from 2008 to the present. This year is the 8^thedition and is slated to take place in June in Santo Domingo, the capital and largest city in the country.   

The pageant was known as Mister Universe Model up until 2013 when the name was modified by pageant owners. It consistently produced titleholders in reasonably good staging. The pageant’s participation was 27 last year but was highest in 2011 when there were 42 entries.  

The show’s format is modern and upbeat, taking on the air of a fashion show and the presentation is mainly in Spanish. A preliminary competition is held to select the Best Body winner. The pageant is the brain child of designer Robert Flores of the Dominican Republic and intents to help out the tourism industry in the country by drawing foreign attention and travel to its various tourist attractions and historical sites.    

Hankering for Manhunt International Pageant

We sorely miss Manhunt International after the 2014 pageant supposed to be held in Beijing, China was unceremoniously cancelled due to unclear reasons. This is very unfortunate as this longest-running mister pageant is the most anticipated annually. This whole situation leaves us feeling antsy.

On top of many other reasons, this mister pageant also ranks highest for us in terms of entertainment value. Take a look at this video clip of the 2012 edition as pageant candidates took to the stage with their exciting dance moves. Watch them show off their stuff to the rhythm of the popular Spanish song “Cuando Caliente el Sol” or “When the Sun is Hot,” in English - and so are they!

Did you catch a glimpse of your favorite 2012 candidates? It’s easy to spot reigning titleholder, Mister Philippines in his low-rise jeans with some “tighty-whiteys” waistband showing above the rise. You certainly won’t miss out Mister Bahamas as he is prominently the best dancer, never missing a step and always flashing his pearly whites – very deserving of his title Mister Personality. Were you charmed by Mister Thailand’s rigid but endearingly manly moves? Whose performance is for you pretty hard not to notice?

World vs. Global - How do their trophies compare?

Aside from sporting comparable name versions of our planet – World and Global, these two mister pageants have strikingly similar pageant trophies if you’d notice. Both trophies are made of glass with a square base, a sloping body and an orb at the top. And need we say that if ever you have the good fortune of gaining one of these, the correct way to display it is with a firm two hands grip like our winners show us.  

Three Newest Mister Pageants to Watch for this Year

It seems like we have got pageants springing up everywhere and the “misters” category - yes, the one where the guys are the main attraction, is making a dramatic statement with a good number in it entering the scene this year. 

The chances of many a male pageant aspirant to snatch an international pageant title is considerably increased this year with the emergence of various pageant groups. It will not be all strut your stuff for participants of these pageants as most organizers made it a point to also back up their brands with some altruistic, philanthropic or some advocacy-focused causes. Let’s check out three of those about to debut this year. 

Mister Worldwide Competition is scheduled to take place on September 6, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. The pageant organization behind it is Hernandez Crown Entertainment Inc., a domestic for profit organization constituted by the laws of the state of Florida on August 27, 2014 for the purpose of pageant productions.