MAN OF THE WORLD 2018
2018 July 14
FilOil Flying V Arena, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
27 participants
26 were at the press presentation July 4; Palestine arrived afterward, China arrived July 5 & Syria July 6; Jordan & Syria quit
Results
1 VIETNAM - Xuan Tai Cao
2 PHILIPPINES - Clint Richard Karklins Peralta
3 MALTA - Bjorn Camilleri
4 CZECH REPUBLIC - Ondrej Valenta
5 THAILAND - Natapol Srisam
Top 10
CHINA - Ruitao Li
INDONESIA - Wrendy Agil Rifansah
KOREA - Gil-hwan Kim
MYANMAR - Kaung Htet Wai
PERU - Juan Carlos Cabrera Torres
Top 17
GUAM - Joseph Lawrence de Leon Bondoc
INDIA - Joshua Chhabra
IRAN - Max Mehrafsha Abdolsamad
ITALY - Mark Anthony Cruz
MONGOLIA - Erdenetsogt Siilegma
NIGERIA - Emmanuel Luiz Okafor
PUERTO RICO - Lennie Figueroa Ruiz
Awards
Congeniality - Philippines
Photogenic - Ethiopia
Personality - Singapore
People's Choice - Philippines (automatic entry into semifinals)
Darlings of the Press - Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Nigeria, Vietnam
Best in National Costume - (1) Philippines (2) Indonesia (3) Thailand
Best in Talent - (1) Iran (2) Myanmar (3) India (NOTE: winner got automatic entry into semifinals)
Best in Formal Wear - (1) Thailand (2) Peru (3) Malta
Best in Casual Wear - (1) Vietnam (2) Indonesia (3) Mongolia
Best in Resorts Wear - (1) Czech Republic (2) Korea (3) Egypt
Best in Swimwear - (1) Mongolia (2) Vietnam (3) Cameroon
Best in Advocacy Video - (1) Myanmar (2) Philippines (3) Brazil
Fashion of the World - (1) India (2) Philippines & Myanmar (3) Italy & Puerto Rico
Mr Highland Bali Villas, Resort & Spa - Philippines
Remainder
BRAZIL - Eduardo Gabriel Possamai Contessi
CAMEROON - Nick Kevin Parker Biapa
ECUADOR - Wiler Jair Choez Loor (Global '16)
EGYPT - Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah Madkour
ETHIOPIA - Kbrom Gebremeskel Gesese
MALAYSIA - Fitri Razali
NEPAL - Chandan Bishowkarma
PALESTINE - Majed Abumazyad, aka Rantz Rank (United Continents '17, Universe Tourism '18)
SINGAPORE - Yamin Yusof
SRI LANKA - Anuradha Stefan Upekshaka Methsiri
Withdrew during pageant
JORDAN - Saeed Ahmad Fedah
SYRIA - Abdullah Florian Al Hourani
NO SHOWS:
ALGERIA - Abderrahmane Khediri
COLOMBIA - Jorge Andres Hernandez Ruiz
CUBA - Noel Castellano
GUINEA - Cheick Yansané
JAPAN
LEBANON - Mohamad Zeaiter
MACEDONIA - Goran Mishoski (Mr Ocean ‘17)
MEXICO - Angel Gutierrez
MOROCCO - Amine El Moatassime
PAKISTAN
TAIWAN
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
U.S.A. - Ace Alexander Martin
REPLACED:
IRAN - Seyed Arshia Syed Mahmoud Keliddarzadeh
KOREA - Kim Hyun-woo
NIGERIA - Stephen Akochi
SYRIA - Hadi Altaki