India selects its delegates for international male beauty pageants through several national competitions held throughout the year. Winners and runners-up from these events are sent to represent the nation at various prestigious international competitions.
Currently, three primary national pageants stand out: Times Mister India, Rubaru Mister India, and Mister India Supranational. Each selects contestants through their own processes, culminating in the coronation of winners and runners-up.
These national titles serve as gateways to various international platforms. Winners and runners-up may compete in renowned pageants like Mister World, Mister Supranational, Mister International, Mister Global, Manhunt International, and Man of the World, alongside several other prominent regional events.[1][2][3][4]
Early years and franchise development (1994–2012)
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The inaugural Mister India World pageant (1994), organized by Adonis-Graviera, selected Bikram Saluja as India's representative for the first-ever Mister World in 1996.[5] The same year (1994), the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest chose Rajat Bedi to represent India at the inaugural Manhunt International, where he achieved the 4th Runner-Up placement.[5] Graviera continued to organize the Mister India World pageant, with Sachin Khurana winning the 1998 edition and representing India at the international competition. Grasim Mr. India acquired the franchise for Mister World in 1994, holding it until 2007. They returned as franchise holders from 2010 to 2012, during which they actively sent delegates to the international pageant. Haywards 5000 briefly held the franchise ownership in 2007, sending Kawaljit Anand Singh to Mister World.[5][6]
Ownership transition and recent developments (since 2014)
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The Times Group acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Mister World in 2014, continuing the legacy established by previous franchise holders.[1]
In 2023, a new national organization named Mister Supranational India, led by Himadri Bhatnagar, acquired the rights to send a representative to Mister Supranational 2023. Their first delegate, Raj Sunil Singh, participated in the 2023 pageant but did not advance to the semi-finals, marking the end of India's consecutive placements at the competition since its inaugural edition in 2016.
Times Mister India titleholders
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- Note 1: In 1995 the first ever Mr India pageant was held called Graviera Adnois Man of Year to select India's representative to Mister World. In 1996 the title was changed to Grasim Mr India and the winner of Grasim Mr India 1996, Sachin Khurana represented India Mister World 1998. From 1997 to 2003 the winner of Grasim Mister India represented India at Mr. International.
- Note 2: In the years, 2010 and 2012 no runners-up were awarded.[14]
- Note 3: IN 2021, due to the pandemic, a virtual pageant was organized to only select the representative to the Mister Supranational pageant.
Rubaru Mister India titleholders
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Rubaru Mister India is India's oldest and the largest national male pageant organised by the Rubaru Group. Following are the list of titleholders of the pageant.
Year
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International
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Global
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Manhunt International
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Tourism World
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Asia-Pacific
|
National Universe
|
Caballero Universal
|
Grand International
|
Universe International
|
Model International
|
Glam International
|
Heritage International
|
Friendship International
|
2024
|
Vishnu Chaudhary
|
Gemin Darin
|
Jomin D’souza
|
Mushthaqh Mohammad
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None
|
Sagar Shah
|
Adithya Subramanian
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None
|
None
|
Abhishek Yadav
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Viraaj Babbar
|
Harsh Rathod
|
Gaurish Singh
|
2023
|
Shashwat Dwivedi
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Jason Dylan Bretfelean
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None
|
Mukesh Ravi
|
Abhishek Mane
|
Tachang Phassang
|
Anish Jain
|
Tushar Kapoor
|
Badal Bist
|
Reshab Chetri
|
Vysan A Nair
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Sukhbir Ashat
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Daksh Chaudhary
|
2022
|
None
|
Chena Ram Choudhary
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None
|
Mithun Debbarma
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None
|
Biswajit Roy
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Kramik Yadav
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Nehal Patil
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Banner Lanamai James
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Daksh Chaudhary
|
Representatives to major beauty pageants
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Representatives to minor beauty pageants
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Mister Tourism World
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2024
|
Mushthaqh Mohammad
|
|
TBA
|
|
2023
|
Mukesh Ravi
|
Tamil Nadu
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Did not participate
|
2022
|
Mithun Debbarma
|
Tripura
|
Top 17
|
|
2021
|
Shouryaditya Singh
|
Jharkhand
|
2nd Runner-up
|
|
2018
|
Zulfi Aziz SK
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
2017
|
Kunal Arora
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
2016
|
Sanju Ray
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
Mister Universal Ambassador
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
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Placement
|
Special awards
|
2023
|
Sangarsh Verenkar
|
Goa
|
TBA
|
|
2020-2022
|
No pageant held
|
2019
|
No delegate sent
|
2018
|
Amit Om Malik
|
Haryana
|
Top 6
|
|
2017
|
Rohit Jakhar
|
Haryana
|
4th Runner-up
|
- Mister Universal Ambassador Asia - Winner
- People Choice's Award - 1st Runner-up
|
2016
|
Deepak Vaishnav
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
- Paper Presentation - Top 4
- Beach and Land Sports - Top 16
|
2015
|
Jagjeet Singh
|
New Delhi
|
Top 5
|
|
Mister United Continents
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2023
|
Songashim Rungsung
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Manipur
|
TBA
|
|
2019
|
Amandeep Dahiya
|
Haryana
|
Unplaced
|
|
2018
|
Pardeep Kharera
|
Haryana
|
Unplaced
|
- Best in Swimwear - Finalist
|
2017
|
Mitendra Meeth Darshan
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Madhya Pradesh
|
1st Runner-up
|
|
2016
|
Mohit Singh
|
Haryana
|
Mister United Continents 2016
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- Online Popularity Award - Winner
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2015
|
Dheeraj Sharma
|
New Delhi
|
5th Runner-up
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- Best in Barong
- Best in Runway
|
Mister Glam International
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Year
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Delegate
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State
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Placement
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Special awards
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2024
|
Viraaj Babbar
|
|
TBA
|
|
2023
|
Vyasan A Nair
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Kerala
|
3rd Runner-up
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- Mister Super Model
- Mister Popularity
- Pageantry King
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2022
|
Rishi Bodke Venkatesh
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Karnataka
|
Unplaced
|
|
2021
|
No delegate sent
|
2020
|
No pageant held
|
2019
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Mithun Debbarma
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Tripura
|
Unplaced
|
|
Mister Model of the World
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Year
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Delegate
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State
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Placement
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Special awards
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2019
|
Dinesh Choudhari
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|
Mister Model of the World 2019
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- Mister Herb Gold
- Mister Model Confidential
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2018
|
Dipankar Talukdar
|
Assam
|
Mister Model Star 4th Runner-up
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|
Mister Friendship International
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2024
|
Gaurish Singh
|
|
TBA
|
|
2023
|
Daksh Chaudhary
|
New Delhi
|
3rd Runner-up
|
|
2022
|
Songashim Rungsung
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Manipur
|
2nd Runner-up
|
|
Mister Model International
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Year
|
Delegate
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State
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Placement
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Special awards
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2024
|
Abhishek Yadav
|
|
TBA
|
|
2021
|
Armaan Hakim
|
Maharashtra
|
3rd Runner-up
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- Best Headshot - Top 3
- Best Internet Model - Top 16
|
2019
|
Dalton Dsouza
|
Goa
|
Unplaced
|
|
2018
|
Mohit Sharma
|
Himanchal Pradesh
|
Unplaced
|
|
2017 No pageant held
|
2016
|
Anurag Fageriya
|
Rajasthan
|
Top 16
|
|
2015
|
Phany Padaraju
|
Maharashtra
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1st Runner-up
|
|
2014
|
Dhwrwm Swargiary
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Punjab
|
4th Runner-up
|
|
Mister National Universe
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2025
|
Sagar Shah
|
|
TBA
|
|
2024
|
Tachang Phassang
|
|
Unplaced
|
|
2023
|
Biswajit Roy
|
|
Unplaced
|
|
2022
|
Bharat Bhushan
|
|
3rd Runner-Up (Mister National Earth)
|
|
2019
|
Vikash Usham
|
Manipur
|
Mister National Universe 2019
|
|
Sahil Arora
|
|
Unplaced
|
|
2018
|
Farhan Qureshii
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Top 5
|
|
2017
|
Pankaj Ahlawat
|
New Delhi
|
Mister National Universe 2017
|
- So Cool Guy Award - Winner
- People's Choice Award - Winner
|
Mister Model Worldwide
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2021
|
Ankit Sharma
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
TBA
|
|
2018
|
Suraj Dahiya
|
New Delhi
|
2nd Runner-up
|
- Mister Perfect Body - Winner
- Best National Costume - 2nd Runner-up
|
Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2024
|
Adithya Subramanian
|
|
TBA
|
|
2022
|
Kramik Yadav
|
Gujarat
|
2nd Runner-up
|
|
Mister Friendship International
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2024
|
Harsh Rathod
|
|
|
|
2023
|
Daksh Chaudhary
|
New Delhi
|
3rd Runner-up
|
|
2022
|
Songashim Rungsung
|
Manipur
|
2nd Runner-up
|
|
Mister Grand International (Based in Brazil)
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Year
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Delegate
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State
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Placement
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Special awards
|
2021
|
Paras Arora
|
Haryana
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TBA
|
|
2019
|
Ashwani Neeraj
|
New Delhi
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Mister Grand International 2019
|
|
2017
|
Debojit Batacharya
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
Mr. Grand International (Based in Philippines)
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
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Placement
|
Special awards
|
2018
|
Dipankar Talukdar
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
2017
|
Lakshay Chaudhary
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
Mister Grand International (Based in Myanmar)
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Year
|
Delegate
|
State
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Placement
|
Special awards
|
2021
|
Sujith Kumar
|
New Delhi
|
TBA
|
|
2018
|
Vatsal Kapadia
|
New Delhi
|
Top 8
|
|
Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2021
|
Shivam Ravnit
|
Bihar
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Man of the Universe 2021
|
|
Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
Placement
|
Special awards
|
2018
|
Amit Mehra
|
New Delhi
|
Top 12
|
|
2017 No delegate sent
|
2016
|
Himanshu Shailey
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
2015
|
Sumit Singh
|
New Delhi
|
Top 13
|
|
2010-2014 No delegate sent
|
2009
|
Vikas Mehandroo
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
2008
|
Kiran Gill
|
New Delhi
|
Top 10
|
|