Mister International 2025

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Mister International 2025
Kirk Bondad
Date25 September 2025
Presenters
Entertainment
  • Pattreeya Payom
VenueMCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Broadcaster
  • YouTube
Entrants42
Placements20
Debuts
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Tunisia
Withdrawals
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • England
  • Haiti
  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Scotland
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • United States
Returns
  • Costa Rica
  • Egypt
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Nicaragua
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Paraguay
  • Turkey
WinnerKirk Bondad
Philippines
CongenialityRodrigo Soni (Brazil)
Best National CostumeKanapol Treesongkiat (Thailand)
PhotogenicCông Vinh Đoàn (Vietnam)

Mister International 2025 was the 17th edition of the Mister International pageant, held in MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan, Nonthaburi, on 25 September 2025.

Nwajagu Samuel of Nigeria crowned Kirk Bondad of the Philippines as his successor at the conclusion of the event.[1] This marks the Philippines's second title, following their first win in 2014.[2]

Background

The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan, the venue of Mister International 2025

Location and date

The 17th edition of the Mister International pageant will take place at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi province, Thailand on 25 September 2025.[3][4][5]

Selection of participants

For the first time in the Mister International history, married men, fathers, and divorced contestants are allowed to compete, reflecting a commitment to inclusivity.[6]

Debuts and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and Tunisia.[6] Marc Tyson Jean of Haiti had to withdraw from the competition due to visa complications.[7] Similarly, Casey de Vries of the Netherlands and Mhar Jayson of Singapore also withdrew, though the reasons for their withdrawal remain undisclosed.[8][9] Meanwhile, Thamil Chelvan of Malaysia, Daniel Fatoma of Sierra Leone, and Evan Schrader of the United States were expected to compete but ultimately did not arrive in the host country.[10][11][12] Other contestants withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.

Pageant

Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo, Mister International 2023 Thitisan Goodburn, and Anusith Sangnimnuan served as the presenters.[13][14]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Mister International 2025
1st Runner-Up
  •  Lebanon – Saadedine Hneineh[15]
2nd Runner-Up
  •  South Korea – Seung-ho Choi[15]
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Nigeria – Bethel Mbamara[16]
4th Runner-Up
  •  Costa Rica – Roberto Mena[16] α
5th Runner-Up
  •  Thailand – Kanapol Treesongkiat[16]
Top 11[17]
  •  Brazil – Rodrigo Soni
  •  Canada – Liam Thibault β
  •  France – Axel Pallier
  •  Mexico – Willy Inurreta
  •  Vietnam – Công Vinh Đoàn[18] γ
Top 20[19]
  •  Côte d'Ivoire – Josué Coulibaly
  •  Dominican Republic – Aldo Farías
  •  Egypt – Mohamed Basal
  •  India – Madhuram Daga
  •  Indonesia – Oliver Prasetyo δ
  •  Japan – Dan Reynolds
  •  Myanmar – Yar Zar Htet Aung
  •  Spain – Christian Losana
  •  Sri Lanka – Ian Vonhagt

Notes:
α – Placed into the Top 6 through the Mister People's Choice Award (fan vote)
β – Placed into the Top 20 through the Mister Influencer Award (fan vote)
γ – Placed into the Top 20 through the Mister Photogenic Award (fan vote)
δ – Placed into the Top 20 through the Mister Social Impact Award & Mister Digital Media Excellence Award (both chosen by the organization)

Continental Winners

ContinentContestant
Africa
  •  Nigeria – Bethel Mbamara[20]
Americas
  •  Costa Rica – Roberto Mena
Asia
  •  Lebanon – Saadedine Hneineh
Europe
  •  France – Axel Pallier

Special Awards

AwardContestant
Best in Swimwear Winner[16]
  •  Lebanon – Saadedine Hneineh
Top 5[21]
  •  Canada – Liam Thibault
  •  Côte d'Ivoire – Josué Coulibaly
  •  Nigeria – Bethel Mbamara
  •  South Korea – Seung-ho Choi
Best National Costume Winner[16]
  •  Thailand – Kanapol Treesongkiat
Top 5[22]
  •  Costa Rica – Roberto Mena
  •  Ecuador – Cristian Proaño
  •  Indonesia – Oliver Prasetyo
  •  Philippines – Kirk Bondad
Dr. Face Choice[23]
  •  Myanmar – Yar Zar Htet Aung
  •  Philippines – Kirk Bondad
  •  Vietnam – Công Vinh Đoàn
Mister Congeniality
  •  Brazil – Rodrigo Soni[19]
Mister Digital Media Excellence
  •  Indonesia – Oliver Prasetyo[23]
Mister Influencer
  •  Canada – Liam Thibault[23]
Mister People's Choice
  •  Costa Rica – Roberto Mena[23]
Mister Photogenic
  •  Vietnam – Công Vinh Đoàn[18]
Mister Social Impact
  •  Indonesia – Oliver Prasetyo[23]
Most Telegenic by Oxin Film
  •  Canada – Liam Thibault[23]

Contestants

42 contestants competed for the title;[24][25]

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]HometownRef.
BrazilRodrigo Soni34Santa Catarina[26]
CanadaLiam Thibault18Toronto[27]
ColombiaAndrés Arboleda26Manizales[28]
Costa RicaRoberto Mena27Escazú[29]
Côte d'IvoireJosué Coulibaly23San-Pédro[30]
Czech RepublicJiří Veselý27Mladá Boleslav[31]
Democratic Republic of the CongoCharles Mateus28Kinshasa[27]
Dominican RepublicAldo Farías37San Juan de la Maguana[32]
EcuadorCristian Proaño35Quito[33]
EgyptMohamed Basal27Beheira[27]
El SalvadorCristian Portillo25La Palma[34]
FranceAxel Pallier29Montpellier[35]
GhanaBernard Yartei26—[25]
Guinea-BissauCristiano Mendes32—[27]
IndiaMadhuram Daga20Kolkata[36]
IndonesiaOliver Prasetyo26Manado[37]
ItalyGabriele Manna19Villaricca[38]
JapanDan Reynolds28Osaka[27]
KenyaPasika Bisakaya20—[27]
LaosSukiphon Vongsack19—[39]
LebanonSaadedine Hneineh22Riyadh[40]
MaliMamadou Traoré24Bamako[27]
MexicoWilly Inurreta21Veracruz[41]
MyanmarYar Zar Htet Aung 23Dala[42]
NepalSiddhartha Tamang19—[43]
NicaraguaJonathan Amador30Managua[27]
NigeriaBethel Mbamara24Port Harcourt[44]
Northern CyprusEray Eroğlu24—[45]
PanamaCarlos Díaz36Panama City[46]
ParaguayPablo González23—[27]
PhilippinesKirk Bondad28Baguio[47]
Puerto RicoJeremy López22Camuy[48]
South AfricaTshiamo Malatsi—Johannesburg[27]
South KoreaSeung-ho Choi29Seoul[49]
SpainChristian Losana25La Puebla[50]
Sri LankaIan Vonhagt25Kalutara[27]
SwitzerlandBastien De Blasio24Vulliérain[51]
ThailandKanapol Treesongkiat25Bangkok[52]
TunisiaMehri Salah25—[27]
TurkeyOrhan Kesıcı—Istanbul[53]
VenezuelaAnthony Gallardo33Caracas[27]
VietnamCông Vinh Đoàn25Tây Ninh[54]

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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