| Mister Lebanon | |
| Formation: | 1995 |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Beirut |
| Location: | Lebanon |
| Membership: | Mister World Mister International Manhunt International Mister Global Mister United Continents |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Leader Title: | Organization |
| Leader Name: | Lebanese Ministry of Tourism |
| Website: | Mister Lebanon Website |
Mister Lebanon (Arabic: مستر ليبانون) is a male beauty pageant which is held annually to select a young man who takes on humanitarian duties and represents Lebanon in international beauty pageants, most notably Mister International. The first Mister Lebanon competition was held in 1995 and concluded with crowning Hadi Esta. Rami Atallah was crowned Mister Lebanon for 2018.
Mister Lebanon winners often graduate from the pageant circuit to become models, actors or TV hosts. Lebanese titleholders proved considerable performances at international pageants, placing almost every year since the launching of the male beauty pageantry, leading the world to classify Arab men generally, and Lebanese men particularly.
The competition is sponsored by Lebanese Tourism Services which has often contracted with modeling agencies, most notably Nidal's Agency to assign representatives instead of throwing competitions, due to special circumstances such as the 2006 Lebanon War.
Many of the Mister Lebanon winners and competitors went to become celebrities of wide fame and popularity. Ghassan Mawla dominated throughout 2004-2007 with many reality television appearances, a music album and some successful enterprises. In 2012, Wissam Hanna placed fifth in the Arabic version of Dancing with the Stars. The latter and fellow Miss Lebanon winner Rosarita Tawil brought the pageant circuit in Lebanon to massive media and public attention through the show. Asaad Tarabay, Abdel Rahman Bala and Ali Hammoud began successful careers in the modeling and fitness domains after their highly publicized wins.
The current titleholder is Farid Matar who won the prestigious title in late August 2015 and took a break from his interior design studies at Lebanese American University to fulfill his duties, which were politically oriented, unlike the previous Mister Lebanon winners who mostly worked on environmental and social causes. He competed in Mister International 2015 and was placed among the Top 15.
Lebanese delegates proved successful internationally, unlike those from the female parallel of the Mister Lebanon contest, Miss Lebanon. In 2012 Ali Hammoud was assigned to represent Lebanon in Mister International 2012 and was crowned after winning two awards for Best Body and Most Handsome, thus becoming the second Lebanese man to win the pageant, the first being Wissam Hanna. 2012 official Mister Lebanon placed within the Top 10 in one of the greatest male pageants on the planet, Mister World.
The winner of Mister Lebanon represents his country at Mister International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Previously, in some instances the winner has also competed at another pageant.[1]
| Mister Lebanon | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Hadi Esta | 1997 | Ghassan Mawla | 1998 | Steve Basmadjian | 2000 | Omar Meyho | 2001 | Aziz Abdo | |
| 2003 | Asaad Tarabay | 2004 | Anthony Hakim | 2005 | Wissam Hanna | 2007 | Basel Bou Hamdan | 2008 | Mohamed Chamseddine | |
| 2009 | Abdel Rahman Bala | 2010 | Roy Emad | 2011 | Mohamed Hay | 2012 | Rudolphe Bou Nader | 2013 | Ayman Moussa | |
| 2014 | Rabih Zein | 2015 | Farid Matar | 2016 | Paul Iskandar | 2017 | Michael Khoury | 2018 | Rami Atallah | |
| 2019 | Mohamed Sandakli | 2021 | Hady Fakhreddine | 2023 | Seif El Walid Harb | 2024 | Mario El Hajj | |||
| Year | Mister World | Mister International | Manhunt International | Mister Grand International | Mister United Continents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hadi Esta | |||||
| 1998 | Ghassan Mawla | |||||
| 1999 | James Ghoril(1st Runner-up) | |||||
| 2000 | Omar Mehyo(Top 10) | |||||
| 2003 | Asaad Tarabay(1st Runner-up) | |||||
| 2005 | Wissam Hanna(Top 15) (Mister Photogenic) | |||||
| 2006 | Wissam Hanna (WINNER) (Best National Costume) | Rafic Bou Zeid | ||||
| 2007 | Anthony Hakim (Top 12) | Basel Bou Hamdan (4th Runner-up) (Best National Costume) | Pedro Kiwan(Top 15) | |||
| 2008 | Mohamed Chamseddine (1st Runner-up) | |||||
| 2009 | Marcelino Gebrayel (2nd Runner-up) | |||||
| 2010 | Abdel Rahman Bala(Top 5) | Mohamed Ali Arabi | Murad Mouawad(Top 15) | |||
| 2011 | Mohamed Hay | Marcelino Gebrayel | ||||
| 2012 | Rudolphe Bou Nader(Top 10) | Ali Hammoud(WINNER) | Elie Najem | |||
| 2013 | Firas Abbas | |||||
| 2014 | Ayman Moussa | Rabih Zein (1st Runner-up) | ||||
| 2015 | Farid Matar(Top 15) | Kamel Raad(WINNER) | ||||
| 2016 | Paul Iskandar(WINNER) | Bilel Zaweel(Top 16) | ||||
| 2017 | Michael Khoury(Top 16) | Gaetan Osman (2nd Runner-up) | ||||
| 2018 | Mohamed Taha | Patrick Dahrieh(Top 16) | ||||
| 2019 | Jean-Paul Bitar(Top 12) | |||||
| 2022 | Hadi Fakhreddine | |||||
| 2023 | Seif Al Walid Harb(Top 20) | Seif Al Walid Harb(WINNER) |