Mr Gay World 2013 Explained

Winner:	Christopher Michael Olwage
Represented:	New Zealand
Photogenic:	Jaime David Montes Bernal Mexico
Congeniality:	Danny Dionysios Papadatos Canada
Best National Costume:	Christopher Michael Olwage New Zealand
Date:	August 4, 2013
Venue:	Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium
Entrants:	25
Placements:	10
Broadcaster:	Mr Gay World Official Site
Before:	2012
Next:	2014

Mr Gay World 2013, the 5th Mr Gay World competition, was held over 5 days in Antwerp, Belgium during the worldOutgames 2013, with the Grand Finale at Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium on August 4, 2013.^[1] Andreas Derleth of New Zealand crowned his successor Christopher Michael Olwage, also of New Zealand, at the end of this event. 25 countries and territories competed for the title.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Mr Gay World 2013	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage
1st Runner-Up	Hong Kong – Benjie Vasquez Caraig
2nd Runner-Up	United States – Matthew "Matt" Simmons
Top 5	Aruba – Ashley Peternella Namibia – Ricardo Raymond Amunjera
Top 10	Australia – Aaron Taylor India – Nolan Lewis Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal Philippines – Erimar Sayo Ortigas – Darien Chen

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Mr. Gay Congeniality	Canada – Danny Dionysios Papadatos
Mr. Gay Photogenic	Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal
Best National Costume	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage
Popular Vote	Philippines – Erimar Sayo Ortigas
Sports Challenge	Aruba – Ashley Peternella
Mr. Gay Swimwear	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage
Art Challenge Award	New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage

Judges

• Eric Butter - President of Mr Gay World (Australia);
• Andy Derleth - Mr Gay World 2012 (New Zealand);
• Adebisi Alimi - Public speaker and a Sessional University Lecturer (Nigeria);
• Beverly Vergel - Training Specialist, Image Consultant (Philippines);
• Kristof De Busser - Chief Inspector and Member of the Diversity Team of the Antwerp Local Police (Belgium);
• Michiel Vanackere - Field coordinator for a European HIV prevalence research project at the Institute for Tropical Health in Antwerp (Belgium);
• Morris Chapdelaine - Film producer and media specialist (Canada).

Contestants

Country	Contestant	Age	Height
Aruba	Ashley Peternella	21
Australia	Aaron Taylor	26
Austria	Joachim Trauner	30
Belgium	Tom Goris^[2]	34	1.83m (06feet)
Brazil	Marcio Evandro Maia	33
Canada	Danny Dionysios Papadatos^[3]	28
Chile	Jean Daniel Muñoz^[4]	25
Czech Republic	Marek Zly	34
Denmark	Michael Sinan^[5]	35
Finland	Janne Tiilikainen^[6]	27
France	Armando Santos^[7]	26
Hong Kong	Benjie Vasquez Caraig	31
India	Nolan Lewis^[8]	29
Mexico	Jaime David Montes Bernal	25
Myanmar	Sai Pye Myo Kyaw	28
Namibia	Ricardo Raymond Amunjera	30
New Zealand	Christopher Michael Olwage	27
	Conor O’Kane	20
Philippines	Erimar Sayo Ortigas^[9]	29
Puerto Rico	Juan Luis Ortiz	30
South Africa	Steve Williams^[10]	38
Spain	Miguel Ortiz^[11]	20
Switzerland	Luis Bonfiglio^[12]	25
	Darien Chen	30
United States	Matthew Simmons^[13]	25

National pageant notes

Debuts

• Aruba
• Denmark
• Myanmar
• Puerto Rico

Returning countries

• Last competed in 2009:
  • Austria
• Last competed in 2010:
  • Belgium
• Last competed in 2011:
  • India

References

1. Web site: Program MGW 2013. World Outgames. 15 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130702221238/http://www.woga2013.org/index.php/en/mister-gay-world-2013/-program-mgw-2013. 2 July 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Belgium has chosen their man | MrGayEurope.com . 2013-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130720035030/http://www.mrgayeurope.com/2013/06/belgium-has-chosen-their-man/ . 2013-07-20 .
3. Web site: Danny Papadatos of Saskatoon crowned Mr. Gay Canada 2013 in Whistler, BC. Eat Play. Sleep.
4. Web site: Mister Gay de Chile . 2013-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610201923/http://www.mistergaydechile.cl/jean-daniel-entrevista . 2015-06-10 .
5. Web site: Mr. Gay Denmark on Coming Out  - as a Muslim. . 24 September 2012.
6. Web site: Mr. Gay Finland / Mr. Gay Finland. Mr. Gay Finland.
7. Web site: Armando Santos représentera la France à Mr Gay Europe 2013. 8 May 2013.
8. Web site: CSB Xclusive! Nolan Lewis - Mr. Gay India 2013.
9. Web site: SASH FACTOR • Portal.
10. Web site: Renovations Johannesburg - 073 564 4452 / 063 195 3725. Renovations Johannesburg.
11. Web site: Mr Gay Pride España . 2013-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620070822/http://mrgaypride.es/noticia_mr_gay_pride_espana_2012_1.html . 2013-06-20 .
12. Web site: Die Schweiz hat gewählt! | Gay Model of the Year - Switzerland . 2013-07-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20130719142540/http://www.gaymodelcontest.ch/de/die-schweiz-hat-gewaehlt . 2013-07-19 .
13. Web site: Fuertemen.com - MARINE WINS MR GAY WORLD USA . 2013-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629024602/http://fuertemen.com/features/news/504-marine-wins-mr-gay-world-usa.html . 2013-06-29 .