Manhunt International 2008
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| Manhunt International 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 2, 2008 |
| Venue | The Circle, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea |
| Entrants | 47 |
| Debuts | Equatorial Guinea, Morocco |
| Withdrawals | Austria, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands |
| Returns | Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ireland, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Spain |
| Winner | Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy Morocco |
| Congeniality | Rikesh Raj Shrestha Nepal |
| Photogenic | Samuel Adam Whitman England |
Manhunt International 2008, the 13th Manhunt International pageant was held at The Circle, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea on June 2, 2008. 47 contestants competed for the title. Jeffrey Zheng of China crowned his successor Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy of Morocco.
Contents
Results
Placements
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Manhunt International 2008 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 15 Semi-Finalist |
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Special awards
| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Friendship | Rikesh Raj Shrestha | Nepal |
| Mr Photogenic | Samuel Adam Whitman |  United Kingdom |
| Mr Physique | Yang Yao |  China |
| Mr Internet Popularity | Romeo Gates |  India |
| Mr Personality | Marvin Wijangco |  Philippines |
| Best National Costume | Mingo Lin |  Hong Kong |
| Best Runway Model | Emre Kizilirmak |  Turkey |
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Regional | Occupation |
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 Angola |
Claudio Furtado | 23 | 6' 2" | Africa | Oil Engineering |
 Australia |
Dean Tahana | 28 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Mortgage Broker |
 Belgium |
Mike Van de Woestijne | 24 | 5' 11" | Europe | Model |
 Bosnia |
Anel Korjenic | 22 | 6' 2" | Europe | Handball player, Model |
 Brazil |
Thiago Testoni | 21 | 6' 3" | Americas | Law student |
 Bulgaria |
Hristo Hristov | 32 | 6' 0" | Europe | Manager |
 Canada |
Joseph Antonia | 23 | 6' 2" | Americas | Student |
| China |
Yang Yao | 25 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Costa Rica |
Cesar Vargas | 24 | 6' 1" | Americas | Personal trainer |
 Curacao |
Jeffrey de Bruyn | 23 | 6' 2" | Caribbean | Model |
 Dominican Republic |
Jetsen Rodriguez Silva | 29 | 6' 1" | Caribbean | Model / Student |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Gbadebo Williams | 22 | 5' 11" | Africa | Student |
 Estonia |
Risto Kask | 22 | 5' 11" | Europe | Model |
 Germany |
Simon Payer | 22 | 6' 0" | Europe | Model |
 Ghana |
Seth Nyarko | 21 | 6' 4" | Africa | Student |
 Gibraltar |
Jonathon Lavers | 21 | 6' 4" | Europe | Student |
 Greece |
Nikolaos Kavouris | 20 | 6' 2" | Europe | Model |
 Guatemala |
Cesar Fernando Rosales | 22 | 6' 1" | Americas | Model / Student |
 Hawaii |
Cairo Chiang | 19 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Model / Student |
| Hong Kong |
Mingo Lin | 21 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
| India |
Romeo Gates | 28 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Indonesia |
Anthony Gunawan | 26 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Basketball player / Model |
 Ireland |
Quinn Johnson | 20 | 6' 1" | Europe | Model |
 Kazakhstan |
Evgeniy Kopotilo | 26 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Tennis and ski instructor |
 Korea |
Lee Jae-Hwan | 22 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Actor / Model |
 Luxembourg |
Koen Van de Voorde | 22 | 6' 3" | Europe | Model |
 Macau |
Shi Chang-Hong | 19 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Macedonia |
Goce Dimkovski | 24 | 6' 4" | Europe | Computer Science Student |
 Malaysia |
Chad Loh | 27 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Mexico |
Alejandro Moreno | 19 | 6' 1" | Americas | Model / Student |
| Morocco |
Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy | 26 | 6' 3" | Africa | Teleoperator |
| Nepal |
Rikesh Raj Shrestha | 23 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Student |
 Pakistan |
Muhammad Amir Afzal Rehmani | 23 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Panama |
Anthony Warren | 25 | 6' 3" | Americas | Sales executive |
| Philippines |
Marvin Wijangco | 24 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Puerto Rico |
Eduardo de Cuba | 23 | 6' 2" | Caribbean | Student |
 Singapore |
Gordon Tan | 25 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Student |
 South Africa |
Christopher Lee | 22 | 6' 0" | Africa | I.T. consultant |
 Spain |
Victorio Alba | 29 | 6' 2" | Europe | Model |
 Sweden |
Egill Arnljots | 21 | 6' 4" | Europe | Warehousing executive |
 Taiwan |
Lin Shao Hua | 24 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Gym Instructor |
 Thailand |
Tanawut Nantarid | 25 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Disc Jockey |
| Turkey |
Emre Kizilirmak | 25 | 6' 5" | Europe | Model / Student |
| United Kingdom |
Samuel Adam Whitman | 20 | 6' 0" | Europe | Model |
 United States |
Brandon Michael Anderson | 29 | 6' 0" | Americas | Model |
 Venezuela |
Orlando Delgado | 18 | 5' 11" | Americas | Model |
 Vietnam |
Nguyễn Văn Thịnh | 24 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
National pageant notes
Debuts
- Equatorial Guinea and Morocco will compete in Manhunt International for the first time.
Returning countries and territories
- Ireland last competed in 1997.
- Guatemala last competed in 1995.
- Luxembourg last competed in 1999.
- Dominican Republic, Macedonia and Spain last competed in 2006.
Withdraws
No shows
Nations did not competed
Contestant notes
- Claudio Furtado of Angola (4th runner-up) also participated in Mister International 2008 but failed to placed.
- Koen Van De Voorde of Luxembourg also participated in Mister International 2008 who placed in the Top 10. In this pageant, Koen represents Belgium.
- Tarek Naguib of Egypt participated Mister World 2010.
The prizes
- Manhunt International 2008: US$ 10,000.00 cash, a US$ 30,000.00 modelling contract with Mythmodels Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 1st runner-up: US$ 2,000.00 cash, a US$ 15,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 2nd runner-up: US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 3rd runner-up: US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 4th runner-up: US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
The jury
- The contestants will be judged by a 15 member panel composed of both International and Korean celebrity judges. They come from all walks of life – actors and actress, artist, olympic gold medalist, former beauty queen, doctor, fashion magazine editor, talent scouts and professionals.
