Mr Gay India

Mr Gay India
Formation 2008
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Mumbai
Location
Membership
Mr Gay World
International Mr Gay Competition
Official language
Hindi, English
National director
 Sushant Divgikar

Mr.Gay World India, represents India at Gay pageants globally.

Mr. Gay India got tremendous national and international recognition only after Nolan Lewis from Mumbai made it to the top 10 at the Mr. Gay World pageant in 2013.

He paved way for the next winner, Sushant Divgikar, who went on to represent India in 2014 in Rome .

Sushant broke all existing records by a splendid performance at the Mr. Gay World pageant in Rome that year and won 3 individual sub awards as well as the team sports sub award alongside delegates from Iceland , Indonesia and Hong Kong .

He won 3 individual sub awards viz. Mr.Gay World Congeniality , Mr.Gay World People's Choice and MR. Gay World Art challenge .

Sushant made it to the top 10 but did not succeed in bringing home the crown .

In 2015 , Sushant was announced the National Producer and Director for India and was in charge of the Indian leg of the pageant , making him the youngest National producer in the pageant's history while also being the reigning Mr.Gay INDIA at the time .

Sushant continued his reign for a record , Two years and represented not only the gay community but also the entire LGBT community in India's biggest celebrity reality show , Bigg Boss in its eighth season .

In January 2016 , Sushant passed on his crown to Anwesh Sahoo from Delhi , making Anwesh the first contestant from Delhi to win the crown .

Anwesh Sahoo represented India in Malta, Europe for Mr.Gay World 2016 and made it to the top 12.

Mission statement

The primary purpose of Mr. India Gay is to identify leaders who will take responsibility of being a spokesperson not only in his own community but on a global stage speaking out for equal and human rights. Mr. India Gay is a positive role model and will work on humanizing being gay and/or LGBTI in the media both LGBTI and mainstream.

History

Zoltan Parag was the first ever winner of Mr. Gay India he represented India at International Mr Gay Competition in 2008.

Winners

Winner Runner Up Finalist/Semifinalist Unplaced

Representatives to Mr. Gay World

Year Representative City Ranking Special Awards
2016 Anwesh Sahoo Kaniha, Bhubaneswar [1] Top 12
2014 Sushant Divgikar
Top 10 [2]
Mister Congeniality 2014
Mister Art 2014
People's Choice Award 2014
Team Sports Winner 2014
2013 Nolan Lewis[3] Mumbai
Top 10
2011 Raul Patil Mumbai
Unplaced
2009 Bhavin Shivji Gala Mumbai
Did not compete

Representatives to International Mr Gay Competition

Year Representative City Ranking Special Awards
2008 Zoltan Parag Mumbai
Unplaced

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/odisha-boy-anwesh-sahoo-to-represent-india-at-mr-gay-world/16903180
  2. ↑ http://mrgayworld.com/mgw2014-second-round-of-winners/
  3. ↑ "Nolan Lews is India's first Mr Gay World finalist". vogue.in. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

Website

Mrgayworldindiaofficial.in

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