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Mister Lebanon

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Mister Lebanon
Formation1995; 29 years ago (1995)
TypeMale Beauty pageant
HeadquartersBeirut
Location
MembershipMister World
Mister International
Manhunt International
Mister Grand International
Official language
Arabic, English
Organization
Lebanese Ministry of Tourism
WebsiteMister 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.[1]

History

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Mister Lebanon winners often graduate from the pageant circuit to become models, actors or TV hosts.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.

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.

International crowns

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Titleholders

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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.[7]

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 [ar] 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 [ar] 2015 Farid Matar [ar] 2016 Paul Iskandar 2017 Michael Khoury 2018 Rami Atallah
2019 Mohamed Sandakli 2021 Hady Fakhreddine 2023 Seif El Walid Harb 2024 Mario El Hajj

List of Mister Lebanon at International pageants

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Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
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)

2024 Mario El Hajj

(Top 20)

Rawad Aboutine Abed Semaa

(Top 20)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mister Lebanon Throughout History In Pictures". the961.com. July 19, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hady Fakhreddine Titled Mr. Lebanon 2021.. He Acted in Al-Hayba Finale". albawaba.com. November 21, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mohamad Sandakli Crowned Mr. Lebanon of 2019.. Check Out Contest Winners in Previous Years". albawaba.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "23-year-old fitness coach named Mr Lebanon 2016". middleeasteye.net. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "بالصور - مشتركو 2016 Mr Lebanon يستجمون على". elfann.com (in Arabic). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "A Lebanese Model Just Won Mister Grand International In Spain". lovin.co. January 15, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "MR.LEBANON,مستر ليبانون". lempimissit.suntuubi.com (in Finnish). 2013-11-21. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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