Times Mister India, aka Mister India World, is a beauty pageant and organization that selects India's official representative to the Mister World and the Mister Supranational pageants.
History The Times Group, the owner of the franchises for Femina Miss India and Miss Diva, launched Mister India in May 2014, holding its inaugural edition as "Mr India 2014" The pageant continued with consecutive editions until 2016. It then went on an extended temporary hiatus due to delays in the conduct of Mister World pageant, which resulted in no annual national competitions being held from 2018 to 2023.
The winner of the Times Mister India pageant primarily represents India at Mister World. Additionally, Mister India sent delegates to Mister Supranational from 2016 to 2021, with a separate digital edition held in 2021 to specifically select a representative for that year's Mister Supranational 2021 competition.
Marking its return in 2024, the Mister India pageant held its 6th edition on July 20th. This marked the longest hiatus between editions, with seven years having passed since the last competition held in 2017 formally on-stage. Also, the Mister India 2024 edition featured the highest number of shortlisted contestants (thirty-five) compared to any previous edition.
International Victories India has participated in the Mister World pageant since its inception. In 2014, the Times Group began sending representatives to the competition. Prateik Jain, India's inaugural participant (Times), achieved a Top 10 finish at the Mister World 2014 pageant and was also crowned Mister World Continental King of Asia.
In 2016, Rohit Khandelwal secured India's first and, to date, only Mister World title. This historic win also marked the first time an Asian contestant had claimed the coveted crown. That same year, Jitesh Naresh Thakur represented India at the inaugural Mister Supranational pageant, earning the position of second runner-up and the title of Mister Supranational Asia.
In 2018, Prathamesh Maulingkar became the first Indian and Asian winner of the Mister Supranational pageant. This achievement solidified India's position as the first country to have won both the Miss and Mister Supranational titles.
Rahul Rajasekharan was the last Indian representative to the Mister Supranational pageant selected by the Times Group, prior to the renewal of their partnership with the Mister Supranational organization in 2025. Since its inaugural edition until 2021, the Times Group has sent five representatives to the Mister Supranational pageant. All of their representatives have placed in the finals bagging 4 continental titles, with one winning the Mister Supranational title, one being the 2nd Runner-up and three in the Top 10.
Titles Number of wins underTimes Mister India Pageant Wins Mister World 1 Mister Supranational 1 Note that the year designates the time Times Mister India has acquired that particular pageant franchise.
Current Mister World (2014–present) Mister Supranational (2016–2021, 2025–present)
Editions Below is the complete list of Times Mister India editions. Year Date Mister India Entrants Pageant venue Broadcaster 2014 May 8, 2014 Prateik Jain 14 D'Bell, Parel, Mumbai Zoom TV 2015 July 11, 2015 Rohit Khandelwal 15 Club Royalty, Mumbai 2016 December 11, 2016 Vishnu Raj Menon 16 2017 December 14, 2017 Jitesh Singh Deo 16 Castella de Aguada, Mumbai 2019 September 26, 2019 Varun Verma None Rocky Star Cocktail Bar, Mumbai Official Social Media Handle 2021 June 8, 2021 Rahul Rajasekharan 12 Virtual pageant 2024 July 20, 2024 Gokul Ganesan 35 Mumbai 2025 February 28, 2025 Shubham Sharma 80 2025 August 21, 2025 Shevam Singh 12 One8 Commune, Juhu, MumbaiZoom TV
Titleholders Edition Date Mister India Mister India Supranational Current titles Mister India World 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 1 May 2014 Prateik Jain Prateik Jain Puneet Beniwal Bharat Raj 2 July 2015 Rohit Khandelwal Jitesh Thakur Rohit Khandelwal Rahul Rajasekharan Prateek Gujral 3 December 2016 Vishnu Raj Menon Altamash Faraz Vishnu Raj Menon Varun Verma Devesh Khanduja 4 December 2017 Jitesh Singh Deo Prathamesh Maulingkar Jitesh Singh Deo Abhi Khajuria Pavan Rao 5 September 2019 Varun Verma colspan=3 6 June 2021 Rahul Rajasekharan colspan=3 7 July 2024 Gokul Ganesan Gokul Ganesan colspan="2" rowspan=2 8 February 2025 Shubham Sharma 9 August 2025 Shevam Singh Abel Biju Shevam Singh Shiv Chordia
Placements in international pageants The following is the placement of Times Mister India titleholders in international pageants.
Mister World Year Delegate Age Hometown Competition performance Placements 2014 Prateik Jain 25 Bangalore 2016 Rohit Khandelwal 27 Hyderabad Mister World 2016 2019 Vishnu Raj Menon 28 Thrissur Unplaced 2024 Gokul Ganesan 24 Chennai Top 10 2025 Shevam Singh 30 Patna
Mister Supranational
Year Delegate Age Hometown Competition performance Placements 2016 Jitesh Naresh Thakur 27 Jaipur 2017 Altamash Faraz 26 New Delhi Top 10 2018 Prathamesh Maulingkar 27 Tivim Mister Supranational 2018 2019 Varun Verma 27 New Delhi Top 10 2021 Rahul Rajasekharan 32 Thrissur Top 10 2025 Shubham Sharma 24 Mumbai Top 20 2026 Abel Biju 24 Kottayam Top 20
See also
List of Indian representatives at international male beauty pageants Femina Miss India List of beauty pageants
References