Mister Supranational 2024 was the eighth edition of the Mister Supranational pageant held in Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland, Poland on 4 July 2024. It was won by Fezile Mkhize of South Africa, making South Africa the first African nation to win, and with the first black winner of the title.
Background
Selection of participants Contestants from 36 countries and territories were selected to compete for the 2024 edition.
Debuts, returns and withdrawals The 2024 pageant had the debut of Côte d'Ivoire and Guatemala. The following countries returned after a hiatus: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Haiti, Laos, Malta, and Myanmar all of which last participated in 2022. Furthermore, Myanmar and Paraguay, absent since 2018, returned, along with Jamaica, who last participated in 2019, and Colombia and the Dominican Republic, who last participated in 2021.
The contestants were officially confirmed to be competing during The Sashing Ceremony, on a broadcast on the pageant's YouTube channel on June 26, 2024.
Belgium, Cameroon, Cuba, France, Italy, Namibia, Panama, and Zimbabwe withdrew after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, hold a national competition, or lost their national franchise. Delegates from Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, and Greece were no-shows in Poland; they had all taken part in Supra Chat 2024.
Results Placements PlacementContestant Mister Supranational 2024 – Fezile Mkhize ∆ 1st runner-up – Casey de Vries 2nd runner-up – Brandon Espiritu ∆ 3rd runner-up – Marcos De Freitas 4th runner-up – Sanonh Maniphonh Top 10 – Rafael Rapelo ∆ – Bray Vargas – Zait Reza – Patryk Karbowski – Đỗ Quang Tuyển ★ Top 20 – Matheus Maia ‡ – Adam Sedro – Nathaniel Christopher – Dhiroj Kaji Basnet – Joel Farach – Cristian González – Uthman Issa Bangura – Álvaro Germes – Chonlawit Wongsriwor – Anderson Subero
Note:
Automatically qualified for the top 20 finalists after winning fast-track challenges.
Automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists after winning the "Supra Fan Vote".
Automatically qualified for the top 20 finalists chosen as "the Candidate's Choice" (chosen by fellow contestants).
Continental titleholders The award was presented to representatives with the highest ranking within the continent, excluding those in the Top 5. Continent Contestant Ref.Africa – Uthman Issa BanguraAmericas – Rafael RapeloAsia – Đỗ Quang TuyểnCaribbean – Bray VargasEurope – Patryk Karbowski
Challenge events Fast track events Supra Chat The Supra Chat with contestants was on May 27, 2024, and was broadcast on the official YouTube channel of Mister Supranational. During the event, contestants were grouped into clusters of four to six, where they individually presented themselves. There were seven groups, with the winners from each group advancing to the final round of the challenge.
Advanced to the semi-finals
Group Country or territoryRef.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Notes Cambodia withdrew with a no-show in the Supra Chat. Cuba withdrew from the competition. Equatorial Guinea withdrew with a no-show in Poland. France withdrew with a no-show in Poland. Greece withdrew with a no-show in Poland. Vietnam wasn't assigned to any group for the Supra Chat.
Final round Advanced to the Top 20 via Supra Chat
ResultsCountryRef.Winner – Fezile MkhizeTop 7 – Nathaniel Christopher – Jermaine Harris – Zait Reza – Casey De Vries – Chonlawit Wongsriwor – Marcos De Freitas
Mister Influencer Opportunity In the selection process, two individuals were chosen as semifinalist winners via the Facebook competition, while the remaining candidates were selected through competitions on Instagram and YouTube. These individuals secured positions as part of the Top 8 semifinalists. The participant with the highest overall performance in the challenge automatically advanced to become one of the Top 20 semifinalists in the final round.
Advanced to the Top 20 via Mister Influencer Opportunity ResultsCountryRef.Winner – Brandon EspirituTop 3 – Matheus Maia – Thet Oo Maung MaungTop 8 – Guillermo Layus – Siavesh Akbari – Fezile Mkhize – Chonlawit Wongsriwor – Đỗ Quang Tuyển
Supra Fan-Vote The Supra Fan-Vote event commenced on June 18, 2024, and concluded on the day of the finals. The recipient of the most votes in the Supra Fan Vote was directly promoted to the Top 10 of Mister Supranational 2024. The voting period occurred prior to the final evening and closed before the start of the finals. The definitive ranking of the leaderboard was disclosed on July 4, ahead of the finals night.
Advanced to the Top 10 via Supra Fan-Vote. Placement CountryRef.Winner – Đỗ Quang TuyểnTop 10 – Bray Vargas – Nathaniel Christopher – Sanonh Maniphonh – Zait Reza – Thet Oo Maung Maung – Brandon Espiritu – Jo Seong Hyeon – Chonlawit Wongsriwor – Alan Hierro
Supra Model of the Year On June 29, 2024, the Supra Model of the Year contest was live-streamed on the official Miss Supranational YouTube channel at 6pm./ During the finals, one of the three finalists was revealed as a semi-finalist in the finals.
Advanced to the Top 20 via Supra Model of the Year
PlacementContestantRef.Winner – Rafael RapeloTop 3 – Bray Vargas – Uthman Issa BanguraTop 11 – Firmin Junior Yapi – Abdias Augustin – Sanonh Maniphonh – Joel Farach – Brandon Espiritu – Fezile Mkhize – Jo Seong Hyeon – Marcos De Freitas
Non-fast track events Mister Talent On June 25, ten talent entries were showcased on the official YouTube channel of Mister Supranational, and subsequent votes were cast. The Supra Talent Finals was streamed live on the Miss Supranational official YouTube channel at 9 pm on June 29, 2024./
Final results CountryRef.Winner – Anderson Subero Top 4 – Jaime Cecar – Nathaniel Christopher – Zait Reza Top 10 – Guillermo Layus – Matheus Maia – Rafael Rapelo – Abdias Augustin – Jermaine Harris – Dhiroj Kaji Basnet
Pageant Presenters On June 6, 2024, the President of the Miss Supranational Organization, Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, announced Nico Panagio as the host for the Miss and Mister Supranational 2024 Final Shows. will also be joining Panagio on the finals. Nico Panagio: South African actor, host of Survivor South Africa : Polish/British actress : Polish presenter
Panel of experts The Preliminary Competition was broadcast live on the official Mister Supranational YouTube channel at 6 pm CET on July 1, 2024./
Andrea Aguilera – Miss Supranational 2023 from Ecuador Andre Sleigh – Creative director of Miss and Mister Supranational Iván Álvarez Guedes – Mister Supranational 2023 from Spain Katarzyna Krzeszowska – Miss Supranational 2014 fourth runner-up from Poland (only on the final broadcast) Keisha – Polish stylist and designer Louisa – Creative producer of Miss Supernational and Mister Supernational 2024 finals shows Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên – Miss Supranational 2022 second runner-up from Vietnam Rick Sotelo – Supranational stylist Robert Czepiel – General director of Jubiler Schubert / World of Amber
The final show was broadcast live on the official Mister Supranational YouTube channel at 8pm CET, on July 4, 2024.
Contestants Thirty-six contestants competed for the title: Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continental Group Guillermo Layus 28 Americas Matheus Maia 26 Cachoeirinha Americas Jaime Cesar 33 Toronto Americas Rafael Rapelo 27 Santa Marta Americas Firmin Junior Yapi 28 Yamoussoukro Africa Adam Sedro 29 Prague Europe Bray Vargas 32 Santiago Caribbean Fernando Mendieta 33 Guayaquil Americas Marc Arthur Tsanang 34 Wiesbaden Europe Joshua Mata 32 Guatemala City Americas Abdias Augustin 23 Cap-Haïtien Caribbean Aman Rajesh Singh 24 Bangalore Asia Nathaniel Christopher 20 Banten Asia Jermaine Harris 34 St. Catherine Caribbean Sanonh Maniphonh 26 Luang Prabang Asia Ruben Pulido 33 Msida EuropeSiavesh Akbari31Kuala LumpurAsia Zait Reza 32 Saltillo Americas Thet Oo Maung Maung 25 Yangon Asia Dhiroj Kaji Basnet 21 Bharatpur Asia Casey De Vries 28 Brielle Europe Osvaldo Orué 26 Asunción Americas Joel Farach 34 Callao Americas Brandon Espiritu 29 Dededo Asia Patryk Karbowski31 Augustów Europe Cristian González Pérez 21 San Juan Caribbean Uthman Issa Bangura 25 Freetown Africa Adam Palkovič 26 Bratislava Europe Fezile Mkhize 33 Bloemfontein Africa Jo Seong Hyeon 28 Seoul Asia Álvaro Germes 29 Huesca Europe 27 Khon Kaen Asia Anderson Subero 25 Sangre Grande Caribbean Alan Hierro 32 New York City Americas Marcos De Freitas 24 Caracas AmericasĐỗ Quang Tuyển 24 Nam ĐịnhAsia
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