Mr Gay Europe

Mr Gay Europe is a male competition for gay Europeans about important LGBTQIA+ themes. Every year a new Mr. Gay Europe will be crowned, who will be an ambassador for the LGBTQIA+ community. It was founded by its former President, Morten Rudå and its current President, Tore Aasheim; and was hosted for the first time in 2005.

History In 2005, the competition was held in Oslo, Norway and the winner was Alexander van Kempen from the Netherlands. The following year, Amsterdam was the host city.

In 2006 at Amsterdam, Nandor Gyongyosi of Hungary won the title.

Mr Gay Europe Contest 2007 was held in Budapest, August 5, as part of Pride Island Europa, Central and Eastern Europe's largest new International GLBTQ celebration. The winner was Germany's Jackson Netto.

In 2008, again in Budapest, the competition was won by Spain's Antonio Pedro Almijez.

In 2009, the competition was held in Oslo and won by Spain's Sergio Lara. In 2010, the competition was supposed to be in Geneva, Switzerland, but was cancelled. In 2011 the competition was in Braşov, Romania. The 2010/2011 winner was Giulio Spatola, from Palermo (Italy).Giulio Spatola è Mister Gay Europe 2011

In 2012, the competition was held in Rome, Italy and won by Miguel Ortiz from Spain.

In 2013, the event was held in Prague and Robbie O'Bara of Ireland won Mr Gay Europe 2013. Robbie is originally from Canada of Canadian/Japanese descent and has returned to that country to start practising as a medical doctor.

In 2014, the competition was held in Austria (14 of June, Bregenz). For the first time in MGE history, the contest took the delegates on a journey through the hosting country. The finale took place in the Bregenzer Festspielhaus. Mr Gay Europe 2014 title goes home to Scandinavia with Jack Johansson of Sweden. The judging panel included Tore Aasheim, the president of Mr. Gay Europe, and Coenie Kukkuk, the Director Africa & Middle East of Mr. Gay World.

In 2015, the competition was cancelled but was rescheduled to be held in Sweden and Norway 29. July to 7. August 2016, starting in Stockholm with the Pride Parade, before journeying west to Trondheim and Oslo. Belgium’s Raf Van Puymbroeck took home the title of Mr Gay Europe 2016.

In 2017, the competition was held in Stockholm, Sweden and won by Matt Rood from England.

In 2018, the competition was held in Warsaw and Poznan in Poland, and was won by Enrique Doleschy from Germany.

Previous winners YearDelegateFromVenue2005Alexander van KempenOslo, Norway2006Nándi GyöngyösiAmsterdam, Netherlands2007Jackson NettoBudapest, Hungary2008Antonio Pedro AlmijezBudapest, Hungary2009Sergio LaraOslo, Norway2011Giulio SpatolaPoiana Brașov, Romania2012Miguel OrtizRome, Italy2013Robbie O'BaraPrague, Czech Republic2014Jack JohanssonBregenz, Austria2016Raf Van PuymbroeckOppdal, Norway2017Matt RoodStockholm, Sweden2018Enrique DoleschyPoznań, Poland2019Alexander PetrovCologne, Germany2022Paul DennisonAlnwick Castle, England2023Tim KüstersAlnwick Castle, England

Results 2005 in Oslo CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleAaron Michael Jackson32 Ivan Penev23Hugues Maxime Germany37Urmas Külama25Suat Bahçeci19Kyan Smith21Alessandro Tamburrino22 LaplandErik Berg21173Normunds Beinerts22Alexander van Kempen20Mr Gay Europe 2005David Thorkildsen20 Jörgen Tenor20Sven Müller26

2006 in Amsterdam CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleAaron Michael Jackson33Bart Hesters20Vassil Nikolov20Mikkel Svarre29Jules24Edgar González26Nándi Gyöngyösi29Mr Gay Europe 2006Keith Kearney25Salvatore Carfora22 LaplandTobias Johansson26Liūtas Balčiūnas21Ivica M.21Joep Mesman24Olav Hanto31Nikita Kutuzoff24Henrik Lindholm19Matthew Jones34

2007 in Budapest CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleSadikh Ragimov19Jens Taghon19Ivo Krustev29Mikkel Svarre30Yori Bailleres23Leonardo Luíz Murilo19Jackson Netto25Mr Gay Europe 2007Deam Ladányi24John Rice232nd Runner-UpShachar Eyal25Diego Gerolimi23 LaplandThor-Kjetil Sundbakk29Kiko21Eugeniu24Stefan Onland19Mikey Robinson21Marius Svela20Przemysław Rogacki22José Marques23170Emanuel25Blagoje Bjeloglav24Lev Dermota24José Luís Fuster Genovart24Mark E. Carter241st Runner-Up

2008 in Budapest CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleMichael Fröhle24 Lionel Grégoire23Deyan Kolev282nd Runner-UpJakub Starý22Dempsey26Péter Gyökeres21Hreinn Erlingsson22Barry Meegan29Fabrizio Caiazza33Vipas Burnickis20Steve Grech271st Runner-UpStefan Onland20Graeme Williamson25Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen21Paulo Almeida33Alex Ocros22Andrey Vernadsky26Ivan Maljukanović19Robert Pusztai18Lev Dermota26Antonio Pedro Almijez22Mr Gay Europe 2008Joachim Brattfjord Corneliusson21Matthew Jones36

2009 in Oslo

CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleAndrei Charkas23Cédric Fievey26Radoslav Iliev22Martin Miko23 & ØresundMitchel Nebelong-Ibsen20Madis Räästas28Dominic Meury23Magnus Jonsson241st Runner-UpJason Masterson232nd Runner-UpAntony Cortinovis24Jeffrey Zevenbergen27James Smallman23Walter Heidkampf49Kamil Szmerdt21André Caldeira Rodrigues32Andy Claudiu Postica22David Baramia24 Roman Vašek21Robert Kulovec Mueller29Sergio Lara26Mr Gay Europe 2009Mirza Muhic28Ricco Müller24Halil Adem Said25

2011 in Poiana Brașov CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleStanislav Tanchev36Guillaume Barbier27Simon Cramer Larsen26Barry Francis Gouldsbury272nd Runner-UpGiulio Spatola26Mr Gay Europe 2011Snorre Andreassen36Nicu Manea32Ramin Ismailov20Christo Willesen251st Runner-UpAleydin Aliyev22

2012 in Rome CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleJoachim Trauner29Aleksandr Korik24Chavdar Arsov25Kiri Spanos24Tomáš Frýda24Jobbe Joller23Vadim Firsa22Janne Tiilikainen26Remy Frejaville31Chris Janik35Argyrios Stelios Christakis29Steven Baitson22Nicholas Menna272nd Runner-UpSteve Grech311st Runner-UpDaniel Hegarty21Sebastian Okshovd22Martin Lhota21Miguel Ortiz19Mr Gay Europe 2012Erik da Silva26Stephan Bitterlin43Denis Hamdi25

2013 in Prague CountryContestantAgeHeightTitlePatrick Santos24Tom Goris34Yanislav Pavlov32Marek Zly34Michael Sinan35Aleks Vehkala19Armando Santos26Marcel Ohrner30Robbie O'Bara26Mr Gay Europe 2013Alessio Cuvello25Bobby de Vries18Conor O’Kane20Jozef Hulina26Edgar Moreno34Fritiof Teodor Ingelhammar202nd Runner-UpLuis Bonfiglio25Leroy Williamson281st Runner-Up

2014 in Bregenz CountryContestantAgeHeightTitleRobert Prolic231st Runner-UpDavid Joest34Georgi Todorov31Kiriakos Spanos25Michal29Christian-Sebastian241753rd Runner-UpOlivier Croft31Fabrice22Robbie Lawlor23Minde28Nick Flanagan224th Runner-UpConrad Filas26Jack Johansson20Mr Gay Europe 2014Max Escobar28Stuart Hatton Jr291702nd Runner-Up

2016 in Oppdal CountryContestant AgeHeightTitleRaf Van Puymbroeck21Mr Gay Europe 2016Dimitar Dimitrov33Ladislav Agh28Danni Sigen292nd Runner-UpJoni Valadares281st Runner-UpKonrad Im27Andrzej Berg27Marek Gajdos25Sergio Diaz Rullo Brasero26Paul Davies32

2017 in Stockholm CountryContestant AgeHeightTitleJaimie Deblieck 18Yuksel Yuseinov 28Daniel Fröhlich 23Matt Rood 37Mr Gay Europe 2017Rami Kiiskinen 20Niko Wirachman 27Stephen Lehane 241st Runner-UpKacper Sobieralski 26Joao de Oliveira 27Steven Whyte 392nd Runner-UpBen Brown 28

2018 in Poznań CountryContestant AgeHeightTitle Niels Jansen 441st Runner-UpPhillip Dzwonkiewicz 362nd Runner-UpEnrique Doleschy 30Mr Gay Europe 2018Guilherme Souza 25Karol Pacyna 22Dominik Svechnikov 20Christopher Price 26

2019 in Cologne CountryContestant AgeHeightTitleMatthias De Roover261st Runner-UpAlexander Petrov31Mr Gay Europe 2019Lukáš Krajčo26Konsta Nupponen23Marcel Danner302nd Runner-UpMauro Melim32

2022 in Alnwick Castle CountryContestant AgeHeightTitleKevin Drábek49Paul Dennison 37Mr Gay Europe 2022Andrea Pelone 321st Runner-UpDennis Zahnen40

2023 in Alnwick Castle CountryContestant AgeHeightTitleMaarten Truijen 34Gabriel Stoyanov 32Kevin Drábek 501st Runner-UpChris Janik 46 David Allwood 352nd Runner-UpStephan LeHane 31Tim Küsters 28Mr Gay Europe 2023Nicolay Berge27Ruben Carranza35

2025 in Amsterdam CountryContestant AgeHeightTitle Zsolt Baricz 28Imran Nawaz 361st Runner-Up Archie Quezada 22Tobias Fibicher 31Andrew Gardiner 40Alessandro Scalisi 32Francisco Aros Sepulveda 36Kadeem van de Pol 282nd Runner-UpAngelo Amaro 34Edu Morales 24Haris Eloy 32Michael Pereira 30Mr Gay Europe 2025

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