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First Mister United Continents winner is from Lebanon


PHOTOGRAPHY BY JM RECTO RANADA

Seventeen young men from four corners of the world competed in the first Mister United Continents pageant which was held at the Tanghalang Pasigeño in Pasig City, Philippines on Friday, May 29th. Kamel Raad, a 28-year old fitness model from Beirut, Lebanon, was elected as the first winner by a distinguished panel consisting of 15 judges. In the photo above, Raad (carrying the Lebanese flag) is flanked by his court that includes (L-R): 5th runner up Dheeraj Sharma of India, 2nd runner up Kristian Diaz of Canada, 1st runner up Bobbi Teguh of Indonesia, 3rd runner-up Antonio Chimbanda of Angola, and 4th runner up Nguyen Quang Huan of Vietnam.

Completing the top 12 were: Aldo Mecani of Albania, Michael Catayas of Australia, Lionel Mcintosh of the Bahamas, Larry Taveras of the Dominican Republic, Robert Davis of Guam and  Reynaldo Cataluña of the Philippines. The pageant is owned and produced by Blue Circle Events & Management. To see photos from the event, visit the official Facebook page of Mister United Continents.


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