Manhunt International 2000

Manhunt International 2000 was the 7th edition of the international male pageant. The final was held at the Neptune Theater Restaurant in Singapore on September 29. About 33 countries were represented in the pageant.

Brett Wilson, a 23-year-old computer graduate from Melbourne, Australia, was the winner.

Final Results

Final result	Contestant
Manhunt International 2000	Australia - Brett Wilson
1st runner-up	Mexico – David Zepeda
2nd runner-up	Singapore – Brandon Choo
3rd runner-up	Venezuela – Jose Gabriel Madonia Panepinto
4th runner-up	Curacao – Geraldino "Dino" Nicolina
Semi-Finalists	Canada – Jimmy Hatzikiriakos  China – Liu Feng Cheng  Denmark – Nicolai Heering  Finland – Mikko Nummenmaa  Germany – Krisda Duangphung

Delegates

Australia – Brett Wilson  Bolivia – Ariel Chavez  Brazil – Diego Maniscalco Steil  Bulgaria – Sava Tzekov  Canada – Jimmy Hatzikiriakos  Cayman Islands – Jonathan Powell  China – Liu Feng Cheng  Curaçao – Geraldino "Dino" Nicolina  Cyprus – Marcus Platrides  Denmark – Nicolai Heering  Finland – Mikko Nummenmaa  Germany – Krisda Duangphung  Gibraltar – Yevgeni Pavlov  Greece – Efstathios "Stathis" Avramidis  Hong Kong – Michael Gurung  Iceland – Egirorn Valgeirsson  India – Reji Varghese

Italy – Alexandre Straduticari  Jamaica – Marlon Joseph Atkinson  Latvia – Gatis Didrihsons  Malaysia – Ooi Han Boon  Mexico – David Zepeda  New Zealand – Daniel Grindrod  Nicaragua – Mario Zavala Gadea  Norway – Chu Kai Peng  Papua New Guinea – Robert William Jones  Philippines – Richard Stewart  Puerto Rico – Francisco Torres  Singapore – Brandon Choo  South Africa – Paul Carlisle  Sweden – Andreas Mattsson  Thailand – Sopon Sukanan  Venezuela – José Gabriel Madonía Panepinto

Preliminary round

Preliminary round was held on the 23rd and 27 September. The preliminaray included talent, interview, swimsuit, and fashion showcase. Among the contestants, most fans predicted Australia, Canada, China, Curaçao, Germany, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, and Venezuela to make the preliminary cut.

Final round

During the final of 2000 Manhunt International pageant the contestants paraded in national costume, Angel and Devil costume, swimwear, and evening wear before the Top 10 announced. In no particular order, the 10 grand finalists were Germany, Denmark, China, Venezuela, Curaçao, Canada, Mexico, Finland, Australia and Singapore.

The Top 10 then faced a final round of Q&A. After this round, the judges were finally ready to announce the result.

Award winners

Besides the top honours, several awards were also given out to the deserving. They are:

• Manhunt Australia – Mr Sex Appeal
• Manhunt Curaçao – Mr Popularity and Mr Personality
• Manhunt Denmark – Mr Photogenic
• Manhunt Iceland – Mr Fitness
• Manhunt Philippines – Mr Talent
• Manhunt Singapore – Mr Friendship
• Manhunt Sweden – Mr Putera
• Manhunt Venezuela – Mr Hunk and Best National Costume

See also

• Manhunt International