Mr Gay India

Mr Gay India

Formation	2008
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Mumbai
Location	India
Membership	Mr Gay World International Mr Gay Competition
Official language	Hindi, English
National director	Sushant Divgikar

Mr. Gay World India represents India at Gay pageants globally.

Mr. Gay India got tremendous national and international recognition only after Nolan Lewis from Mumbai made it to the top 10 at the Mr. Gay World pageant in 2013.

He paved way for the next winner, Sushant Divgikar, who went on to represent India in 2014 in Rome .

Sushant broke all existing records by a splendid performance at the Mr. Gay World pageant in Rome that year and won 3 individual sub awards as well as the team sports sub award alongside delegates from Iceland , Indonesia and Hong Kong .

He won 3 individual sub awards viz. Mr.Gay World Congeniality , Mr.Gay World People's Choice and MR. Gay World Art challenge .

Sushant made it to the top 10 but did not succeed in bringing home the crown .

In 2015 , Sushant was announced the National Producer and Director for India and was in charge of the Indian leg of the pageant , making him the youngest National producer in the pageant's history while also being the reigning Mr.Gay INDIA at the time .

Sushant continued his reign for a record , Two years and represented not only the gay community but also the entire LGBT community in India's biggest celebrity reality show , Bigg Boss in its eighth season .

In January 2016 , Sushant passed on his crown to Anwesh Sahoo from Delhi , making Anwesh the first contestant from Delhi to win the crown .

Anwesh Sahoo represented India in Malta, Europe for Mr.Gay World 2016 and made it to the top 12.

Mission statement

The primary purpose of Mr. India Gay is to identify leaders who will take responsibility of being a spokesperson not only in his own community but on a global stage speaking out for equal and human rights. Mr. India Gay is a positive role model and will work on humanizing being gay and/or LGBTI in the media both LGBTI and mainstream.

History

Zoltan Parag was the first ever winner of Mr. Gay India he represented India at International Mr Gay Competition in 2008.

Winners

Winner

Runner Up

Finalist/Semifinalist

Unplaced

Representatives to Mr. Gay World

Year	Representative	City	Ranking	Special Awards
2016	Anwesh Sahoo	Delhi	Top 12
2014	Sushant Divgikar		Top 10 [1]	Mister Congeniality 2014 Mister Art 2014 People's Choice Award 2014 Team Sports Winner 2014
2013	Nolan Lewis[2]	Mumbai	Top 10
2011	Raul Patil	Mumbai	Unplaced
2009	Bhavin Shivji Gala	Mumbai	Did not compete

Representatives to International Mr Gay Competition

Year	Representative	City	Ranking	Special Awards
2008	Zoltan Parag	Mumbai	Unplaced

References

1. http://mrgayworld.com/mgw2014-second-round-of-winners/
2. "Nolan Lews is India's first Mr Gay World finalist". vogue.in. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

Website

Mrgayworldindiaofficial.in

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