Mert Ocal: In Casual Wear

Name: Mert Ocal -Country: Turkey -Pageants Joined: Best Model Turkey 2004-Winner; Best Model Of The World 2004 -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Mert Ocal: Headshot

Name: Mert Ocal -Country: Turkey -Pageants Joined: Best Model Turkey 2004-Winner;
Best Model Of The World 2004- Wiiner -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Jennison Bonilla: In Swimwear

Name: Jennison Bonilla -Country: Venezuela -Pageants Joined: Mr. Turismo Venezuela 2004 -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Reiven Bulado: Hari Ng Negros 2004

Photo #1 Thanks to Reiven Bulado and his websites)Photo # 2Photo # 3Reiven Bulado is the new Hari Ng Negros 2004. This new male contest is fast catching the attention of the country and so are its winners. Reiven for one has caught the showbiz bug and it looks like there is no looking back. For his first movie, we heard he is one of the leads of Circles, an indie film. Here's hoping for a brighter future ahead of you Reiven.

Adrian Zabala: In Swimwear

Name: Adrian Zabala -Country: Philippines -Pageant Joined: Mossimo Bikini Summit 2004- First Runner Up -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Ace Fermin: In Casual Wear

Name: Ace Fermin Country: Philippines Pageants Joined: Ginoong Filipinas 2004
Photo Credits: VP Photography, RJ Nazareno- all photos are copyright to its rrightful owners.

Pinoy Titleholder: Reiven Bulado

Reiven Bulado is Hari Ng Negros 2004. He represented Guihulngan. After his reign he tried acting and he perform admirably well in panaghoy Sa Suba , a film by Cesar Montano. He was singled out and won as Best Supporting actor. Reiven still is busy knee-deep with indie films.

Latin Titleholder: Juan Hilario Perez

Juan Perez Hilario joined Mr. Venezuela 2004 but was not lucky enough to get into the semis. Later he joined Mr. Handsome Venezuela 2004 and finally nailed the title and won. Venezuela send him to Mr. Handsome International 2004 held in the Dominican Republic and lighting striked two for him and he did vindicate himself from being totally ignored in the first pageant he joined.

Almost Nude Pageant Candidate: Adrian Zabala

Name: Adrian Zabala -Country: Philippines -Pageant Joined: Mossimo Bikini Summit 2004- First Runner Up -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Pageant Finals: Mr. Handsome International 2004

Winners of Mr. Handsome International from left to right: Juan Hilario Perez- Venezuela- Winner Mr. Handsome International 2004; -Puerto Rico- Mr. Young International 2004

Pinoy Titleholder: AJ Winkler

AJ Winkler is one of the more popular male model in Cebu when he joined MTV Fashionista in 2004. Because of his experience in the ramp, he won Best Model Philippines 2004 and continued to lord it over the ramp and print commercials.

Pawan Setpal: Gladrags Manhunt India 2004

Photo # 1 (Thanks to Pawan Setpal and his websites)Photo # 2Photo # 3Photo # 4Photo # 5Photo # 6Pawan Setpal is a model and a Bollywood actor who was Gladrags Manhunt India 2004. He was sent to represent India in Manhunt International in 2005, although he didn't make it to the finals, he was judged to be one of the most photogenic. Beatiful smile, penetrating eyes ... indeed!

Mert Ocal: Headshot

Name: Mert Ocal -Country: Turkey -Pageants Joined: Best Model Turkey 2004- Winner; Best Model Of The World 2004- Winner -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Pageant Finals: Mr. Handsome International 2004

The winners of Mr. Handsome International 2004; Maximiliano Fermin-Guayana- Mr. Imagen International 2004;Juan Hilario Perez- Venezuela- Winner Mr. Handsome International 2004; Kinan Masoud-First Runner Up

Pageant Finals Mr. Young International 2004

The winners of Mr. Young International 2004 from left to right: Yonathan Dismore- Mexico- Second Runner Up; Darwin Ferrer- Puerto Rico- Winner Mr. Young International 2004; Kinan Masoud- Venezuela- First Runner Up.

Pageant Finals: Mr. Teen Turismo Venezuela 2004

The winners of Mr. Teen Turismo Venezuela 2004 from left to right: Hector Luis Garcia- Distrito Capital- Fourth Runner Up; Gaetano Marotta- Aragua- Second Runner Up; Kinan Massoud- Falcon Winner - Mr. Teen Turismo Venezuela 2004; Eliezer Diaz- Lara- First Runner Up; Leandro Renalli- Bolivar-Third RunnerUp; Joseph Castro- Amazonas- Fifth Runner Up.

Matthew Schaefer: In Casual Wear

Name: Matthew Schaefer -Place of Residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA -Work: Supermodel, Actor, Pilot -Working as runway, print/ad campaigns for Armani, Valentino, Calvin Klein and Versacci -Filmography: Swap Meet, English As a Second Language, Idol, The Man Show, REvolution -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Miguel Blanco: Mr. Venezuela 2004 First Runner Up!

Photo # 1 (Thanks to Miguel Blanco and his websites)Photo # 2Photo # 3Photo # 4Photo #5 Miguel Antonio Blanco is 21year old at the time, stands 1.90 m and was born on the sign of Cancer. He stated he was an "estudiante de contadura". In Mr. Venezuela 2004 he was the first runner-up, second only to the top winner Francisco Leon. He represents Anzoategui in the prestigiuous pageant. After the win Miguel was deluged with modelling assignments both in prints and the ramp. To his fans, they consider him as one of Venezuela's top model. Some news items stated he was a member of a popular show "Solo para Mujeres.Photo Credits: Mr. Venezuela Organization

Angel Brito: In Swimwear

Name: Angel Brito -Country: Venezuela -State Represented: Lara -Pageants Joined: Mr. Turismo Venezuela 2005 - Winner; Manhunt International 2006 -Photo Credits: all photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Jennison Bonilla: Headshot

Name: Jennison Bonilla -Country: Venezuela -Pageant Joined: Mr. Turismo Venezuela 2004 -Photo Credits: all photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Pageant Finals: Mr. Venezuela 2004

The winners of Mr. Venezuela 2004 from left to right: Miguel Blanco- Anzoategui- First Runner Up, Francisco Leon- Amazonas- Winner Mr. Venezuela 2004; Jean Claudio Palmegiani- Carabobo- 2nd Runner Up.

Claudio Dela Torre: Manhunt Venezuela 2005

Photo # 1 (Thanks to Claudio dela Torre and his websites)Photo # 2Photo # 3Photo # 4Photo # 5Photo # 6Photo # 7Photo # 8Photo # 9Photo # 102002 saw Venezuela having some political unrest so Mr. Venezuela was shelved and was postponed to 2003. One new thing about the contest was the fact that the voting public were given the chance to vote for their favorites who send messages of support via text votes. The result was encouraging and the new twist provides added excitement to the candidates as well as their supporters.

2003 also was the time when almost all the top models in Venezuela came in strong force to join the contest. Some were working as models, some were involved in TV or even movies. Claudio dela Torre who represented Anzoategui, placed 2nd RU, Jacinto Oropeza who represented Delta Amacuro was 1st RU , and Andres Mistage of Carabobo was declared the winner and saw himself competing in the Mr. World extravaganza a year later.

Our featured model today, Claudio dela Torre ... two years later wowed pageant observers at Manhunt International 2005 held in Busan Korea. Claudio was awesome in his national costume and placed second in that department. He was declared one of the finalists ... but the top prized went to to Mr. Turkey Tolgahan Sayisman. Latvia was second, Curacao third, China 4th and Puerto Rico 5th.
Photo Credits:
-Belleza Venezolana
-Mr. Venezuela Organization
-Julio Rodriguez
-All photos are copyright to their rightful owners.

Mert Ocal: Shirtless

Name: Mert Ocal -Country: Turkey Pageant Joined: Best Model Turkey 2004-Winner;
Best Model Of The World 2004-Winner. Other Works: Actor, Model -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Miguel Blanco: Shirtless

Name: Miguel Blanco -Country: Venezuela -Pageants Joined: Mr. Venezuela 2004- First Runner Up -Photo Credits: Miss Venezuela Organization.