Historical past was made for the Philippines on the tenth Mister World contest when Daumier “Dom” Corilla turned the primary Filipino contender to win the title.
The 29-year-old mannequin and pageant veteran bested 30 different aspirants from world wide to emerge victorious within the competitors held in Bangkok, Thailand, that ended previous midnight on Monday, Oct. 7. He inherited the title from the earlier winner, Jason Bretfelean from India.
Spain’s Manuel Romo, one other heavy favourite for the title, settled for the primary runner-up spot, whereas Nigeria’s Favour Ogbuokiri completed as second runner up.
The 2 remaining delegates within the High 5 who didn’t advance to the ultimate spherical additionally obtained podium placements. Host delegate Patrick Pho-ngam Forstner from Thailand was third runner-up, whereas fan favourite Luiz Henrique Mascarenhas from Brazil was fourth runner-up.
That is Corilla’s second international competitors. He beforehand represented the Philippines within the twentieth Manhunt Worldwide search held within the Philippines in 2020, the place he completed within the High 10.
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He earned his entry to the Mister World tilt after ending as one of many finalists within the second Mister Pilipinas Worldwide search, the male competitors mounted by Miss Universe Philippines organizer Empire Philippines.
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His first nationwide tilt was the 2019 World Asian Mannequin Philippines contest, a contest for women and men organized by Empire Philippines. It was there the place he turned to nation’s official delegate to the 2020 Manhunt Worldwide search.
Corilla holds a level in Aviation Administration from Santa Monica School in California in the USA. He moved to the Philippines to discover alternatives within the modeling and leisure business.
His Mister World victory sustained the spectacular exhibiting of his fellow Mister Pilipinas Worlwide delegates. Kenneth Stromsnes and Brandon Espiritu had been each second runners-up within the Manhunt Worldwide and Mister Supranational contests, respectively, this 12 months.