Mister World 1996

{{Beauty pageant

| winner = Tom Nuyens

| represented = {{BEL}}

| photo = File:Cruise ship and Seabus in Istanbul.jpg

| caption =Istanbul, host city for Mister World 1996

| date = September 20, 1996

| presenters = {{hlist|Peter Marshall|Korhan Abay|Berna Laçin}}

| venue = Anadolu Auditorium, Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey

| broadcaster =

| entrants = 50

| placements = 10

| debuts = {{hlist|Argentina|Aruba|Australia|Austria|Belgium|Bolivia|Botswana|Brazil|Bulgaria|Canada|Colombia|Croatia|Dominican Republic|Estonia|France|Germany|Greece|Holland|Hungary|India|Ireland|Israel|Italy|Jamaica|Latvia|Lebanon|Macedonia FYRO|Malaysia|Mexico|Norway|Philippines|Poland|Puerto Rico|Russia|Singapore|Slovakia|Slovenia|South Africa|Spain|Swaziland|Sweden|Taiwan ROC|Thailand|Trinidad and Tobago|Turkey|Ukraine|United Kingdom|United States|Venezuela|Yugoslavia}}

| next = 1998

|personality=Felix Chavaphi
{{BOT}}}}

Mister World 1996 was the first Mister World competition, held at the Anadolu Auditorium in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 20, 1996. Tom Nuyens of Belgium was crowned as the first Mister World at the end of the event.

Results

=Placements=

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! Placement

! Contestant

Mister World 1996

{{BEL}} – Tom Nuyens

1st Runner-Up

{{MEX}} – Gabriel Soto Borja-Díaz

2nd Runner-Up

{{TUR}} – Karahan Çantay

Top 5

{{JAM}} – Richard Nevers
{{PUR}} – Eliseo Paulo Cortés Meléndez

Top 10

{{ARU}} – Anthony Andrew Martinez
{{IND}} – Bikram Singh Saluja
{{SWE}} – Tage Johan Jelse
{{THA}} – Direk Sirisamphan
{{GBR}} – Simon Alexis Peat

= Special Awards =

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! Award

! Contestant

Mister Personality

{{BOT}} – Felix Chavaphi

Contestants

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Country !! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! Hometown
{{ARG}}	Raul Orlando Proietto{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Argentina\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5290}}	21	{{height\|m=1.83}}	Buenos Aires
{{ARU}}	Anthony Andrew Martinez{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Aruba\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5291}}	23	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Oranjestad
{{AUS}}	Arlington Brendan Leigh{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Australia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5292}}	22	{{height\|m=1.80}}	Sydney
{{AUT}}	Helmut Strebl{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Austria\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5293}}	27	{{height\|m=1.90}}	Vienna
{{BEL}}	Tom Nuyens{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Belgium\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5294}}	20	{{height\|m=1.92}}	Wommelgem
{{BOL}}	Marcelo Mauricio Ostria Borda{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Bolivia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5295}}	21	{{height\|m=1.90}}	Tarija
{{BOT}}	Felix Chavaphi{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Botswana\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5296}}	23	{{height\|m=1.70}}	Gaborone
{{BRA}}	Thierre di Castro Garrito{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Brazil\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5297}}	17	{{height\|m=1.95}}	Rio Claro
{{BUL}}	Boyko Hristov{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Bulgaria\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5298}}	23	{{height\|m=1.85}}	Sofia
{{CAN}}	Jimmy Rai{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Canada\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5299}}	24	{{height\|m=1.80}}	Toronto
{{COL}}	Franz Serrano{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Colombia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5300}}	25	{{height\|m=1.80}}	San Andrés
{{CRO}}	Ivan Klemenčič{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Croatia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5301}}	20	{{height\|m=1.86}}	Split
{{DOM}}	Juan Salvador Vidal Gil{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Dominican Republic\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5302}}	19	{{height\|m=1.83}}	Santo Domingo
{{EST}}	Andrus Raissar{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Estonia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5303}}	22	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Tartu
{{FRA}}	Laurent Piranian{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: France\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5304}}	24	{{height\|m=1.86}}	Mandelieu-la-Napoule
{{GER}}	Konrad Meyer{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Germany\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5305}}	22	{{height\|m=1.83}}	Düsseldorf
{{GRE}}	Harry Kinatzi{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Greece\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5306}}	26	{{height\|m=1.90}}	Athens
{{flag\|NED\|name=Holland}}	Joost Ammerlaan{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Holland\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5307}}	24	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Schipluiden
{{HUN}}	Zsolt Cséke{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Hungary\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5308}}	21	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Budapest
{{IND}}	Bikram Singh Saluja{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: India\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5309}}	22	{{height\|m=1.83}}	Mumbai
{{IRL}}	Thomas Daniel Plewman{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Ireland\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5310}}	25	{{height\|m=1.80}}	Dublin
{{ISR}}	Zafrir Ben-Zvi{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Israel\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5311}}	23	{{height\|m=1.86}}	Haifa
{{ITA}}	Angelo d'Amelio{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Italy\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5312}}	24	{{height\|m=1.83}}	Taranto
{{JAM}}	Richard Nevers{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Jamaica\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5313}}	20	{{height\|m=1.92}}	Kingston
{{LAT}}	Vilnis Solovjovs{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Latvia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5314}}	25	{{height\|m=1.90}}	Riga
{{LIB}}	Hadi Esta{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Lebanon\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5315}}	24	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Beirut
{{flag\|MKD\|name=Macedonia FYRO}}	Gazmend Beriša{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Macedonia FYRO\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5316}}	23	{{height\|m=1.86}}	Skopje
{{MAS}}	Alwin Low Dai Wen{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Malaysia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5317}}	22	{{height\|m=1.82}}	Kuala Lumpur
{{MEX}}	Gabriel Soto Borja-Díaz{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Mexico\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5318}}	21	{{height\|m=1.85}}	Mexico City
{{NOR}}	Otto Thorbjørnsen{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Norway\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5319}}	22	{{height\|m=1.82}}	Stavanger
{{PHI}}	Christopher Celis{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Philippines\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5320}}	20	{{height\|m=1.80}}	Manila
{{POL}}	Mariusz Trzciński{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Poland\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5321}}	23	{{height\|m=1.94}}	Gdańsk
{{PUR}}	Eliseo Paulo Cortés Meléndez{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Puerto Rico\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5322}}	25	{{height\|m=1.82}}	San Juan
{{RUS}}	Oleg Sukochenko{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Russia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5323}}	23	{{height\|m=1.92}}	Yekaterinburg
{{SIN}}	Desmond Kong Hua Ng{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Russia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5324}}	24	{{height\|m=1.75}}	Singapore
{{SVK}}	Richard Ondrias{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Slovakia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5325}}	22	{{height\|m=1.85}}	Bratislava
{{SLO}}	Marko Vraničar{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Slovenia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5326}}	20	{{height\|m=1.85}}	Ljubljana
{{RSA}}	Charl Hector Coode{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: South Africa\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5327}}	24	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Johannesburg
{{ESP}}	José Ramon Gutiérrez Villar{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Spain\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5328}}	22	{{height\|m=1.92}}	A Coruña
{{flag\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	Thulani Emmanuel Matsebula{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Swaziland\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5329}}	24	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Manzini
{{SWE}}	Tage Johan Jelse{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Sweden\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5330}}	23	{{height\|m=1.85}}	Skarpnäck
{{flag\|TWN\|name=Taiwan ROC}}	Kuo Pin-chao{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Taiwan ROC\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5331}}	19	{{height\|m=1.87}}	Taipei
{{THA}}	Direk Sirisamphan{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Thailand\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5332}}	18	{{height\|m=1.80}}	Bangkok
{{TRI}}	Ian Anthony Comissiong{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Trinidad and Tobago\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5333}}	25	{{height\|m=1.80}}	Port of Spain
{{TUR}}	Karahan Çantay{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Turkey\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5334}}	22	{{height\|m=1.85}}	Balıkesir
{{UKR}}	Mykola Bezrodniy{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Ukraine\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5335}}	26	{{height\|m=1.93}}	Kyiv
{{GBR}}	Simon Alexis Peat{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: United Kingdom\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5336}}	23	{{height\|m=1.88}}	Liverpool
{{USA}}	Daniel Luján{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: United States\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5337}}	23	{{height\|m=1.88}}	El Paso
{{VEN}}	José Gregorio Faría Ojeda{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Venezuela\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5338}}	24	{{height\|m=1.91}}	Maracaibo
{{flag\|SCG\|name=Yugoslavia}}	Slobodan Klinać{{cite news\|title=Mister World 1996: Yugoslavia\|publisher=Miss World\|accessdate=21 December 2019\|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/mister/contestants/5339}}	22	{{height\|m=1.91}}	Belgrade

Judges

Bruce Forsyth - Entertainer
Ninibeth Leal - Miss World 1991 from Venezuela
Wilnelia Merced - Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
Eric Morley - chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
Linda Pétursdóttir - Miss World 1988 from Iceland
Naim Süleymanoğlu - Olympic gold medalist
Ivana Trump - Businesswoman

References

1996

Category:1996 beauty pageants

Category:1996 in Turkey

Category:1990s in Istanbul

Category:September 1996 in Turkey

Category:Beauty pageants in Turkey

Category:Events in Istanbul