Vishnu Raj Menon
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{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Vishnu Raj Menon
| image = Vishnu_Raj_Menon_at_Miss_Diva_2018_Sub_contest.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| birth_place = Thrissur, Kerala, India
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|06|10}}
| height = 6 ft 1 inch
| occupation = {{flatlist|
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| hair_color = Black
| eye_color = Black
| title = Mr India 2016
| competitions = Mr India 2016
(Winner)
(Mr Photogenic)
Mister World 2019
(Unplaced)
| alma_mater = MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, India
| years_active = 2015–present
}}
Vishnu Raj Menon is an Indian model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. India 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/271116/vish-come-true-mr-world.html|title=‘Vish’ come true, Mr World!|last=gupta|first=namita|date=2016-11-27|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-04-13}}
Early life and career
Vishnu was born on 10 June 1991 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India. His father, Surendran is a retired PWD engineer, while his mother, Padmavati, is an assistant bank manager.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/vishnuraj-s-menon-i-was-trolled-for-being-a-dark-skinned-mr-india-but-gradually-i-learnt-to-take-it-positively/articleshow/65421998.cms|title=Vishnuraj S Menon: I was trolled for being a dark-skinned Mr India, but gradually I learnt to take it positively - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-13}} He did his schooling from Don Bosco School, Mannuthy in Kerala and shifted to Bangalore for further studies. He is a civil engineer and a model by profession. He has graduated from MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mvjce.edu.in/mr-vishnu-raj-s-menon-an-alumni-of-mvjce-was-crowned-as-peter-england-mr-india-world-by-hrithik-roshan-on-25-11-2016-along-with-mr-viren-barman-and-mr-altamash-faraz/|title=Mr. Vishnu Raj S Menon, an alumni[sic] of MVJCE was crowned as Peter England Mr.India World by Hrithik Roshan on 25.11.2016 along with Mr.Viren Barman and Mr. Altamash Faraz.|last=MVJ|date=2016-11-25|website=MVJCE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-13}}
He was crowned Mister India by the outgoing titleholder Rohit Khandelwal
Vishnu represented India at the Mister World pageant held on August 23, 2019 in Manila, Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://awardgoesto.com/vishnu-raj-menon-mister-india-world-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404133036/http://awardgoesto.com/vishnu-raj-menon-mister-india-world-2016/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 April 2019|title=Vishnu Raj Menon – Mister India World 2016|last=+admin|date=2019-01-24|website=Award goes to|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-13}}
References
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External links
- {{Instagram|vishnurajsmenon}}
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Category:Indian beauty pageant winners