Mister Lebanon


Mister Lebanon is a male pageant which is held annually to select a young man who takes on humanitarian duties and represents Lebanon in international beauty pageants, most notably Mister International. The first Mister Lebanon competition was held in 1995 and concluded with crowning Hadi Esta. Rami Atallah was crowned Mister Lebanon for 2018.

History

Mister Lebanon winners often graduate from the pageant circuit to become models, actors or TV hosts. Lebanese titleholders proved considerable performances at international pageants, placing almost every year since the launching of the male beauty pageantry, leading the world to classify Arab men generally, and Lebanese men particularly.
The competition is sponsored by Lebanese Tourism Services which has often contracted with modeling agencies, most notably Nidal's Agency to assign representatives instead of throwing competitions, due to special circumstances such as the 2006 Lebanon War.
Many of the Mister Lebanon winners and competitors went to become celebrities of wide fame and popularity. Ghassan Mawla dominated throughout 2004–2007 with many reality television appearances, a music album and some successful enterprises. In 2012, Wissam Hanna placed fifth in the Arabic version of Dancing with the Stars. The latter and fellow Miss Lebanon winner Rosarita Tawil brought the pageant circuit in Lebanon to massive media and public attention through the show. Asaad Tarabay, Abdel Rahman Bala and Ali Hammoud began successful careers in the modeling and fitness domains after their highly publicized wins.
Lebanese delegates proved successful internationally, unlike those from the female parallel of the Mister Lebanon contest, Miss Lebanon. In 2012 Ali Hammoud was assigned to represent Lebanon in Mister International 2012 and was crowned after winning two awards for Best Body and Most Handsome, thus becoming the second Lebanese man to win the pageant, the first being Wissam Hanna. 2012 official Mister Lebanon placed within the Top 10 in one of the greatest male pageants on the planet, Mister World.

International crowns

Titleholders

The winner of Mister Lebanon represents his country at Mister International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Previously, in some instances the winner has also competed at another pageant.

List of Mister Lebanon at International pageants

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YearMister WorldMister InternationalManhunt InternationalMister Grand InternationalMister United Continents
1996Hadi Esta
1998Ghassan Mawla
1999James Ghoril
2000Omar Mehyo
2003Asaad Tarabay
2005Wissam Hanna
2006Wissam Hanna

Rafic Bou Zeid
2007Anthony Hakim
Basel Bou Hamdan
Pedro Kiwan
2008Mohamed Chamseddine
2009Marcelino Gebrayel
2010Abdel Rahman Bala
Mohamed Ali ArabiMurad Mouawad
2011Mohamed HayMarcelino Gebrayel
2012Rudolphe Bou Nader
Ali Hammoud
Elie Najem
2013Firas Abbas
2014Ayman MoussaRabih Zein
2015Farid Matar
Kamel Raad
2016Paul Iskandar
Bilel Zaweel
2017Michael Khoury
Gaetan Osman
2018Mohamed TahaPatrick Dahrieh
2019Jean-Paul Bitar
2022Hadi Fakhreddine
2023Seif Al Walid Harb
Seif Al Walid Harb
2024Mario El Hajj
Rawad AboutineAbed Semaa
2025Saadeddine Hneineh