Max Krzyzanowski

Mr Gay World 2009
Date	February 8, 2009
Presenters	Mark Tewksbury
Venue	Whistler, Canada
Broadcaster	World Wide Mr Gay Official Site
Entrants	19
Placements	10
Debuts	Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Ireland Lithuania Mexico New Zealand Northern Ireland Norway Paraguay Philippines South Africa Spain Venezuela
Withdrawals	Czech Republic Gran Canaria India KwaZulu-Natal United States
Winner	Max Krzyzanowski  Ireland
Congeniality	Francisco Javier Ortega  Colombia
Best National Costume	Wilbert Ting Tolentino  Philippines
Photogenic	Victor Marcelo Benitez  Argentina
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Mr Gay World 2009, the 1st Mr Gay World pageant, was held in Whistler, Canada on February 8, 2009.^[1] Max Krzyzanowski of Ireland was crowned Mr Gay World 2009. 19 countries and territories competed for the first time for the title.

Special Awards:

•  Czech Republic - Jakub Starý
•  Canary Islands - Dempsey Saeedian
•  India - Bhavin Shivji Gala
• KwaZulu-Natal - Andrew Venter
•  USA - Doug Edward Repetti

• Antonio Pedro Almijez (Spain) was Mr Gay Europe 2008.
• Michael Fröhle (Austria), Deyan Kolev (Bulgaria), Arturas Vipas Burnickis (Lithuania), Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen (Norway) competed in Mr Gay Europe 2008.
• Juan Jose Bracho (Venezuela) competed in International Mr. Gay 2008 and placed 1st Runner-up. Francisco Javier Ortega (Colombia) and Deon Strydom (South Africa) competed in International Mr. Gay 2009.

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