A police officer, a mixed martial arts fighter, a farmer, print and ramp models and a Yolanda survivor are among the 30 candidates of Misters 2015 The Pageant that were formally presented to the media on Sunday, August 30 at One Esplanade in Pasay City.
The contestants came from various cities and provinces in the Philippines as well as Filipino communities abroad, all in the hopes of representing the country in international male pageants. Only 29 of the 330 candidates were present in the event. Red Bayron of Mati, Davao Oriental was unable to attend for reasons undisclosed.
John Nicholo Zacarias of Lipa City was voted as the Darling of the Press, while Siegried Schmidt Bauer of the Filipino Community of Germany topped the online poll conducted by Events2images for Pre-arrival favorites.
Pre-arrival poll winners: Rick Kristoffer Palencia (2nd place), Siegried Schmidt Bauer 1st place) and AR dela Serna (3rd place)
A special spot was also given to honor Divine Ezrha Canaceli who placed 2nd runner-up in the World Beauty Queen 2015 pageant held recently in South Korea.
The finals night will be held on September 13 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila. Drew Francisco
Check out the Misters 2015 candidates, through the photos taken by Bong Tan.
