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Mr Egypt

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Mr Egypt
Formation2006
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersCairo
Location
MembershipMister World
Manhunt International
Mister International
Official language
Arabic
Organization
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism

Mr Egypt is a national beauty pageant in Egypt. Major competitive areas are charisma, fitness, good looks and personality. The contest is sponsored by Oriflame Men and is held under the auspices of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism.

Seasons

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Mr Egypt 2006

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24-year-old Ibrahim Abdel Gawad was crowned Mr Egypt in 2006.[1] He was unable to compete at Mister World 2007 in Sanya, China due to his father's health problems so the fifth runner-up, Omar Emad, was sent as a replacement.[2]

Mr Egypt 2007

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Amr Samaha was crowned in April 2007 as Mr. Egypt. At 19, Samaha was the youngest contestant. He is a private pilot in flight school. In addition, he is a mechanical engineering student at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.[3] Samaha represented Egypt at Mister International in Malaysia.[4] The first runner-up Tarek Naguib was sent on to compete at Manhunt International 2008 and at Mister World 2010 in Incheon, South Korea.[5]

  • 1st Runner-Up: Tarek Naguib
  • 2nd Runner-Up: Amr Salem
  • 3rd Runner-Up: Mohamed El-Khouly
  • 4th Runner-Up: Karim Gamal El-Din

Mr Egypt 2010

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After representing Egypt at Mister World, Tarek Mohammed Nagiub Abdel Gawad was named Mr. Egypt in 2010.[6]

Titleholders

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Year Titleholder Mister Egypt for
2006 Ibrahim Abdel Gawad Mister World Egypt 2007
2007 Amr Samaha Mister International Egypt 2007
2010 Tarek Mohammed Nagiub Abdel Gawad Mister World 2010

See also

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References

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  1. ^ et - Full Story
  2. ^ American Urge: Breaking News :: A New Mr. Egypt
  3. ^ Daily News Egypt - Full Article
  4. ^ 20 vie for Mr. International title in Malaysia_English_Xinhua
  5. ^ "Show Contestant". Mister World. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. ^ Rakha, Marwa. "Egypt: Looking Inside Mr Egypt". Global Voices. Retrieved 28 April 2012.