title: Mr Gay World 2009
text: # Mr Gay World 2009
  
  Mr Gay World 2009, the 1st Mr Gay World pageant, was held in Whistler, Canada on February 8, 2009. Max Krzyzanowski of Ireland was crowned Mr Gay World 2009. 19 countries and territories competed for the first time for the title.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Final results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Mister Gay World 2009 | Ireland – Max Krzyzanowski |
  | 1st Runner-Up | Paraguay – Alexis Cespedes |
  | 2nd Runner-Up | Mexico – Pico Velasco Michel |
  | 3rd Runner-Up | Australia – Ben Edwards |
  | 4th Runner-Up | New Zealand – Reece Karena |
  | 5th Runner-Up | Canada – Darren Bruce |
  | Top 10 | Argentina – Victor Marcelo Benitez  Austria – Michael Fröhle  Colombia – Francisco Javier Ortega  South Africa – Deon Strydom |
  
  Special Awards:
  
  | Award | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Mr. Gay Photogenic | Argentina – Victor Marcelo Benitez |
  | Mr. Gay Congeniality | Colombia – Francisco Javier Ortega |
  | Mr. Gay Leadership | Australia – Ben Edwards |
  | Best National Costume | Philippines – Wilbert Ting Tolentino |
  | Mr. Gay Popularity | Philippines – Wilbert Ting Tolentino |
  | Best in Swimwear | Paraguay – Alexis Cespedes |
  
  ## Contestants
  
  ### Did not attend
  
  * Czech Republic - Jakub Starý
  * Canary Islands - Dempsey Saeedian
  * India - Bhavin Shivji Gala
  * KwaZulu-Natal - Andrew Venter
  * USA - Doug Edward Repetti
  
  ## Contestants notes
  
  * 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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