title: Mr Gay World 2013
text: # Mr Gay World 2013
  
  Mr Gay World 2013, the 5th Mr Gay World competition, was held over 5 days in Antwerp, Belgium during the worldOutgames 2013, with the Grand Finale at Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium on August 4, 2013. Andreas Derleth of New Zealand crowned his successor Christopher Michael Olwage, also of New Zealand, at the end of this event. 25 countries and territories competed for the title.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Final results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Mr Gay World 2013 | New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage |
  | 1st Runner-Up | Hong Kong – Benjie Vasquez Caraig |
  | 2nd Runner-Up | United States – Matthew "Matt" Simmons |
  | Top 5 | Aruba – Ashley Peternella  Namibia – Ricardo Raymond Amunjera |
  | Top 10 | Australia – Aaron Taylor  India – Nolan Lewis  Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal  Philippines – Erimar Sayo Ortigas  Taiwan – Darien Chen |
  
  ### Special awards
  
  | Award | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Mr. Gay Congeniality | Canada – Danny Dionysios Papadatos |
  | Mr. Gay Photogenic | Mexico – Jaime David Montes Bernal |
  | Best National Costume | New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage |
  | Popular Vote | Philippines – Erimar Sayo Ortigas |
  | Sports Challenge | Aruba – Ashley Peternella |
  | Mr. Gay Swimwear | New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage |
  | Art Challenge Award | New Zealand – Christopher Michael Olwage |
  
  ## Judges
  
  * Eric Butter - President of Mr Gay World (Australia);
  * Andy Derleth - Mr Gay World 2012 (New Zealand);
  * Adebisi Alimi - Public speaker and a Sessional University Lecturer (Nigeria);
  * Beverly Vergel - Training Specialist, Image Consultant (Philippines);
  * Kristof De Busser - Chief Inspector and Member of the Diversity Team of the Antwerp Local Police (Belgium);
  * Michiel Vanackere - Field coordinator for a European HIV prevalence research project at the Institute for Tropical Health in Antwerp (Belgium);
  * Morris Chapdelaine - Film producer and media specialist (Canada).
  
  ## Contestants
  
  | Country | Contestant | Age | Height |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aruba | Ashley Peternella | 21 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
  | Australia | Aaron Taylor | 26 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
  | Austria | Joachim Trauner | 30 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
  | Belgium | Tom Goris | 34 | 1.83 m (6 ft 11 in) |
  | Brazil | Marcio Evandro Maia | 33 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
  | Canada | Danny Dionysios Papadatos | 28 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
  | Chile | Jean Daniel Muñoz | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
  | Czech Republic | Marek Zly | 34 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
  | Denmark | Michael Sinan | 35 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
  | Finland | Janne Tiilikainen | 27 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
  | France | Armando Santos | 26 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
  | Hong Kong | Benjie Vasquez Caraig | 31 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
  | India | Nolan Lewis | 29 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
  | Mexico | Jaime David Montes Bernal | 25 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
  | Myanmar | Sai Pye Myo Kyaw | 28 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
  | Namibia | Ricardo Raymond Amunjera | 30 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
  | New Zealand | Christopher Michael Olwage | 27 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
  | Northern Ireland | Conor O’Kane | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
  | Philippines | Erimar Sayo Ortigas | 29 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
  | Puerto Rico | Juan Luis Ortiz | 30 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
  | South Africa | Steve Williams | 38 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
  | Spain | Miguel Ortiz | 20 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
  | Switzerland | Luis Bonfiglio | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
  | Taiwan | Darien Chen | 30 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
  | USA | Matthew Simmons | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
  
  ## National pageant notes
  
  ### Debuts
  
  * Aruba
  * Denmark
  * Myanmar
  * Puerto Rico
  * Taiwan
  
  ### Returning countries
  
  * Last competed in 2009:
     * Austria
  * Last competed in 2010:
     * Belgium
  * Last competed in 2011:
     * India
     * Northern Ireland
  