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Mexico’s Andrés Briseño is Mister International 2026

Mister International 2026 Is Mexico’s Andrés Briseño. John Wayne Alba Finishes in the Top 10.

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Andrés Briseño gave the shortest answer of the final round, and it was enough. On Saturday night at MCC Hall, the events venue inside The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Bangkok, the model from Sinaloa was crowned Mister International 2026. He succeeds the Philippines’ Kirk Bondad. Spain’s Ignacio “Nacho” Monclús finished first runner-up, and Indonesia’s I Gede Aiswarya Pandit “Ais” Kartika finished second. Few people had Mexico winning. In our own read after the preliminary competition, we called the crown a two-man race between Spain and Türkiye. Briseño got one line, in a short list of men who couldn’t be counted out yet. He did have one hard result to point to: second runner-up at King of Andaman, the swimsuit competition in Phuket a week before the final. On Saturday he edged out Türkiye’s Doğukan Navdar, the man who won that Phuket night, for the last place in the Top 3. Then he beat the two men ranked ahead of him. For the Philippines, the night ended one round earlier than fans hoped. John Wayne Alba …

Despite having one of the most striking faces in Philippine pageantry, Marck did not win a national title on his first attempt. Instead, in an unexpected turn of events, he was given the chance to make history as his country’s first Mister Celebrity International representative. He returned home victorious.

Marck Marasigan: The Replacement Pick Who Became a King

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Marck Marasigan had six days. That’s how much notice the Batangueño model and pageant titleholder got when the Philippines’ slot at Mister Celebrity International 2025 — an annual pageant for public figures and content creators held under the broader Mister and Miss Celebrity International banner — opened up. The original designate, Alei Del Rosario, who won the crown at Misters of Filipinas 2024, had to withdraw after an unexpected injury; the slot was then offered to Juan Carlos “Jaycee” Lopez, who turned it down as not yet ready. Six days to sort a wardrobe, book a photoshoot, and mentally reset for an international stage he hadn’t planned on standing on that year. “I only had six days to prepare for the competition, including the photoshoot, preparing my wardrobe, and taking care of all the other things I needed to do,” Marasigan told ELYSPLANET. “I’m just so happy that everything went according to plan within those six days, and that there were a lot of people who were willing to help and support me.” On December …