Josh Yugen (middle), Kirk Bondad (left), and Nwajagu Chinemerem Samuel/ARMIN P. ADINA
One other Filipino persona has assumed an govt position in a worldwide pageant group as Dubai-based publicist and writer Josh Yugen formally joins one of many longest-running male competitions on this planet.
“The Mister Worldwide Group is happy to announce the appointment of [Yugen], founder and CEO of Home of Yugen and writer fo internationally-renowned publication [Xpedition Magazine], as an official board member and Vice President for World Partnership,” the male pageant posted on social media on Tuesday afternoon, June 10.
Pawee Ventura, the Filipino CEO of on-line pageant portal Missosology, is the chief working officer of the Mister Worldwide Group primarily based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Within the Miss Universe Group, California-based Filipino entrepreneur Olivia Quido-Co serves as VP for World Partnerships, whereas the Miss Worldwide pageant’s Govt Director is Japan-based Filipino Stephen Diaz.
Yugen’s scope of perform within the Mister Worldwide Group covers “strategic planning, international partnership growth, worldwide media relations, and inventive route,” the publish added.
He was one of many three Filipino personalities who served as judges within the sixteenth Mister Worldwide pageant held in Thailand in December final yr. The opposite two have been actress Arci Muñoz and worldwide shoe designer Jojo Bragais.
“I’m deeply honored to be appointed as Vice President of Mister Worldwide. As a proud Filipino, I consider our nation continues to rise as a worldwide chief—pushed by resilience, coronary heart, and excellence,” Yugen mentioned in a press release.
“My journey as Nationwide Director of Miss Universe Pakistan, Bahrain, and Egypt has instilled in me the self-discipline, ardour, and perseverance wanted to form new frontiers in pageantry,” he continued.
The Mister Worldwide Group has additionally designated Home of Yugen because the “official and unique” public relations, promoting, and gross sales company for the 2025 competitors.
“Founding Yugen PR taught me the worth of purposeful management, whereas Xpedition Journal unlocked the ability of creativity and storytelling. I sit up for bringing all these experiences into Mister Worldwide—to encourage, to raise, and to create a legacy that celebrates males of substance, imaginative and prescient, and affect,” Yugen shared.
The Mister Worldwide pageant was based in 2006, and has grow to be one of the vital prestigious competitions for males on this planet. Reigning king Nwajagu Chinemerem Samuel lately visited the Philippines to attend the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide contest, the place the nation’s delegate to the search was chosen.
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Pageant veteran, mannequin, and content material creator Kirk Bondad will signify the Philippines within the seventeenth Mister Worldwide in Thailand later this yr. To this date, hunk cop Neil Perez stays to be the lone Filipino winner of the competition. /edv
