Andreas Derleth is a German-

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winner of

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2012 in Auckland and Mr Gay World 2012 in

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. After attending

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in Heidenheim, Germany, Derleth moved to New Zealand in 2008, becoming a manager at Warehouse Stationery in

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. In October 2014 Derleth became General Manager for Wireless Nation Limited. The

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is judged as part of the Big Gay Out run by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation in

, which attracted Prime Minister

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and other politicians. The 2012 entrants included Sylvain Taupenas, Aaron Gordon and Marcus Fenson (Mr Gay Wellington). Derleth has also featured on the cover of ''Gay Express'', a New Zealand Gay newspaper. In 2016, Derleth was a judge for Mr Gay World.

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