Times Mister India, aka Mister India World, is a

beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...

and organization that selects the India's official representative to the

Mister World Mister World competition is an international male beauty pageant founded by the Miss World Organization. The competition was founded in 1996. The entrants compete in various activities including waterskiing, mountain biking, and marathon runnin ...

and the

Mister Supranational Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant, started in 2009, and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest, Mister Supranational, was launched in 2016, also in Poland. The current organizers of Miss and Mist ...

pageants.

History

The Times Group Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), d/b/a the Times Group, is an Indian media conglomerate based in Mumbai. Notable media properties owned and operated by the group include India's largest selling daily English-language newspaper ''The ...

, the owner of the franchises for Femina Miss India and Miss Diva, launched Mister India in May 2014, holding its inaugural edition as " Mr India 2014" The pageant continued with consecutive editions until 2016. It then went on an extended temporary hiatus due to delays in the conduct of

pageant, which resulted in no annual national competitions being held from 2018 to 2023. The winner of the Times Mister India pageant primarily represents India at Mister World. Additionally, Mister India sent delegates to

from 2016 to 2021, with a separate digital edition held in 2021 to specifically select a representative for that year's

Mister Supranational 2021 Mister Supranational 2021 was the 5th edition of the Mister Supranational pageant. It was held on August 22, 2021 in Nowy Sącz, Poland. Nate Crnkovich of the United States crowned Varo Vargas of Peru as his successor at the end of the event. T ...

competition. Marking its return in 2024, the Mister India pageant held its 6th edition on July 20th. This marked the longest hiatus between editions, with seven years having passed since the last competition held in 2017 formally on-stage. Also, the Mister India 2024 edition featured the highest number of shortlisted contestants (thirty-five) compared to any previous edition.

International Victories

India has participated in the

pageant since its inception. In 2014, the Times Group began sending representatives to the competition. Prateik Jain, India's inaugural participant (Times), achieved a Top 10 finish at the

Mister World 2014 Mister World 2014 was the 8th edition of the Mister World competition. It was held at The Riviera International Conference Centre in Torbay, Devon, England on June 15, 2014. Francisco Javier Escobar Parra of Colombia crowned Nicklas Pedersen o ...

pageant and was also crowned Mister World Continental King of Asia. In 2016, Rohit Khandelwal secured India's first and, to date, only

title. This historic win also marked the first time an Asian contestant had claimed the coveted crown. That same year, Jitesh Naresh Thakur represented India at the inaugural

pageant, earning the position of second runner-up and the title of Mister Supranational Asia. In 2018,

Prathamesh Maulingkar Prathamesh Maulingkar (born 4 April 1991 in Tivim) is an Indian model and a former association football, footballer. He won the title of Mister Supranational in 2018. He had played as a centre back for Dempo S.C., Dempo in the I-League. Maulin ...

became the first Indian and Asian winner of the

pageant. This achievement solidified India's position as the first country to have won both the Miss and Mister Supranational titles. Rahul Rajasekharan was the last Indian representative to the

pageant selected by the

Times Group Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), d/b/a the Times Group, is an Indian media conglomerate based in Mumbai. Notable media properties owned and operated by the group include India's largest selling daily English-language newspaper ''The ...

, prior to the renewal of their partnership with the Mister Supranational organization in 2025. Since its inaugural edition until 2021, the Times Group has sent five representatives to the Mister Supranational pageant. All of their representatives have placed in the finals bagging 4 continental titles, with one winning the Mister Supranational title, one being the 2nd Runner-up and three in the Top 10.

Titles

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'' (2016–2021, 2025–present)

Editions

Below is the complete list of Times Mister India editions.

Titleholders

Placements in international pageants

The following is the placement of Times Mister India titleholders in international pageants. ;

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References

{{Reflist Beauty pageants in India Recurring events established in 2014 2014 establishments in India