Grasim Mr. India


Grasim Mr. India was a national male beauty pageant in India that annually selected representatives to compete globally at Mr. International, Mister World, Mr. Intercontinental and Best Model of the World. In the years 1996 and 1998, the winner of the contest represented India at Mister World contest. Later the title was changed to "Mr. India" International and the winner was sent to compete at Mr. International pageant. Later in 2007 and 2008, Hayward 5000 organized Mr India pageant and the winner was sent to Mister World. In 2010 and 2012, Grasim Mr. India again sent its winner to Mister World and the title was renamed Mr India World. Since 2014, The Times Group owns the right to organize Mr India World contest and its winner represents India at Mister World.

History

The first Mister India called Graviera Adonis Man of the Year contest was held in 1995. Bikram Saluja of Punjab was named the first ever Mister India and represented India at Mister World, where he was placed among top 10 finalists.

The Pageant

In earlier years, the winner of Grasim Mr. India Pageant used to represent India at Mister World contest. From 1997 to 2003 the winner was sent to Mr. International and on some occasions the winner was also sent to compete at other international pageants like Mr. Intercontinental or Best Model of the World.

Winners

1994:pl:Bikram Saluja|Bikram SalujaPunjab
1995Tarun RaghavanMaharashtra
1996Sachin KhuranaDelhi
1997Deepinder GillPunjab
1998Diwakar PundirUttarakhand
1999Abhijit SanyalMaharashtra
2000Aryan VaidRajasthan
2001Vivan BhatenaMaharashtra
2002Raghu MukherjeeKarnataka
2003Rajneesh DuggalDelhi
2004Sunil MannDelhi
2005Viraf PatelMaharashtra
2006Rajveer Singh Delhi
2007Bharat KundraDelhi
2008Pravesh RanaUttar Pradesh
2010Inder BajwaPunjab

India representatives to international pageants

The following male models have represented India in international pageants:

Representatives to Mister World

YearMister World IndiaStateRankingSpecial Awards
1996Bikram SalujaPunjabTop 10
1998Sachin KhuranaDelhi
Unplaced
2007Kawaljit Anand SinghAssamTop 12
2010Inder BajwaPunjabTop 15Mister World Top Model - Top 20
Mister World Talent - Top 20
2012Taher AliMaharashtra
Unplaced

Representatives to Mr. International

YearRepresentativeStateRanking
1998Diwakar PundirUttarakhandTop 12
1999Abhijit SanyalMaharashtra2nd Runner Up
2000Aryan VaidRajasthanMr. International 2000
2001Vivan BhatenaMaharashtraTop 11
2002Raghu MukherjeeKarnatakaMr. International 2002
2003Rajneesh DuggalDelhi1st Runner Up

Representatives to Mr. Intercontinental

Representatives to Best Model Of The World