The Misters of the Philippines 2014 Official Candidates during the Press Presentation

At the Multi-Purpose Hall 2 of Lancaster Hotel Manila, 24 of the Twenty-six (26) Official Candidates of Misters of the Philippines 2014 were formally presented to the Press yesterday afternoon. The strictly-by-invitation affair was exclusively conducted to acknowledge the attendance of accredited media.

Click above to know the 26 Official Candidates even better by reading their individual bios.

But from among the two dozen hopefuls who vied for the attention of the Press, there were actually eight who caught my eye – Neil Perez, Elvin Tiel, Joseph Doruelo, John Israel San Luis, Adam Davies, Nicko Cruz, Bernard Sumera and Judah Cohen. Three other entries – Ichin Daclan, Mario Esquierdo Jr. and Alvin Arranguez – could be possible spoilers to this group.

The candidates in their swimwears

The set-up of the competition will have four (4) fast track event (Talent, Swimwear, Formal Wear and Resort Wear) winners getting automatically seeded to the Top 14 come finals night on September 7. Ten other guys with the highest preliminary scores will make up the remaining qualifiers.

Some of my early favorites are (from top left clockwise): Joseph Doruelo, John Israel San Luis, Judah Cohen, Elvin Tiel, Bernard Sumera, Nicko Cruz, Adam Davies and Neil Perez

Four lucky delegates will be declared winners in the end, with all of them to be fielded for competition abroad – Mister International, Mister Model International, Mister Global and Mister Tourism International.

Let’s see who will continue to shine bright in the days ahead. 😉

Your blogger being sandwiched by the Misters!