Earlier today at the El Corazon Fil-Hispano Restaurant in Uptown Mall BGC, I had an intimate lunch with Manhunt International 2020 Paul Luzineau, his National Director Ryan Sheikrojan and selected members of the pageant media. It is always a pleasure spending quality time with this Dutch titleholder who was one of the last two individuals who won their international pageant assignments shortly before the worldwide pandemic left everything at a standstill.
Now that things are slowly returning to normal, Paul was able to travel to the Philippines almost three months ago to claim a part of his prize, i.e. a six-month modeling management contract with Empireph/Mercator. He will be staying in the country up until early October, by which time he has already relinquished his title to a successor who will come from the roster of Official Candidates for Manhunt International 2022 who will vie for the title come October 1. The said male competition will be hosted in the country from September 24-October 2.
Back to Paul, he has already acclimatized himself to the hot and humid weather of the country, but has yet to fully immerse himself into our local cuisines. As a self-taught cook, he prepares his own meals most of the time even if his skills are limited to standard European meals and the like. During the past two months, he has been given different projects and modeling assignments that further polished his skills in front of the camera and on the runway.
Asked about what ideal qualities his successor for Manhunt International should possess, this was his reply.
Between now and the end of September, Paul will be busy with his agency stints as well as being the big brother of this year’s candidates for the international competition.
As of this writing, Manhunt Philippines has already been appointed. Your blogger will write about him once everything is in place within the coming weeks.
The 20th Manhunt International Paul Luzineau of the Netherlands is back in the Philippines. As part of his prize package for winning the title last 2020, he was awarded a talent management contract with Mercator Artist and Model Management, Inc./Empire.ph. The pandemic may have stalled the fulfillment, but he is now ready to take on the opportunities that will come his way.
In what Executive President Rosko Dickinson admitted was the toughest decision for the top two placements, Paul Luzineau of the Netherlands defeated 35 other candidates to win Manhunt International 2020 during the Grand Finals held at New Frontier Theater. He has now become the first Dutch to win the international male modeling competition. 
This year’s Manhunt International candidates are – unlike some past editions where the pick for #1 was uber solid right from the get go – strong in the sense that the probable winner could come from a pool of strong contenders with at least five (5) men to choose from. You can even make that six if a host delegate goes all out for the win. 
After tonight’s Press Presentation of Manhunt International 2020 at F1 Hotel Manila where the 36 Official Candidates were introduced to members of the media, normannorman.com has managed to select its Top 12 Favorites based on overall looks, appeal and impact. For now, my #1 choice is Nikos Antonopoulos of Greece 🇬🇷 (right photo) because he represents the Manhunt brand all-around with a dash of personality being an Archaeologist and Travel Guide. He is also very handsome!
Ten of the Manhunt International 2020 candidates joined in the first lunch at Blackbeard’s Seafood Island with Rosko Dickinson, as the other candidates started arriving as well – including Yekta Baki of Turkey plus the entries of Vietnam and Nepal. 
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