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.
His court is made up of other heavy favorites Nikos Antonopoulos of Greece and Matheus Goira of Brazil who placed 1st and 2nd Runners-Up, respectively. The two other finishers in the winning circle are 3rd Runner-Up Yeray Hidalgo of Spain and 4th Runner-Up Mayur Gangwani of India.
Host delegate Daumier Corilla made it to the Top 15 Finalists and was awarded Best in National Costume.
Paul was also named the Face of the Year Special Award, with Nikos getting the Loo Chang Huat Award given by one of Manhunt’s biggest sponsors.
Congratulations to everyone!
Watch the very first post-victory interview of Paul Luzineau below.
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. 
