Mr Gay Europe
Mr Gay Europe is a male beauty pageant for gay Europeans. It was founded by its former President, Morten Rudå and its current President, Tore Aasheim; and was hosted for the first time in 2005. The competition was held in Oslo, Norway and the winner was Alexander van Kempen from the Netherlands. The following year, Amsterdam was the host city.
In 2006 at Amsterdam, Nandor Gyongyosi of Hungary won the title.
Mr Gay Europe Contest 2007 was held in Budapest, August 5, as part of Pride Island Europa, Central and Eastern Europe's largest new International GLBTQ celebration. The winner was Germany's Jackson Netto.
In 2008, again in Budapest, the competition was won by Spain's Antonio Pedro Almijez.
In 2009, the competition was held in Oslo and won by Spain's Sergio Lara. In 2010, the competition was supposed to be in Geneva, Switzerland, but was cancelled. In 2011 the competition was in Braşov, Romania. The 2010/2011 winner was Giulio Spatola, from Palermo.
In 2012, the competition was held in Rome, Italy and won by Miguel Ortiz from Spain.
In 2013, the event was held in Prague and Robbie O'Bara of Ireland won Mr Gay Europe 2013. Robbie is originally from Canada of Canadian/Korean descent and has returned to that country to start practising as a medical doctor.
In 2014, the competition was held in Austria. For the first time in MGE history, the contest took the delegates on a journey through the hosting country. The finale took place in the Bregenzer Festspielhaus. Mr Gay Europe 2014 title goes home to Scandinavia with Jack Johansson of Sweden. The judging panel included Tore Aasheim, the president of Mr. Gay Europe, and Coenie Kukkuk, the Director Africa & Middle East of Mr. Gay World.
In 2015, the competition was cancelled but was rescheduled to be held in Sweden and Norway 29. July to 7. August 2016, starting in Stockholm with the Pride Parade, before journeying west to Trondheim and Oslo. Belgium’s Raf Van Puymbroeck took home the title of Mr Gay Europe 2016.
In 2017, the competition was held in Stockholm, Sweden and won by Matt Rood from England.
In 2018, the competition was held in Warsaw and Poznan in Poland, and was won by Enrique Doleschy from Germany.
Previous winners
| Year | Delegate | From | Venue |
| 2005 | Alexander van Kempen | Oslo, Norway | |
| 2006 | Nándi Gyöngyösi | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2007 | Jackson Netto | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 2008 | Antonio Pedro Almijez | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 2009 | Sergio Lara | Oslo, Norway | |
| 2011 | Giulio Spatola | Braşov, Romania | |
| 2012 | Miguel Ortiz | Rome, Italy | |
| 2013 | Robbie O'Bara | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 2014 | Jack Johansson | Bregenz, Austria | |
| 2016 | Raf Van Puymbroeck | Oppdal, Norway | |
| 2017 | Matt Rood | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 2018 | Enrique Doleschy | Poznan, Poland | |
| 2019 | Alexander Petrov | Cologne, Germany |
2018 in [Poznan], [Poland]
| Country | Contestant | Title |
| ' | NIELS JANSEN | 1st Runner Up |
| ' | PHILLIP DZWONKIEWICZ | 2nd Runner Up |
| ' | ENRIQUE DOLESCHY | Winner |
| ' | GUILHERME SOUZA | |
| ' | KAROL PACYNA | |
| ' | DOMINIK SVECHNIKOV | |
| CHRISTOPHER PRICE |
2017 in [Stockholm], [Sweden]
| Country | Contestant | Title |
| ' | JAIMIE DEBLIECK | |
| ' | YUKSEL YUSEINOV | |
| ' | DANIEL FRÖHLICH | |
| ' | MATT ROOD | Winner |
| ' | RAMI KIISKINEN | |
| ' | NIKO WIRACHMAN | |
| ' | STEPHEN LEHANE | 1st Runner Up |
| ' | KACPER SOBIERALSKI | |
| ' | JOAO DE OLIVEIRA | |
| ' | STEVEN WHYTE | 2nd Runner Up |
| ' | JAROMIR ŠUFR | |
| ' | BEN BROWN |
2016 in [Oppdal], [Norway]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Title |
| ' | Raf Van Puymbroeck | 21 | Winner |
| ' | Dimitar Dimitrov | 33 | |
| ' | Ladislav Agh | 28 | |
| ' | Danni Sigen | 29 | 2nd Runner Up |
| ' | Joni Valadares | 28 | 1st Runner Up |
| ' | Konrad Im | 27 | |
| ' | Andrzej Berg | 27 | |
| ' | Marek Gajdos | 25 | |
| ' | Sergio Diaz Rullo Brasero | 26 | |
| ' | Paul Davies | 32 |
2014 in [Vienna], [Austria]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Title |
| ' | Robert Prolic | 23 | 186 | Disqualified |
| ' | David Joest | 34 | 187 | |
| ' | Georgi Todorov | 31 | 176 | |
| ' | Kiriakos Spanos | 25 | 183 | |
| ' | Michal | 29 | ||
| ' | Christian-Sebastian | 24 | 175 | 2nd runner-up |
| ' | Olivier Croft | 31 | 184 | |
| ' | Fabrice | 22 | 184 | |
| ' | Robbie Lawlor | 23 | 181 | |
| ' | Minde | 28 | 175 | |
| ' | Nick Flanagan | 22 | 180 | 3rd runner-up |
| ' | Conrad Filas | 26 | 183 | |
| ' | Jack Johansson | 20 | 179 | Winner |
| ' | Max Escobar | 28 | 175 | |
| ' | Kazza Aivazovskii | 29 | ||
| ' | Stuart Hatton Jr | 29 | 170 | 1st runner-up |
2013 in [Prague], [Czech Republic]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Title |
| ' | Patrick Santos | 24 | 184 | Sports Challenge 2013 |
| ' | Tom Gorris | 34 | 183 | |
| ' | Yanislav Pavlov | 32 | 179 | |
| ' | Marek Zly | 34 | 180 | |
| ' | Michael Sinan Thomsen | 35 | 181 | MGE Congeniality 2013 |
| ' | Aleks Vehkala | 19 | 182 | |
| ' | Armando Santos | 26 | 176 | MGE Internet Vote 2013 |
| ' | Marc Ohmer | 30 | 178 | |
| ' | Robbie Obara | 26 | 189 | Mr Gay Europe 2013, Best Interview & Best Talent |
| ' | Alessio Cuvello | 25 | 175 | |
| ' | Bobby de Vries | 18 | 184 | |
| ' | Conor O’Kane | 20 | 173 | |
| ' | Jozef Hulina | 26 | 184 | MGE Photogenic 2013 |
| ' | Edgar Moreno | 34 | 181 | |
| ' | Fritiof Teodor Ingelhammar | 20 | 187 | 2nd Runner Up & Written Test 2013 |
| ' | Luis Bonfiglio | 25 | 175 | |
| Leroy Williamson | 28 | 187 | 1st Runner Up & MGE Swimwear 2013 |
2012 in [Rome], [Italy]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Hair | Eyes | City | Occupation | Zodiac | Interview | Talent | Written | Photo | Sport | Congeniality | Swim Wear | Internet Vote | Stage Perf. | Last Question | Total |
| ' | Joachim Trauner | 29 | 181 | Blond | Blue | Vienna | Area Manager | Taurus | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| ' | Aleksandr Korik | 24 | 176 | Black | Green | Minsk | Manager | Libra | 4 | ||||||||||
| ' | Chavdar Arsov | 25 | 176 | Black | Brown | Sofia | Coach | Saggittarius | |||||||||||
| ' | Kiri Spanos | 24 | 184 | Black | Brown | Nicosia | Graduate | Leo | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| ' | Tomáš Frýda | 24 | 178 | Blond | Blue | Prague | Personal Trainer | Leo | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| ' | Jobbe Joller | 23 | 179 | Brown | Brown | Aarhus | Student | Scorpio | |||||||||||
| ' | Vadim Firsa | 22 | 170 | Brown | Brown | Tallinn | Hotel Administrator | Virgo | |||||||||||
| ' | Janne Tiilikainen | 26 | 175 | Blond | Blue | Helsinki | Student | Saggittarius | 1 | 3 | 5 | 170 | |||||||
| ' | Remy Frejaville | 31 | 178 | Black | Brown | Montpellier | Sales Representative | Aries | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 174 | |||||
| ' | Chris Janik | 35 | 178 | Brown | Blue | Cologne | Office Clerk | Scorpio | |||||||||||
| ' | Argyrios Stelios Christakis | 29 | 175 | Black | Blue | Heraklion | Hairdresser | Cancer | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| ' | Steven Baitson | 22 | 180 | Brown | Brown | Dublin | Model / Hairdresser | Leo | |||||||||||
| ' | Nicholas Menna | 27 | 184 | Brown | Brown | Rome | Dancer | Gemini | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 181 | |||
| ' | Steve Grech | 31 | 178 | Brown | Blue | Birkirkara | Retail & Personal Trainer | Pisces | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 195 | ||||
| ' | Daniel Hegarty | 21 | 191 | Brown | Blue | Derry | Hairdresser | Taurus | |||||||||||
| ' | Sebastian Okshovd | 22 | 165 | Black | Brown | Beitostølen | Kindergarten Assistant | Virgo | |||||||||||
| ' | Martin Lhota | 21 | 168 | Red | Blue | Bratislava | Flight Attendant | Aries | |||||||||||
| ' | Miguel Ortiz | 19 | 183 | Black | Brown | Huelva | National Police Student | Saggittarius | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 204 | ||||
| ' | Erik da Silva | 26 | 180 | Brown | Brown | Stockholm | Model / Laser Technician | Taurus | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| ' | Stephan Bitterlin | 43 | 176 | Brown | Brown | Zurich | Dancer / Teacher | Cancer | 5 | ||||||||||
| Denis Hamdi | 25 | 176 | Black | Brown | İstanbul | Student | Scorpio |
2011 in [Braşov], [Romania]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Hair | Eyes | City | Occupation | Zodiac | Title |
| ' | Stanislav Tanchev | 36 | x | Brown | Brown | Sofia | Sportsman | Aquarius | |
| ' | Guillaume Barbier | 27 | 190 | Blond | Brown | Paris | Student Social Worker | Libra | |
| ' | Simon Cramer Larsen | 26 | 183 | Brown | Blue | Reykjavík | High School Teacher | Aries | |
| ' | Barry Francis Gouldsbury | 27 | 185 | Blond | Blue | Dublin | Hairdresser | Aquarius | |
| ' | Giulio Spatola | 26 | 175 | Blond | Green | Palermo | Filmmaker / Hotel Manager | Cancer | Mr Gay Europe 2011 |
| ' | Snorre Andreassen | 36 | x | Blond | Blue | Oslo | Hairstylist | Pisces | |
| ' | Nicu Manea | 32 | 172 | Brown | Brown | Curtea de Argeș | Human Resources Specialist | Aquarius | |
| ' | Ramin Ismailov | 20 | 181 | Black | Brown | Moscow | Psychology Student | Capricorn | |
| ' | Christo Willesen | 25 | 181 | Brown | Green | Gothenburg | Bartender and Waiter | Capricorn | |
| ' | Aleydin Aliyev | 22 | 169 | Black | Brown | Ankara | Ballet and Show Dancer | Pisces |
Although an edition for 2010 was supposed to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, the edition got cancelled and no contest held in this year.
2009 in [Oslo], [Norway]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | City | Occupation | Title |
| ' | Andrei Charkas | 23 | 182 | Minsk | Shop assistant & journalist | |
| ' | Cédric Fievey | 26 | 173 | Brussels | Production manager | Top 12 Semi-finalist |
| ' | Radoslav Iliev | 22 | 178 | Sofia | Student | |
| ' | Martin Miko | 23 | 192 | Častá | Bartender | |
| ' | Mitchel Nebelong-Ibsen | 20 | 180 | Kastrup | Stop AIDS worker | |
| ' | Madis Räästas | 28 | 180 | Tallinn | Waiter | Top 12 Semi-finalist & Challenge winner |
| ' | Dominic Meury | 23 | 180 | München | Industry Worker | |
| ' | Magnus Jonsson | 24 | 184 | Reykjanesbær | Steward & spinning instructor | Top 3 Finalist |
| ' | Jason Masterson | 23 | 165 | Tallaght | Disability Care Assistant | Top 3 Finalist |
| ' | Antony Cortinovis | 24 | 183 | Bergamo | Pizza Man | Top 12 Semi-finalist |
| ' | Jeffrey Zevenbergen | 27 | 190 | Ridderkerk | Social Worker | Top 12 Semi-finalist & MGE People's Choice 2009 |
| ' | James Smallman | 23 | 176 | Derry | Waiter/Bar Man & Call Centre Agent | Top 12 Semi-finalist |
| ' | Walter Heidkampf | 49 | 184 | Oslo | Senior Health Officer | Top 12 Semi-finalist |
| ' | Kamil Szmerdt | 21 | 175 | Tychy | Bartender | |
| ' | André Caldeira Rodrigues | 32 | 180 | Lisbon | Entrepreneur & financial executive | MGE Congeniality 2009 |
| ' | Andy Claudiu Postica | 22 | 180 | Bucharest | Hair stylist | Top 12 Semi-finalist |
| ' | David Baramia | 24 | 180 | Vladimir | Landscape designer | Top 12 Semi-finalist & MGE No 1 Talent 2009 |
| ' | Roman Vašek | 21 | 178 | Častá | Receptionist | |
| ' | Robert Kulovec Mueller | 29 | 182 | Ljubljana | Student & web firm business owner | |
| ' | Sergio Lara | 26 | 180 | Barcelona | Graduate | Mr Gay Europe 2009 & Mr Gay Swimwear 2009 |
| ' | Mirza Muhic | 28 | 182 | Stockholm | Merchandiser & salesman | |
| ' | Ricco Müller | 24 | 174 | Zurich | Producer | Top 12 Semi-finalist |
| Halil Adem Said | 25 | 178 | Bursa | Receptionist |
2008 in [Budapest], [Hungary]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | City | Occupation |
| ' | Michael Fröhle | 24 | 177 | Feldkirch | IT-Engineer |
| ' | Lionel Grégoire | 23 | 180 | Wemmel | Student |
| ' | Deyan Kolev | 28 | 176 | Varna | Student |
| ' | Jakub Starý | 22 | 187 | Prague | Student |
| Gran Canaria | Dempsey - | 26 | 188 | Playa del Ingles | Freelance hairdresser |
| ' | Péter Gyökeres | 21 | 170 | - | - |
| ' | Hreinn Erlingsson | 22 | 171 | Hafnarfjördur | Student |
| ' | Barry Meegan | 29 | 188 | Dublin | Consultant |
| ' | Fabrizio Caiazza | 33 | 180 | Milan | Police Officer |
| ' | Vipas Burnickis | 20 | 179 | Vilnius | Artist |
| ' | Steve Grech | 27 | 178 | Cospicua | Health & Fitness, Personal trainer |
| ' | Stefan Onland | 20 | 186 | Enschede | Student |
| ' | Graeme Williamson | 25 | 191 | Belfast | Zoo Keeper |
| ' | Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen | 21 | 179 | Oslo | Artist |
| ' | Paulo Almeida | 33 | 178 | Lisbon | Prison guard |
| ' | Alex Ocros | 22 | 177 | Bucharest | Sale Manager |
| ' | Andrey Vernadsky | 26 | 180 | Moscow | Copyrighter |
| ' | Ivan Maljukanović | 19 | 180 | Belgrade | Student |
| ' | Robert Pusztai | 18 | 181 | Filakovo | Student |
| ' | Lev Dermota | 26 | 190 | Ljubljana | Artist |
| ' | Antonio Pedro Almijez | 22 | 177 | Madrid | Lifeguard |
| ' | Joachim Brattfjord Corneliusson | 21 | 185 | Lilla Edet | Painter |
| ' | Matthew Jones | 36 | 183 | Caerphilly | Health Store Manager |
| Non Participating | |||||
| Tom Jones | 26 | 177 | Gosport | Wrestler |
2007 in [Budapest], [Hungary]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | City | Occupation | Title |
| ' | Sadikh Ragimov | 19 | 169 | Baku | Student | |
| ' | Jens Taghon | 19 | 178 | Koekelare | Sales Assistant | |
| ' | Ivo Krustev | 29 | 181 | Sofia | Dancer | |
| ' | Mikkel Svarre | 30 | 177 | Copenhagen | Teacher | |
| ' | Yori Bailleres | 23 | 173 | Paris | DJ | |
| Gran Canaria | Leonardo Luíz Murilo | 19 | 180 | Maspalomas | Promotion Staff | |
| ' | Jackson Netto | 25 | 177 | Stuttgart | Student | Mr Gay Europe 2007 & Mr Gay Swimwear 2007 |
| ' | Deam Ladányi | 24 | 173 | Budapest | Communications Manager | |
| ' | John Rice | 23 | 182 | Belfast | Restaurant Supervisor | 2nd Runner Up |
| ' | Shachar Eyal | 25 | 173 | Haifa | Bartender | |
| ' | Diego Gerolimi | 23 | 187 | Bologna | Student | |
| Lapland | Thor-Kjetil Sundbakk | 29 | 165 | Kirkenes | Nurse | |
| ' | Kiko - | 21 | 178 | Skopje | Chemist | |
| ' | Eugeniu - | 24 | 180 | Chişinău | Clothing Designer and TV Correspondent | |
| ' | Stefan Onland | 19 | 185 | Enschede | Social Worker | MGE People's Choice 2007 |
| ' | Mikey Robinson | 21 | 174 | Dublin | Communications Executive | |
| ' | Marius Svela | 20 | 186 | Randaberg | Soldier | MGE No 1 Talent 2007 |
| ' | Przemysław Rogacki | 22 | 182 | Legnica | Chef | |
| ' | José Marques | 23 | 170 | Porto | Telecommunications Expert | |
| ' | Emanuel - | 25 | 175 | Bucharest | Student | |
| ' | Blagoje Bjeloglav | 24 | 183 | Niš | Student | |
| ' | Lev Dermota | 24 | 190 | Ljubljana | Student | MGE Congeniality 2007 |
| ' | José Luís Fuster Genovart | 24 | 180 | Palma | Sales Representative | |
| ' | Mark Carter | 24 | 181 | Bradford | Police Officer | 1st Runner Up |
2006 in [Amsterdam], The Netherlands">Netherlands">The Netherlands
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | City | Occupation |
| ' | Aaron Michael Jackson | 33 | 186 | Vienna | Researcher |
| ' | Bart Hesters | 20 | 182 | Lochristi | Student Nurse |
| ' | Vassil Nikolov | 20 | 185 | Plovdiv | Student |
| ' | Mikkel Svarre | 29 | 177 | Copenhagen | Teacher |
| ' | Jules | 24 | 175 | Paris | Student |
| Gran Canaria | Edgar González | 26 | 178 | Las Palmas | Zoo Keeper |
| ' | Nándi Gyöngyösi | 29 | 178 | Miskolc | Computer Designer |
| ' | Keith Kearney | 25 | 175 | Dublin | Professional Carpenter |
| ' | Salvatore Carfora | 22 | 182 | Milan | Retail Manager |
| Lapland | Tobias Johansson | 26 | 179 | Piteå | Security Engineer |
| ' | Liūtas Balčiūnas | 21 | 185 | Kaunas | Bartender |
| ' | Ivica M. | 21 | 185 | Skopje | GLBT Activist |
| ' | Joep Mesman | 24 | 181 | Eindhoven | Conference Assistant |
| ' | Olav Hanto | 31 | 173 | Porsgrunn | Freelance Actor |
| ' | Nikita Kutuzoff | 24 | 180 | Moscow | Sales Manager |
| ' | Henrik Lindholm | 19 | 197 | Helsingborg | Student |
| Matthew Jones | 34 | 187 | Cardiff | Sales Manager |
2005 in [Oslo], [Norway]
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Occupation | Title |
| ' | Aaron Michael Jackson | 32 | 186 | Economic Researcher | Mr Gay Swimwear 2005 |
| ' | Ivan Penev | 23 | 179 | Student | - |
| ' | Hugues Maxime Germany | 37 | 185 | Chef | - |
| ' | Urmas Külama | 25 | 184 | Restaurant Manager | - |
| ' | Suat Bahçeci | 19 | 174 | Student | - |
| ' | Kyan Smith | 21 | 187 | Sales Representative | MGE People's Choice 2005 |
| ' | Alessandro Tamburrino | 22 | 187 | Student | - |
| Lapland | Erik Berg | 21 | 173 | Sales Representative | - |
| ' | Normunds Beinerts | 22 | 184 | Bookeeper | - |
| ' | David Thorkildsen | 20 | 181 | Sales Representative | - |
| ' | Alexander van Kempen | 20 | 181 | Student | Mr Gay Europe 2005 & MGE Congeniality 2005 |
| ' | Jörgen Tenor | 20 | 184 | Stage Technician | - |
| ' | Sven Müller | 26 | 178 | Office Worker | - |