Karan Singhdole of Philippines wins Man of the Year 2016!

Karan Singhdole of the Philippines wins the inaugural edition of Man of The Year 2016 contest held last Aug. 20, 2016 at the Grand Central Hotel Pekanbaru, Indonesia. Karan bested ten other candidates of the newest international male pageant.

Karan was handpicked by PEPP's Foundationto be the Misters of Filipinas Man of the Year Philippines 2016 titleholder which earned him the right to represent the country in the said contest. He is a model by profession and has worked for several eminent brands in the Philippines like SM, LG, Globe, Bench and Cosmo. The 22-year old student of Hotel and Restaurant Management is a full-bloodied Indian who was born and raised in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Karan speaks five languages which include Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Filipino and Englich.

The Man of The Year pageant is owned by Raymond Djambek of Indonesia. The pageant’s motto is to look for a man who embodies these five qualities, “Masterly”, “Mindful”, “Manly”, “Masculine” and “Modern”. As the winner of the pageant, Karan will get a chance to work with modelling and entertainment agencies in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Part also of his responsibilities as the titleholder is to campaign for “Wildlife Conservation” and will work for the preservation of turtles, orang-utans and pandas.

Congratulations to Karan and wishing for his success!

The Top 5 finalists

The winners of Man of the Year 2016!
Man of the Year: PHILIPPINES, Karan Singhdole
1st Runner Up: Lebanon, Tarek Moaykel
2nd Runner Up: Netherlands, Tim Bertrams
3rd Runner Up: Vietnam, Trịnh Xuân Nhản
4th Runner Up: Indonesia, Arirefai

Special Awards:
MINDFUL - 2016 Man of The Year, Czech Republic Jan Vurm
MASTERLY - 2016 Man of The Year, Nepal Sandeep Pokhrel
MODERN - 2016 Man of The Year, Myanmar Htoo Ant Lwin

MANLY - 2016 Man of The Year, India Abhishek Shah
MASCULINE - 2016 Man of The Year, Spain Antonio PM
Best National Costume, Man of The Year 2016 - Malaysia, Edison Chua