Douglas Castro: Men Universe Model Margaritas Island 2017

Douglas Castro will represent Margaritas Island, Venezuela in the next edition of Men Universe Model. The Men Universe Model 2017 contest will be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on June 5-16, 2017. Men Universe Model 2016, Marlon Steven Polo (Marlon Polo Lm) of Panama, will pass the title to the new winner at the finals of the pageant.

Men Universe Model is one of the most awaited international male pageant founded in 2008 based in the Dominican Republic . The purpose of the contest is to choose among the various representatives of each country the best spokesperson of the organization before the vehicles of social media and fashion events around the globe. Led by entrepreneur Robert Flores, the contest has already evolved and reaching an annual average of thirty participants per edition. With just eight editions completed, the show already has gained popularity in the field of world male pageants.

Isla de Margarita, part of Venezuela, lies in the Caribbean Sea about 40 kilometers north of the mainland. It’s a popular holiday destination, comprising 2 peninsulas linked by the sand and mangroves of the Parque Nacional Laguna de la Restinga national park. Most people live, or stay, on the eastern peninsula, home to the cities of Pampatar, Porlamar and La Asuncion.

Douglas Castro of Carabobo won the Mr Tourism International Venezuela 2016 title during the grand finals held last December 7 at the Centro de Bellas Artes Ateneo de Maracaibo in the city of Maracaibo. The 20 years old, 1.85m tall industrial engineering student will represent Margarita Island in the Men Universe Model 2017 to be held in the Dominican Republic.