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Mr India or Rubaru Mr. India is a national beauty pageant for men in India. The pageant was created by Rubaru Group in the year 2004. It is responsible for sending India's representatives to international pageants – Caballero Universal, Mister Global, Mister Model International, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister Grand International, Mister Tourism World, Mister International, Mister National Universe, Mister Friendship International, Mister Pacific Universe and Mister Fashion Model.[1] The pageant stands as India's most ancient surviving national male competition and presently holds the title for the largest national male pageant globally. It was founded by the president of Rubaru Group, Sandeep Kumar in the Indian state of Haryana, and Pankaj Kharbanda is the vice president of the pageant.[2]
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Location | |
| Membership | Mister International Mister Global Manhunt International Mister Model Worldwide Mister Tourism World Mister National Universe Mister Friendship International Caballero Universal Mister Model International Mister Pacific Universe Mister Heritage International Mister Glam International Mister Planet Universe |
Official language | Hindi, English |
Managing Director | Pankaj Kharbanda |
President | Sandeep Kumar |
Parent organisation | Rubaru Talent Promoting Group |
| Website | rubarugroup |
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Rubaru Mr. India pageant was created in 2004, however it started sending India's representatives to international pageants from 2014. Pratik Virk became the first Rubaru Mr. India winner to go to an international pageant. He represented India at Mister Model International 2014 competition held in Dominican Republic and was adjudged fourth runner-up. The following years, Rubaru Mr. India pageant acquired franchise rights of other international pageants in India. In 2016, Prateek Baid represented India at Mister Global 2016 contest held in Thailand and won Best Model award.[3]
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The Rubaru Mr. India organization has produced 4 international pageant winners and several runners-up. In 2016, Mohit Singh became the first Rubaru Mr. India titleholder to win an international competition. He won the title of Mister United Continents 2016 in the Philippines. The following year, in 2017, Dr. Pankaj Ahlawat became the first candidate to the win the Mister National Universe title in Thailand. In 2019, Ashwani Neeraj travelled to Brazil as India's representative to the Mister Grand International competition. He later became the first Asian candidate to win the Mister Grand International title.[4] In 2023, Rubaru Mr. India winner, Neil Aryan Thakur from Bihar created history by becoming the first Asian candidate to the Mister Pacific Universe title in Peru. In the same year, Jason Dylan Bretfelean secured the title of Mister Global 2023 in Thailand, making history as the first Indian to achieve this prestigious honor. In addition to this, Rubaru Mr. India has produced multiple international runners-up.
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- Color keys
- A year wherein the India earned a crown(s)
- A year wherein the India placed as a runner-up(s)
- A year wherein the India placed in the top 5, top 10, top 15, or as a semifinalist(s)
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rubaru Mr. India International Vishnu Chaudhary Rubaru Mr. India Global Rubaru Mr. India Manhunt International Rubaru Mr. India Caballero Universal Rubaru Mr. India Friendship International Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Rubaru Mr. India Heritage International Rubaru Mr. India Glam International |
Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Manoj Kumar Rubaru Mr. India North Rubaru Mr. India East Rubaru Mr. India West Rubaru Mr. India South |
[5] |
| 2023 | Rubaru Mr. India International Shashwat Dwivedi. Rubaru Mr. India Global Rubaru Mr. India Caballero Universal Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Rubaru Mr. India Heritage International Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Rubaru Mr. India Universe International Rubaru Mr. India Glam International Rubaru Mr. India Friendship International Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mr. India Asia-Pacific |
Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Lummi Shangchiri Rubaru Mr. India North Rubaru Mr. India East Rubaru Mr. India West Rubaru Mr. India South Rubaru Mr. India North East |
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| 2022 |
Rubaru Mr. India Global Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Rubaru Mr. India Universal Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Rubaru Mr. India Worldwide Rubaru Mr. India Intercontinental Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Rubaru Mr. India Asia Pacific Rubaru Mr. India Youth Icon |
Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Tinkesh Kaushik Rubaru Mr. India North Rubaru Mr. India East Rubaru Mr. India West Rubaru Mr. India South Rubaru Mr. India North East |
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| 2020–21 |
Rubaru Mr. India Global Rubaru Mr. India Intercontinental Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Rubaru Mr. India Worldwide Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Rubaru Mr. India United Continents Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mr. India Asia Pacific Rubaru Mr. India Universal |
Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Tumken Sora Gulfam Ahmed |
[6] |
| 2019[12] | Rubaru Mr India Global Rishabh Chaudhary Rubaru Mr. Indian Model Worldwide Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Rubaru Mr. India Star Universe |
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| 2018 | Rubaru Mr. India International Balaji Murugadoss Rubaru Mr. India Mister Eco International Rubaru Mr. India Mister Model International Rubaru Mr. India Mister National Universe Rubaru Mr. India Mister United Continents Rubaru Mr. India Mister Tourism World |
1st runner-up Dilip Patel 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up |
[17] |
| 2017 |
Rubaru Mr. India International Rubaru Mr. India Global Rubaru Mr. India Universal Ambassador Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mister United Continent India Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Rubaru Mr. India Top International Model |
[18] | |
| 2016 |
Rubaru Mr. India International
Rubaru Mr. India United Continents Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mr. India Universal Ambassador Rubaru Mr India Tourism World
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[20] | |
| 2015 |
Rubaru Mr. India Model International Rubaru Mr. India Global Rubaru Mr. India Worldwide Rubaru Mr. India Universal Ambassador Rubaru Mr. India United Continents |
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| 2014 |
Rubaru Mr. India |
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
- Ended as special awards winner
Mister International
- Rubaru Mr. India organization acquired the franchise rights of Mister International in 2016. From 2006 to 2010 independent candidates represented India at the Mister International competition. From 2012 to 2015, Alempokba Imsong from Nagaland held the franchise. In 2022, Mega Mister Northeast sent India's delegate to Mister International.
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2024 |
Vishnu Choudhary | Rajasthan | ||
| 2023 |
Shashwat Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 5 |
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 2022 |
Lukanand Kshetrimayum | Manipur | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2018 |
Balaji Murugadoss | Tamil Nadu | ||
 2017 |
Darasing Khurana | Maharashtra | ||
| 2016 |
Mudit Malhotra | New Delhi | Top 9 | |
| 2015 |
Halley Laithangbam | Manipur | 1 Special Award
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 2014 |
Parmeet Wahi | New Delhi | ||
 2013 |
Hukapa Chakhesang | Nagaland | ||
| 2012 |
Opangtongdang Jamir | Nagaland | ||
| 2010 |
Akash Charan | Rajasthan | ||
 2009 |
Imran Khan | New Delhi | ||
| 2008 |
Vikas Mehandroo | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
 2007 |
Nikhil Dharwan | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
 2006 |
Sudhir Tewari | New Delhi |
Mister Global
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Gemin Darin | Arunachal Pradesh | Top 20 | |
| 2023 |
Jason Dylan Bretfelean | Telangana | Mister Global 2023 |
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| 2022 |
Chena Ram Choudhary | Rajasthan | Top 15 |
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| 2021 |
Tseteej Shiwakoty[21][22] | Sikkim | Top 17 |
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| 2019 |
Rishabh Chaudhary | New Delhi | Non-Finalist | |
| 2017 |
Srikant Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 10 | |
| 2016 |
Prateek Baid | Rajasthan | Top 15 |
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| 2015 |
Sandeep Sehrawat | Maharashtra |
Manhunt International
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jomin D'Souza | Maharashtra | [to be determined] |
Caballero Universal
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2024 |
Adithya S | Tamil Nadu | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2023 |
Badal Bist | Karnataka | Top 15 |
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| 2022 |
Kramik Yadav | Gujarat | 2nd Runner-up |
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Mister Friendship International
Mister Model International
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2024 |
Reshab Chetri | Manipur | Did not compete | |
| 2023 | No pageant in 2023 | |||
 2022 |
Gokul Ganesan | Tamil Nadu | No pageant held in 2022 | |
| 2021 |
Armaan Hakim | Maharashtra | 3rd Runner-up |
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| 2019 |
Aditya Bhadoria | New Delhi | ||
 2018 |
Mohit Sharma | Karnataka |
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 2016 |
Anurag Fageriya | Rajasthan | Top 16 | |
| 2015 |
Phany Padaraju | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2014 |
Pratik Virk | Punjab | 4th Runner-up | |
Mister Tourism World
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2025 |
Mushthaqh Mohammad | Tamil Nadu | TBA | |
| 2024 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2024 | |||
 2023 |
Mukesh Ravi | Tamil Nadu | Did not compete | |
| 2022 |
Mithun Debbarma | Tripura | Top 17 | |
| 2021 |
Shouryaditya Singh | Jharkhand | 2nd Runner-up |
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 2020 |
Lakshya Singh | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| 2019 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2019 | |||
 2018 |
Zulfi Shaikh | Assam | Did not compete | |
| 2017 |
Kunal Arora | New Delhi | ||
| 2016 |
Sanju Ray | Assam | ||
Mister National Universe
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Tachang Phassang | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| 2023 |
Biswajit Roy | West Bengal | Non-Finalist | |
| 2022 |
Bharat Bhushan | New Delhi | Mister National Earth | |
| 2019 |
Sahil Arora | Gujarat | Non-Finalist | |
| 2018 |
Farhan Qureshi | Madhya Pradesh | Top 5 | |
| 2017 |
Pankaj Ahalwat | New Delhi | Mister National Universe 2017 |
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Mister Pacific Universe
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2024 |
Vineet Sharma | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up (Mister Model Pacific Universe 2024) |
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| 2023 |
Neil Aryan Thakur | Bihar | Mister Pacific Universe 2023 |
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Mister Heritage International
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Sukhbir Ashat | Maharashtra | Mister Heritage International 2024 | |
| 2023 |
Banner Lanamai James | Manipur | 1st Runner-up |
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Mister Glam International
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Viraj Babbar | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up |
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| 2023 |
Vyasan A Nair | Kerala | 3rd Runner-up |
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Mister Planet Universe
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2023 |
Abhishek Mane | Mumbai | 2nd Runner-up |
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Mister Grand International
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Tushar Kapoor | Jammu and Kashmir | Did not compete | |
 2022 |
Nehal Patil | Goa | Top 18 | |
| 2019 |
Ashwani Neeraj | New Delhi | Mister Grand International 2019 |
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| 2017 |
Debojit Bhattacharya | Assam | ||
Mister Landscapes International
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2019 |
Dilip Patel | Maharashtra |
Mister Model Worldwide
The Mister
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
Mohit Sharma | Karnataka | Top 10 |
Mister United Continents
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Pardeep Kharera | Haryana |
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| 2017 |
Mitendra Singh | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up |
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| 2016 |
Mohit Singh | Haryana | Mister United Continents 2016 |
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| 2015 |
Dheeraj Sharma | Haryana | 4th Runner-up |
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Mister Universal Ambassador
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
Rohit Jakhar | Haryana | 4th Runner-up |
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| 2016 |
Parmeet Wahi | New Delhi | ||
| 2015 |
Jagjeet Singh | Punjab, India | 3rd Runner-up |
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Top International Model of the World
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2017 |
Rohit Choudhary | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up |
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Man of the Year
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Abhishek Shah | New Delhi | Finalist |
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Mister Worldwide
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 |
Sandeep Chhikara | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up |
Mister Pancontinental
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Ashish Malhan | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up |
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