#MisterInternational2024: Samuel Nwajagu becomes the first Nigerian & African to win Mister International!

Nigeria's Samuel Nwajagu bested 46 other competitors to win Mister International 2024 on Saturday, December 14 at Fashion Island in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 23-year-old software engineer, athlete & model with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering also bagged the Best in Swimwear award. 

He is 6’3″ tall. 

He succeeds last year's winner Kim Goodburn from Thailand. Nguyễn Mạnh Lân of Vietnam & Glenn Victor Sutanto of Indonesia were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Anthony Henricus of the Netherlands, Rafael Dominguez of Spain, and Justine Ong of the Philippines (fav-vote winner) rounded out the Top 6 finalists. 

The rest of the Top 10 finalists were the contestants from Mexico, Italy, Korea, Ecuador & China. 

This year's competition marked the 16th edition of the Mister International pageant and it was the first time for a Black / African to win the highly coveted title.