Mister World 2012

Mister World 2012 was the 7th edition of the Mister World competition. It was held at the Kent County Showground, Kent, England, on November 24, 2012. Kamal Ibrahim of Ireland crowned Francisco Escobar of Colombia at the end of the event.

Placements
Order of Announcements

Challenge Events

 * Extreme is a test of strength, endurance, and determination
 * Sports is a test of skill, discipline, and athleticism
 * Talent & Creativity focuses on the contestants' performing arts presentation, technique, and dedication
 * Fashion looks at the contestants' runway skills, style and bearing, and overall fashion sense
 * Multimedia looks at contestants' interaction with the online audience mainly on different social media platforms

Sports
The Sports Challenge was held on 5 separate days with 5 different sporting events. The 5 events were fitness test on November 13, golf test on November 15, swimming test on November 17, penalty shoot-out test on November 18, and sprint test on November 22.

Talent & Creativity
The Talent Challenge was held along with the Final on November 24.

Multimedia Challenge
The Multimedia Challenge was held on November 18 at the city of Canterbury.

Extreme Challenge
The Extreme Sports Challenge was held on November 16.

Fashion & Style
The Fashion & Style Challenge was held along with the Final on November 24.

Music

 * Sweat (Snoop Dogg ft David Guetta) – Denim Dance
 * One Vision (Queen) – Fashion & Style Challenge
 * Your Song (Elton John) – Live performance by Jonathan and Charlotte
 * Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen) – Coronation Moment

Contestants
48 contestants competed for the title

Debuts

 * 🇲🇴 MAC

Returns
Last competed in 1998:

Last competed in 2000:

Last competed in 2007:

Crossovers

 * Manhunt International
 * 2011: 🇧🇪 – Gianni Sennesael (2nd runner-up)
 * 2011: – Trương Nam Thành (3rd runner-up)
 * 2011: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 – Roland Johnson (Top 15)


 * Men Universe Model
 * 2013: 🇧🇪 – Gianni Sennesael (1st runner-up)
 * 2013: 🇭🇳 Honduras – Kilber Benjamin Gutiérrez Ponce


 * Mister International
 * 2013: 🇧🇪 – Gianni Sennesael
 * 2013: 🇨🇳 CHN – Tan Zeyong (Top 10)
 * 2013: 🇵🇪 – Rodrigo Fernandini Chu


 * Mister Tourism International
 * 2013: 🇭🇳 Honduras – Kilber Benjamin Gutiérrez Ponce

Historical significance

 * Canada, Colombia, England, Peru, Philippines, and Vietnam placed for the first time.
 * Colombia won the first title.
 * Ireland and Lebanon last placed in the last Mister World 2010.
 * Belgium last placed in 2003.
 * Croatia last placed in 2000.
 * Lebanon placed for 5th consecutive times since 2000.
 * This is the first time since 2003 where there are only 10 finalists announced on the Final.