53 gorgeous men from around the world are currently in Taiwan to compete for the 14th Manhunt International pageant.

Outgoing titleholder Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy of Morocco will crown his successor in Kaoshiung, Taiwan on November 20, 2010.

Here are the contestants this year:

Australia, Stephen Musca
Belgium, Bram Demeyere
Bolivia, Sergio Bascope
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Voljen Gubeljic
Brazil, Marlon de Gregori
Canada, Dax Gramuglia
China, Wang Zichao
Colombia, Juan Felipe Quiroz Vargas
Costa Rica, Juan Pablo Brenes
Cuba, Yoan Gonzalez
Czech Republic, Jan Hájek
Denmark, Kristian Greiff
England, Vaughan Bailey
Germany, Marco Beer
Gibraltar, Bogdan Brasoveanu
Greece, Apostolos Ntokos
Hawaii, Kash Kiefer
Hong Kong, Zhang Zhaoyu
India, Ahran Chaudhary
Indonesia, Obert Sharon Christian
Iran, Mohammad Mehdi Rokni
Japan, Yudai Kawano
Korea, Park Hyun Woo
Latvia, Janis Verners
Lebanon, Mrad Mouawad
Macau, Xie PengJu
Malaysia, Tim Ang Sau Fong
Malta, Tyrone Laudi
Mexico, Hugo Rodriguez Rubio
Mongolia, Dulguun Gantumur
Namibia, Tshita Luis Munana
Nepal, Kanij Koirala
Netherlands, Joshua Krishnadath
New Zealand, Kristian Bray
Nicaragua, William Rodriguez
Nigeria, Chidiebere Ononuju
Pakistan, Muhammad Abrar Khan
Panama, Enrique Lukowsky
Philippines, Carlo Morris Galang
Poland, Mariusz Dobosz
Puerto Rico, Joel Rod
Serbia, Milovan Durovic
Singapore, Jovin Koh
Slovak, Republic Peter Meňky
South Africa, Jacques Fagan
Spain, Antonio Million
Sri Lanka, Leen Alexander
Sweden, Calle Eriksson
Taiwan, Jerry Chaung
Tanzania, Mario Mohammed Mpingirwa
Thailand, Nathakorm Srivichai
Turkey, Yahya Demir
USA, Daniel Guerra
Venezuela, Henry Bolivar
Vietnam, Hoàng Gia Ngọc

Iran, Mongolia and Namibia will compete in Manhunt International for the first time.

Here are the previous winners of the pageant since its inception in 1993:

1993 – Thomas Sasse, Germany
1994 – Nikos Papadakis, Greece
1995 – Albe Geldenhuys, South Africa
1997 – Jason Erceg, New Zealand
1998 – Peter Eriksen, Sweden
1999 – Ernesto Calzadilla, Venezuela
2000 – Brett Wilson, Australia
2001 – Rajeev Singh, India
2002 – Fabrice Wattez, France
2005 – Tolgahan Sayisman, Turkey
2006 – Jaime Augusto Mayol, USA
2007 – Jeffrey Zheng Yu Guang, China
2008 – Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy, Morocco

No pageant was held in 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2009.

No country has won twice since 1993. The best performing country in this pageant is India having won the title in 2001 and landing 2 first runner ups and 3 fourth runner ups.

Image courtesy of Manhunt International