Gil Wagas became the first Filipino to place in the Mister International pageant. The 6-foot-3 tall Lapu-Lapu City native was named 4th runner-up during the pageant's final on Thursday, November 21, in Skenoo Hall, Gandaria City Mall, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gil Wagas is an early favorite not only among Filipino netizens who voted for him for the fan vote award which secured him a spot in the Top 16 (just like what happened to Ariella Arida in Miss Universe 2013) but he was also a crowd favorite among the locals during the preliminaries.

In the 8-year history of the pageant, this is the first time that a Filipino contestant was able to penetrate the Top 5, or for this year’s case, the Top 6. The title, however, went to Mister Venezuela José Anmer Paredes.

Here are the results:

MISTER INTERNATIONAL 2013:
Venezuela – José Anmer Paredes

1st Runner-up:
Indonesia – Albern Sultan

2nd Runner-up:
Brazil – Jhonatan Marko

3rd Runner-up:
Mexico – Hans Briseño

4th Runner-up:
Philippines – Gil Wagas

5th Runner-up:
Czech Republic – Antonín Beránek

TOP 10

Slovak Republic – Michal Gajdošech
China – Haolong Tan
Colombia – Mario Lora
Singapore – Edwin Heng

Top 16 Semi-Finalists

Canada – Kristian Denver Diaz
Chile – Pablo Alcayaga
Costa Rica – Israel Moya
Italy – Marco Della Croce
Slovenia – Jure Rugani
Turkey – Ufuk Değer

SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Body:
Venezuela – José Anmer Paredes

Mister Congeniality:
USA – Sergio Isaac Lópes

Mister Photogenic:
Canada – Kristian Denver Diaz

Best National Costume:
Panama – Sergio Isaac Lópes

Mister Popularity:
Philippines – Gil Wagas

Photo Credit: Belleza Venezolana