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by Direk Romm Burlat Two more days and a new Mister International will be crowned. I have seen and talked to all the candidates in their initial presentation. I also followed their journey in Ilocos via the social media. I watched all the videos and seen the photos of each and every single candidate. All things being considered, here are my final choices: It is a three-cornered fight among Mister Czech Republic, Mister Vietnam and Mister Norway . Any one of the three deserves the title. Perhaps, it's the interview that will set them apart. Although  Mister Vietnam lacks the facility of the English language but if he delivers a good answer with a good interpreter, I will have him crowned as Mister International 2019 . Mister Czech Republic who was my initial favorite may slide a little bit as first runner up but he still has the makings of a king. So, it won't be a surprise if he will end up as the winner. Mister Norway whom I believe is one of the most prepared candi...

by Direk Romm Burlat Pageants nowadays, be it for female or male, are dime a dozen. Some organizers are even coming up with pageants with some titles never heard of or titles which you can't even understand. For female pageants, I only believe in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth and perhaps Miss Supranational. For male pageants, there are only two for me on my list which I put my trust to: Manhunt International and Mister International but the former seems to have vanished into thin air. Last night, I was privileged to be invited by the President of PEPPs, Carlo Morris Galang for its presentation of candidates in swim and formal wear. If memory serves me right, there are 35 of them from different countries in the world. I have noticed that there are better looking candidates this year compared to previous years. I had the privilege of talking to each and everyone of them after the presentation. Based on their initial performance last night plus t...