Mister International 2014, Mariano Perez Flormata Jr. [via Facebook]
Filipino police officer Neil Perez won the Mister International 2014 male pageant held in Ansan, South Korea.
Perez, whose real name is Mariano Perez Flormata Jr., is the first Filipino to win the title.
Perez also placed 2nd Runner Up in the Best National Costume category. Perez wore a Dinagyang-inspired national costume designed by Filipino designer Edwin Uy.
The Mister International winner is a bomb and explosives technician with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Aviations Security Group.
He dedicated his efforts to 44 fellow police officers of the Special Action Force who died in the controversial Mamasapano, Maguindanao clash on January 25.
Perez Flormata, whose participation in the pageant is supported by the PNP leadership, earlier declared he joined the pageant to promote wellness.
The Police Officer 2 of the PNP won over 1st Runner Up placer Mister Lebanon Rabih El Zein, 2nd Runner Up placer Czech Tomáš Dumbrovský, 3rd Runner Up placer Polish Rafal Maslak, and 4th Runner Up placer Mitja Nadizar from Slovenia.
Forty two countries vied for the 9th Mister International title that Perez Flormata won.
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