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Mr Gay World South Africa Winner Announcement

The votes have been tallied and the results audited. A new Mr Gay World South Africa has been chosen by the public to represent South Africa at the upcoming Mr Gay World™ 2019 Cape Town.

After a week of frantic voting via SMS, the public has chosen Chris Emmanuel as Mr Gay World South Africa 2018. Not only did he score the most votes, his self-promotional YouTube video was also the one with the most number of views.

In a statement, Chris says: “It is with great joy and surprise that I accept the title. I am overflowing with ideas and powerful topics that I will use my title to explore in the coming year. I am humbled by the support from family, friends and total strangers that has seen me through to take the title.”

Chris, who is 42 years old and hails from Knysna (home of the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival), goes on to say that winning the title is a great responsibility that he does not take lightly. For him, happiness is for the brave, as it takes the bravest of people to come out to parents at the risk of rejection, and to stand up for their rights in places where doing so could condemn them to death.He says: “It takes the bravest of people to walk the township streets declaring their true self at the risk of corrective rape, it takes the bravest of people to cry in the dark, alone, only to wake up and fight another day for what is right. You are my heroes and I can’t wait to spend this year trying to be as brave as the people you all are, hopefully sparking that fire of happiness within you that you all deserve.”

The first prince, who would take up the reign if for any reason Chris would not be able to fulfil his role, is Kevin du Plessis, while Louis Kriel is crowned the second prince.

Interestingly, Kevin du Plessis and another contestant, Lourens Moorcroft, had almost the same number of YouTube video views, indicating how fierce the competition was.

Chris Emmanuel will now go on to represent South Africa at the upcoming Mr Gay World™ 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa, that will take place from 28 April – 4 May 2019.The Mr Gay World™

Annual VIP Dinner will take place on Friday 3 May 2019 at The President Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa and tickets are available at https://www.howler.co.za/events/mgw-2019-president-s-ball-and-fundraising-auction-25f2

The Grand Finale will take place the following evening Saturday 4 May at the Cape Town City Hall. Tickets for the VIP Dinner will also be available beginning February, the tickets for the Grand Finale are available here: https://www.howler.co.za/events/mr-gay-world-2019-cape-town-south-africa-grand-finale-5d12

Book your flights accommodation and more via travel@mrgayworld.com

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Written by Hendrik Baird for Inside Scoop Media http://insidescoopmedia.com/

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Voting is open for the Mr Gay World South Africa competition and you can pick your favourite now to represent us at the upcoming Mr Gay World™ in Cape Town.

With the Mr Gay World™ competition coming up at the end of April, the heat is on to find a South Africa delegate to compete against those from the rest of the world. Delegates from all over the globe will soon descend on Cape Town where they will compete during a week long event which culminates in the Grand Finale at the Cape Town City Hall on 4 May. And because of the limited time left to choose a worthy contender, voting for the Mr Gay World South Africa competition is taking place via SMS.

A total of 11 finalists have been chosen to compete for the local title. Mr Gay Mardi Gras 2018, Kevin du Plessis, was automatically entered as part of his win at the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival last year. The other ten finalists entered after a call for entries went out earlier this year. A previous Mr Gay Mardi Gras entrant, Riaan Phillips, has also made it onto the list, while two previous Mr Gay World SA finalists are back to compete for the title. John-Louis O’Neil, Vice-President of Mr Gay World™, is excited about the quality of the entries: “As usual, the guys from South Africa have both brains and beauty, and it is now up to the public to decide who they want to represent South Africa at the upcoming Mr Gay World™ competition.”

The finalists are

1. Chris Emmanuel (42) from Knysna;
2. Francois Le Roux (22) from Cape Town;
3. Geoffrey Bezuidenhout (35) from Knysna;
4. Kevin du Plessis (28) from Johannesburg;
5. Louis Kriel (32) from Strand in the Western Cape;
6. Lourens Moorcroft (42) from Johannesburg;
7. Martin Headger (27) from Johannesburg;
8. Noel Deyzel (34) from Johannesburg;
9. Prince Nsibande (44) from Umlazi in Durban;
10. Riaan Phillips (35) from Cape Town; and
11. Theo Chelane (30) from Pretoria.

You can cast your vote by sending an SMS to 45509. You must type MGWSA Contestant Name. SMS’s are charged at R 1.50 each and free or bundle SMS’s do not apply. You can vote as many times as you like. Voting opens on Monday 25 March and will close at midnight on Sunday 31 March 2019. Hurry up and vote for your favourite now.

The entrant with the most votes will represent South Africa at the upcoming Mr Gay World™ 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa, that will take place from 28 April – 4 May 2019.

To view all the finalists videos, visit http://mrgwsa.com/2018-finalists/

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