Oliver Eugen Guzman Kretz of the Philippines has made history as the first Filipino winner of Man of the World. Hailing from Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, he was born to a German father and a Filipino mother.
Mustafa Galal Elezali of Egypt won the inaugural edition of the international beauty pageant in 2017. The title was won by Cao Xuân Tài of Vietnam in 2018, Daniel Georgiev of Bulgaria in 2019, Aditya Khurana of India in 2022, Jin Wook Kim of South Korea in 2023, Sergio Alejandro Azuaga Piñango of Venezuela in 2024 and Juul Missiaen of Spain in 2025.
After Georgiev’s dethronement in 2019, he was replaced by his runner-up Jin Kyu Kim of South Korea. The latter was not able to crown his successor until 2022 amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Man of the World 2026
Hosted by Yen Supan, the Man of the World 2026 coronation ceremony was held at the Palacio de Maynila in Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines on June 6, 2026. It is the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant owned by Prime Events Productions Philippines Foundation Inc. (PEPPS).
Azuaga served as one of the judges. He was joined by Jing Lumaban, Jojo Bragais, Dr. Ralph Figaroa de las Alas and Dr. Vinn Pagtakhan.
Including Kretz, a total of 28 men competed for the crown. Here are the results:
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE (COUNTRY/TERRITORY) |
| Man of the World 2026 | Oliver Eugen Guzman Kretz (Philippines) |
| 1st runner-up | Abel Adrian Díaz Arias (Ecuador) |
| 2nd runner-up | Fidel Arellano (Chile) |
| 3rd runner-up | Luis Arturo Jauregui Delgadillo (Mexico) |
| 4th runner-up | Afiq Naufal (Malaysia) |
| Top 10 | Denny Howman (Indonesia) Estefano Balarín Pacheco (Peru) Kelvin López (Puerto Rico) Ivan Songel Gutierrez (Spain) Lôi Viễn Quang (Vietnam) |
| Top 18 | Simão Filho (Angola) Camilo Andrés Leal Suarez (Colombia) Jose Mario Rodriguez (Costa Rica) Tomas Ondracek (Czech Republic) Zachary Pichardo (Dominican Republic) William Shane (Myanmar) Sanjula Keshan (Sri Lanka) Chi Liu (Taiwan) |
| Top 28 | Liam Vlassenbroeck (Belgium) Phearum Chhin (Cambodia) Diego Moraes (France) Moha Kiran (India) Prakash Chauhan (Nepal) Fransel Meyers (Netherlands) Victor Eko (Nigeria) Saúl Samudio (Panama) Christian Emmanuel Cunanan Flores (Saudi Arabia) Thanongsak Chuaykerd (Thailand) |
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