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Public Voting Begins for Mr Gay World
Public Voting Begins for Mr Gay World
NZ’s Matt Fistonich Leaves in 7 Days for Sth Africa
Live public voting has opened in the
lead-up to the Mr Gay World Competition that commences in
South Africa in ten days.
New Zealand's representative
Matt Fistonich will travel to Cape Town and Knysna in an
attempt to win the Mr World title, one that this country has
won two out of the past three years.
"Im looking
forward to getting to South Africa and showing off New
Zealand to an international audience," Fistonich
said.
"Its also a great aspect of this competition
that my friends, family and the whole of New Zealand and can
vote as part of the ‘peoples choice’ section of Mr Gay
World."
Apart from the official events, tours and
media interviews, the Mr Gay World competition has set up a
‘people's’ choice voting award where the general public
from across the world can vote on their
favourite.
Individuals may only vote once per day but
the winner of the popular vote will have a psychological
advantage heading to the final announcement which will be
made in Knysna on Sunday 3 May. Access to the voting page
can be found on mrgaynewzealand.com.
The first Mr
Gay World competition was held in 2009 and it seeks to
establish ambassadors for LGBT and human rights.
"It is
not a beauty contest, there is no age limit and the primary
purpose of Mr Gay World is to make a positive impact on the
gay community in their own country.
"I have being
doing some work and speaking with the New Zealand Aids
Foundation(NZAF), Rainbow Youth and Outline about ways I can
get more involved in their programs once I'm back from South
Africa.
"Im also very thankful of the support I've
already received particularly from my Principal Partner
Wireless Nation and my other partners NZAF, Eikon, French 83
and The Tanning Room."
Mr Gay World competition begins
on Sunday 26 April and the winner will be announced on 3
May.
Public Voting for the Mr World Competition can be
found by going to mrgaynewzealand.com and will be live
until the main competition
begins.
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