First Gay Mister Wales
June 29, 2010
An openly gay man from Cardiff has took the title of Mister Wales 2010 this weekend making history in the competition as the first ever gay man to be crowned Mister Wales.
Andrew Western
Andrew Western, 22, a health and safety advisor living in Cardiff competed against 20 other men from across South Wales at St David’s Hall on Saturday night to be given the title of Mister Wales. He was judged by Mister Wales 2008 Jonny Rees, Big Brother winner Brian Dowling, Gladiator Amy Guy and ‘Over the Rainbow’ finalist Sophie Evans.
Andrew said: “I am completely overwhelmed about winning the Mister Wales title and have been buzzing all weekend. I am really proud to stand up and represent the gay community in Wales and show them just how cosmopolitan the Mister Wales competition is and that nowadays competitions like this are open to men from all ethnic and sexual backgrounds”.
Andrew competed against 20 other men from across South Wales for the Mister Wales title and will now go on to represent Wales at Mister World at a date and location yet to be announced. He will also be given the opportunity to judge the Miss Wales / Mister Wales 2011 regional heats, the opportunity to judge at the Miss Wales 2011 final and the chance to go to Lapland and Australia with The Joshua Foundation.
Andrew has already been approached by the organisers of the Cardiff Mardi Gras and asked to host the main stage at the celebrations this summer.
Event organiser, Paula Abbandonato of Vibe, said: “Once again, we have a fantastic winner taking the Mister Wales title. I hope Andrew enjoys his year ahead, makes the most of every opportunity offered to him and continues to do his best for The Joshua Foundation.”
The runner’s up in Mister Wales were Stuart Jones, 23, from Blackwood and Jamie Parry aged 20 from Abergavenny.
Entries are already open for the Mister Wales 2011 competition. Visit www.misterwales.co.uk
Applicants should be Welsh (or have lived in Wales for six months). They should be between 18-30 years old, of any marital status, over 5”10” tall and should have a good physique and handsome face, however we must emphasize that this is not a body building competition.
Mister Wales is not a bodybuilding contest, it is about finding Wales’s most desirable man. The organisers are not just searching for someone with great looks, they need to have style, charm, intelligence, charisma and strength too.
