Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Asian and Indian to win Mr. World title 2016
Q. Mr World 2016 was won by a nation’s contestant for the first time. Who is he?- Published on 21 Jul 16a. Rohit Khandelwal
b. Aldo Esparza
c. Alberto Alvarez Soto
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Rohit Khandelwal
Rohit Khandelwal won the Mr. World 2016 title on 19th July 2016.
- Grand finale of the Mr. World 2016 was held in Southport Theatre and Convention Centre in Southport UK.
- He became the first Asian and Indian to win the Mr. World title at the competition.
- Mr World 2014-2015 Nicklas Pedersen passed the title onto Rohit.
- Khandelwal also won the cash prize of USD 50,000.
- Puerto Rico’s Fernando Alberto Alvarez Soto was named the first runner-up and Aldo Esparza Ramirez of Mexico was named the second runner-up.