24 years of age Dhruba Budhathoki who represented Nepal at Man of the year 2017, an international pageant for males; has been able to earn a special award. In the finale of 2017 edition held one day delay to prior schedule on 20th August 2017 at Pekanbaru, Indonesia, Dhruba was awarded as Man of the year Masculine.
Dhruba was also one of the top three in the Masterly category of the event. Six feet tall man hailing from Bhaktapur, Dhruba was earlier been awarded as best physique and first runner-up at Mister Nepal 2017. A Bachelor level student at Caspian Valley College, Dhruba aspires to be a successful model and an actor in future.
Regarding Dhruba’s participation at Man of the year 2017 competition, he was been groomed by Choreographer Rojin Shakya while his participation at the event, coordination and other necessary arrangement were been performed by Avatar International, the franchise of the event for Nepal.
In finale of Man of the year 2017, Parinya Yaochueang who represented Thailand won the contest beating 11 other contestants from around the world.
The grand finale saw Vietnam’s Tran Thai Nhut as first runner-up while Czech Republic’s Lukas Lesak earned second runner-up position. Likewise Spain’s Oscar Alonso Ortiz was elected as third runner-up while Netherlands’s Aryon Levi Kasanrokyat finished the competition as forth runner-up.
Special Awards of the event:
Missosology People Choice : Philippines
Man of The Year ASEAN : Taiwan
Man of The Year EUROPE : Czech Republic
Best National Costume : Indonesia
Man of The Year Masterly : India
Man of The Year Mindful : Sri Lanka
Man of The Year Manly : Myanmar
Man of The Year Modern : Vietnam
