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| − | '''Mr Gay UK''' is a British annual beauty contest for gay men, with regional heats held in gay nightclubs with a grand final usually at a gay venue. The contest is owned and promoted by gay entrepreneur [[Terry George]]. | + | [[File:Messrs Gay UK.jpg|thumb|Several winners of Mr Gay UK marching at [[EuroPride]] 2006, London]]'''Mr Gay UK''' is a British annual beauty contest for gay men, with regional heats held in gay nightclubs with a grand final usually at a gay venue. The contest is owned and promoted by gay entrepreneur [[Terry George]]. |
It began in 1982 as "Mr Hardware" (named after a fragrance) designed to promote a gay mail order company. The event, held in the [[Heaven]] nightclub, was filmed by the BBC as part of a documentary entitled <cite>Something For the Ladies</cite>. In 1984 the name was changed to Mr Gay UK. | It began in 1982 as "Mr Hardware" (named after a fragrance) designed to promote a gay mail order company. The event, held in the [[Heaven]] nightclub, was filmed by the BBC as part of a documentary entitled <cite>Something For the Ladies</cite>. In 1984 the name was changed to Mr Gay UK. | ||
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Several winners of Mr Gay UK marching at EuroPride 2006, London
It began in 1982 as "Mr Hardware" (named after a fragrance) designed to promote a gay mail order company. The event, held in the Heaven nightclub, was filmed by the BBC as part of a documentary entitled Something For the Ladies. In 1984 the name was changed to Mr Gay UK.
List of winners
- 1988 Matt Goss[1]
- 1990 Matt Goss
- 1993 Anthony Morley (later convicted of murder)
- 1994 Ben Stelmazsek
- 1995 Lance Trimble
- 1996 Roy Fairhurst
- 1997 Sean McVeigh
- 1998 Ben Harris (later winner of the Playing It Straight TV show (2005)
- 1999 Mark Ledsham
- 2000 Harry French
- 2001 Carl Austin
- 2002 Rob Conn
- 2003 Jarrod Batchelor
- 2004 Mark Roberts
- 2005 Richard Carr
- 2006 Mark Carter (accused of rape, but cleared of all charges)
- 2007 Daniel Broughton (later a model with porn film company EnglishLads[2]
- 2008 Dino Gamecho
- 2009–10: contest not held
- 2011 Samuel Kneen
- 2012 Leroy Williamson
External sites
References
- ↑ http://www.rtbot.net/bros Bros Information: "Matt was also voted Mr Gay UK in 1988 and again in 1990."
- ↑ http://www.englishlads.com/model-dan-broughton
