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==List of winners== | ==List of winners== | ||
| − | *1993 [[Anthony Morley]] | + | *1993 [[Anthony Morley]] (later convicted of murder) |
*1994 [[Ben Stelmazsek]] | *1994 [[Ben Stelmazsek]] | ||
*1995 [[Lance Trimble]] | *1995 [[Lance Trimble]] | ||
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*2004 [[Mark Roberts]] | *2004 [[Mark Roberts]] | ||
*2005 [[Richard Carr]] | *2005 [[Richard Carr]] | ||
| − | *2006 [[Mark Carter]] | + | *2006 [[Mark Carter]] (accused of rape, but cleared of all charges) |
*2007 [[Daniel Broughton]] | *2007 [[Daniel Broughton]] | ||
*2008 [[Dino Gamecho]] | *2008 [[Dino Gamecho]] | ||
*2009–10: contest not held | *2009–10: contest not held | ||
*2011 [[Samuel Kneen]] | *2011 [[Samuel Kneen]] | ||
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| + | ==External sites== | ||
| + | http://www.mrgayuk.co.uk/ | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 11 April 2012
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 contests 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 Something For the Ladies. In 1984 the name was changed to Mr Gay UK.
List of winners
- 1993 Anthony Morley (later convicted of murder)
- 1994 Ben Stelmazsek
- 1995 Lance Trimble
- 1996 Roy Fairhurst
- 1997 Sean McVeigh
- 1998 Ben Harris
- 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
- 2008 Dino Gamecho
- 2009–10: contest not held
- 2011 Samuel Kneen
