Mr Cosmopolitan

Chris Mong was bestowed  the inaugural Mr Cosmopolitan title in the early hours of this morning.

It was obvious from the beginning of the show that he had the audience on his side.

Dressed in traditional attire from East New Britain for the traditional wear category, then stripping right down to shorts and a towel in the beach wear category, pulling on recycled coffee bags in the creative wear and finally making a bold statement in the suit and tie category, Mong proved worthy of the title.

His confidence even shocked the judges.

The decision will be made tonight between 10 young male models.

Loop PNG entertainment has been following the event since its launch. Here’s what you should know about Mr Cosmopolitan:

The first of its kind competition was launched last month, February 16, attracting a total of 21 male models from different walks of life.

The competition was with aim to identify the male face of the super club – The Cosmopolitan.

Over the course, eliminations has left 15 models in total to go through the semi-finals which will be staged tonight.

15 will go onto the stage and only 10 will stay on to make it through to the grand finale, set for April 6.

The categories are club wear, formal sut and tie, themed outfit and beach wear. 

From the comforts of being MC’s at events, Bata Kiings and Bata Rat Sting of 99.5 Rait FM have taken on the challenge to contest for Mr Cosmopolitan.

Their journey began with the call out by the super club earlier this year for the first ever Mr Cosmopolitan competition.

Known for their creativity in engaging their audience, the whole journey has been kept in the public eye from rehearsals to auditions and the launch last night.

“Basically the event itself is content for our shows – trying to do something that we’ve never done before,” Bata Rat Sting said.

This was their first appearance as contestants for the Mr Cosmopolitan competition which will go on for the next six weeks.

Launching the event last night, the super club introduced the young men who will be frequenting their stage in the run to grab the Mr Cosmopolitan title.

Not much effort was needed to bond with the crowd as it was just a matter of taking their shirt off.

And despite the smaller crowd, the screams were enough to be heard above the loud music.

The contestants teased the crowd with an appetiser – modelling in gym wear and then formal wear.

The super club had its first audition last week attracting many young men in Port Moresby.

The second auditions will be held tomorrow, January 28.

The club aims to have 40 contestants to try out for the position to represent the Cosmopolitan club over the course of one year.

The competition is open to males between the ages of 18 – 30.

This is the first of its kind all-male pageant to be hosted by a night club in the country.

The Cosmopolitan late last year announced its Miss Cosmopolitan, also an idea it introduced.

For the first time, the Cosmopolitan will be launching a male model pageant to choose a young man between the ages of 18 – 30, to be the face of the club.

The club had also introduced the female brand ambassador concept earlier, a title currently held by Miss Cosmopolitan 2016 Jacinta Ivosa.

The male ambassador will be no different to Miss Cosmo in terms of responsibilities, but more specifically aimed at the club’s female patrons and/or customers, a different perspective.