Press Conference Mister Gay Belgium 2018 #MGB18 #pinkinourlives

Another year and another edition of choosing the NEW Mister Gay Belgium for 2018. Twelve fresh new candidates are longing for the title. This is the 6th edition and the guys know what they can expect. A few months with act the presences, interviews and photoshoots. For some a complete new experience, for others not so new, but it all comes down to bringing their message out to the world. ?

Mister Gay Belgium organization and organizer Bram Bierkens strive for more than only beauty in this election. The boys have to be able to explain their message to the audience and to let us know that we still aren’t close to whole acceptance for the LGBTI community everywhere on this globe.

Tonight we met the “Golden 12”, the chosen guys out of hundreds candidates. In the amazing venue “The Athena” more than 200 guests arrive from press, family of the candidates, photographers and Belgian VIPS like Koen Crucke, Henny Seroeyen, Joyce de Troch, Peter van Asbroeck, Zohra and many more all came to find out who the twelve competing men are. The guys came on stage around 20.30 and presented themselves with telling tell us who they are. For some their first experience with the press and spotlights, so they had to be nervous…but they all did a great job. Pink In Our Lives will introduce individually each candidate on our website to get to know them better in the upcoming weeks. You can vote for them again through LGBTI website OutTv. Who is your favorite?

The boys are:

Jessie Caignie, 20 years from Ieper

Falko de Bolster, 23 years from Berlaarr

Jordy de Boo, 19 years from Gent

Olivier De Coster, 24 years from Perk

Jorben De Cubber, 18 years from Gent

Simon De Witte, 19 years from Ingelmunster

Josip Gallet, 24 years from Oosterzele

Bart Hesters, 32 years from Lochristi

Davy Lambrechts, 35 years from Kortessem

Rémy Penant, 30 years from Brussel

Andreas Van Poucke, 25 years from Nazareth

Nick Van Vooren, 21 years from Eeklo

Current mister Jaimie Deblieck presented also this evening his visibility campaign around Autism. Jaimie himself lives with autism and wants to show together with the “Flemish Institute of Autism” that people with autism can function perfectly in our society and that they have many talents. Their slogan is: “Autism, Understand, Don’t Judge”.

At Saturday the 2nd of June 2018 will take place the Finale in a dazzling, entertaining and informative show, where the new Mister Gay Belgium 2018 will be crowned. Book now your tickets and more info at www.mrgaybelgium.be

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