Manhunt International 2000 was the 7th edition of the international male pageant. The final was held at the Neptune Theater Restaurant in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 on September 29. About 33 countries were represented in the pageant.

Brett Wilson

Brett Wilson

Brett Wilson of Australia, is the first delegate from his country to win the Manhunt International competition in 2000.The Melbourne native and computer graduate won over a field of 33 contestants in Singapore. He also received the Mr. Sex Appeal Award, and was second place in the Mr. Macho...

, a 23-year-old computer graduate from Melbourne, Australia, was the winner.

Delegates

• – Brett Wilson
  Brett Wilson
  Brett Wilson of Australia, is the first delegate from his country to win the Manhunt International competition in 2000.The Melbourne native and computer graduate won over a field of 33 contestants in Singapore. He also received the Mr. Sex Appeal Award, and was second place in the Mr. Macho...
  
  
• – Ariel Chavez
• – Diego Maniscalco Steil
• – Sava Tzekov
• – Jimmy Hatzikiriakos
• – Jonathan Powell
• – Liu Feng Cheng
• – Geraldino "Dino" Nicolina
• – Marcus Platrides
• – Nicolai Heering
• – Mikko Nummenmaa
• – Krisda Duangphung
• – Yevgeni Pavlov
• – Efatathios "Stathis" Avramidis
•  Hong Kong – Michael Gurung
• – Egirorn Valgeirsson
• – Reji Varghese

• – Alexandre Straduticari
• – Marlon Joseph Atkinson
• – Gatis Didrihsons
• – Ooi Han Boon
• – David Zepeda
  David Zepeda
  David Zepeda Quintero , represented Mexico and placed first runner-up to Australia's Brett Wilson in the Manhunt International 2000 pageant, held in Singapore on September 29, 2000.-Biography:...
  
  
• – Daniel Grindrod
• – Mario Zavala Gadea
• – Chu Kai Peng
• – Robert William Jones
• – Richard Stewart
• – Francisco Torres
• – Brandon Choo
• – Paul Carlisle
• – Andreas Mattsson
• – Sopon Sukanan
• – José Gabriel Madonía Panepinto

Preliminary round

Preliminary round was held on the 23rd and 27 September. The preliminaray included talent, interview, swimsuit, and fashion showcase. Among the contestants, most fans predicted Australia, Canada, China, Curaçao, Germany, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, and Venezuela to make the preliminary cut.

Final round

During the final of 2000 Manhunt International pageant the contestants paraded in national costume, Angel and Devil costume, swimwear, and evening wear before the Top 10 announced. In no particular order, the 10 grand finalists were Germany, Denmark, China, Venezuela, Curaçao, Canada, Mexico, Finland, Australia and Singapore.

The Top 10 then faced a final round of Q&A. After this round, the judges were finally ready to announce the result.

• 4th runner-up – Manhunt Curaçao
• 3rd runner-up – Manhunt Venezuela
• 2nd runner-up – Manhunt Singapore
• 1st runner-up – Manhunt Mexico
• Winner – Manhunt Australia

Award winners

Besides the top honours, several awards were also given out to the deserving. They are:

• Manhunt Australia – Mr Sex Appeal
• Manhunt Curaçao – Mr Popularity and Mr Personality
• Manhunt Denmark – Mr Photogenic
• Manhunt Iceland – Mr Fitness
• Manhunt Philippines – Mr Talent
• Manhunt Singapore – Mr Friendship
• Manhunt Sweden – Mr Putera
• Manhunt Venezuela – Mr Hunk and Best National Costume