Max Krzyzanowski from Ireland is Mr. Gay World 2009

The first ever Mr. Gay World title has been crowned to Mr. Gay Ireland Max Krzyzanowski during the pageant's grand finale held last Saturday night, February 07, 2009, in Whistler, Canada.

Max Krzyzanowski, who is already 37 years old, was the oldest contestant in the pageant and won over 19 other younger gay contestants from around the globe including the Philippines' bet Wilbert Tolentino who won two special awards: Best in Costume and Mr. Popularity.

The Irish hunk is a martial arts instructor (Muay Thai kickboxing) as well as a security guard (bouncer) at the private club PantiBar in Dublin City.

Here's the official results for Mr. Gay World 2009 in Whistler, Canada:

MR. GAY WORLD 2009: IRELAND, Max Krzyzanowski
1st Runner Up: Paraguay, Alexis Cespedes
2nd Runner Up: Mexico, Pico Velasco Michel
3rd Runner Up: Australia, Ben Edwards
4th Runner Up: New Zealand, Reece Karena
5th Runner Up: Canada, Darren Bruce

Special Awards:
Mr. Swimwear: Paraguay, Alexis Cespedes
Best in Costume: Philippines, Wilbert Tolentino
Mr. Photogenic: Argentina, Victor Marcelo Benitez
Mr. Popular: Philippines, Wilbert Tolentino
Mr. Congeniality: Colombia, Francisco Javier Ortega
Mr. Leadership: Australia, Ben Edwards

The rest of the candidates:
AUSTRIA, Michael Fröhle
BRAZIL, Edson Lopes
BULGARIA, Deyan Kolev
CHILE, Roberto Andres Alvarez Alvarado
CZECH REPUBLIC, Jakub Stary
GRAN CANARIA (Canary Isles, Spain), Dempsey Saeedian
INDIA, Bhavin Shivji Gala
KWAZULU NATAL (South Africa), Andrew Venter
LITHUANIA, Arturas Vipas Burnickis
NORTHERN IRELAND, James Ciaran Smallman
NORWAY, Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen
SOUTH AFRICA, Christian de Jager
SPAIN, Antonio Pedro Almijez
USA, Doug Edward Repetti
VENEZUELA, Juan Jose Bracho