Northern Ireland's Matthew Poole celebrates birthday in Korea

Mr. Northern Ireland Matthew Christopher Poole is celebrating his birthday today, March 18, as he competes for the Mr. World 2010 title.

He turns 21 years old and for sure, the pageant organizers have prepared something for him today.

Matthew is a model and student in Northern Ireland. He is a Law student at the University of Hull and is set to graduate this year.

There's an official online poll going on for the Mr. World 2010 candidates and Northern Ireland is among the Top 10. It's being conducted by Hankooki, the official media partner of Mr. World 2010 in Korea.

The Top 10 candidates who are currently leading the poll are Misters Korea, Thailand, Colombia, Sweden, N. Ireland, South Africa, Ukraine, Philippines, Japan and Greece.

You can still vote at Mr. World Netizen Popularity poll by going to this site.