El Modelo México
El Modelo México, literally The (male) Model Mexico, is a male beauty pageant in Mexico which holds the rights of sending the country's representative to the international Mister World contest. It was founded and first held in 1996, after the nation received an invitation to participate in the then newly established Mister World pageant, in which Mexico's debut delegate Gabriel Soto placed second (first runner-up).
El Modelo Mexico is generally held every year the global competition takes place. As of late, the titleholders have been chosen through a national casting. El Modelo Mexico is run by Lupita Jones and the Nuestra Belleza Mexico organization.
Winners
Below are the names of the titleholders of El Modelo Mexico, their state of origin and their final placements in Mister World after their participation, all in ascending order.
| Year | Titleholder | State | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | José Pablo Minor Medrano | Distrito Federal | 2nd Runner-up |
| Alejandro Villanueva Valencia | Michoacán | DNC[b] | |
| 2012 | Enrique Ramírez Mayagoitia | Nuevo León | |
| 2010 | Álvaro Álvarez Sepúlveda | Distrito Federal | Top 15 |
| 2007 | Jorge Aceves Villalpando | Jalisco | |
| 2003 | José Luis Reséndez Santos | Nuevo León | 3rd Runner-up |
| 2000 | Guido Quiles | Distrito Federal | Top 10 |
| 1999 | Ernesto Valenzuela Chaires | Jalisco | DNC[a] |
| 1998 | Eduardo Rodríguez Álvarez | San Luis Potosí | |
| 1996 | Gabriel Soto Borja-Díaz | Distrito Federal | 1st Runner-up |
By state wins
| Rank | State | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Distrito Federal |
4 | 1996, 2000, 2010, 2014[b] |
| 2 |  Nuevo León |
2 | 2003, 2012 |
 Jalisco |
1999, 2007 | ||
| 3 |  Michoacán |
1 | 2014[b] |
 San Luis Potosí |
1998 |
a Mister World was postponed that year, therefore delegate could not compete.
b The original titleholder Alejandro Valencia was replaced due a motorcycle accident from which recovery time interfered with his participation.
