When it comes to desirability and beauty, Ukrainian women usually get most of the compliments and attention worldwide. But one man, Ukrainian actor and model Bohdan Yusypchuk, is now considered the 10th most desirable man in the world. He is also, as it turns out, a nice guy.
That’s where Yusypchuk finished in the annual Mr. World men’s beauty contest, which tested strength and talent among 46 competitors competing for the title. The crown went to Nicklas Pedersen, 23, of Denmark, while second and third places went to contestants from Nigeria and Mexico.
“It is not just a beauty contest,” says Yusypchuk, 26, who also won the Mister Congeniality title. “It was a competition of manhood, courage and fortitude.”
Yusypchuk, a professional actor, took part to become famous and as a personally challenge. “I found out the limits of my body as well as how it feels when you perform in front of multi-million member audience,” he explains.
This year’s Mr. World started on June 1 in Torquay, a small town in southern England, and lasted for 16 days. Men between the ages of 18- 28 competed in swimming, running, video production and various other performances on stage. Even their behavior, manners, hair and fashion style were evaluated by judges.
Ukraine’s Yusypchuk won the Mr. Ukraine competition in May and had only one month to prepare for the Mr. World Contest. “I was training two times a day and six days a week to bring my body to my top fitness form,” he says, managing to lose eight kilos before the contest.
While the sport tournament was very exhausting, the talent competition turned out to be an even bigger challenge for him.
Yusypchuk chose to perform English comedian, actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin’s bread roll dance, from the 1925 American silent movie comedy The Gold Rush, for the talent competition.
He gets a lot more attention from women lately since his contest performance, but he’s already spoken for. “I have the best girlfriend in the world,” he says. “She supports me in all my endeavors.”
After the competition, Yusypchuk got several offers from Ukrainian and foreign film producers to appear in their works. He is full of enthusiasm and ambition. “I want to become a Hollywood star,” he says.
Aside from the personal benefits, Yusypchuk wanted to make his motherland proud. “Many say I should go fight in the east instead of participating in those contests, but I am not a soldier and by doing what I do I also can glorify my country,” the actor said.
The website for the 2014 Mr. World “The World’s Most Desirable Man’ contest on June 15 is at http://www.mrworld.tv/competitors-list.html#.U8aIg5R_uE5
Kyiv Post staff writer Nataliya Trach can be reached at [email protected]
