Vishnu Raj Menon is an Indian model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. India 2016.[1]
Vishnu Raj Menon | |
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| Born | 10 June 1991 |
| Alma mater | MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, India |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Mr India 2016 |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Mr India 2016 (Winner) (Mr Photogenic) Mister World 2019 (Unplaced) |
Early life and career edit
Vishnu was born on 10 June 1991 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India. His father, Surendran is a retired PWD engineer, while his mother, Padmavati, is an assistant bank manager.[2] He did his schooling from Don Bosco School, Mannuthy in Kerala and shifted to Bangalore for further studies. He is a civil engineer and a model by profession. He has graduated from MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore.[3]
He was crowned Mister India by the outgoing titleholder Rohit Khandelwal
on 11 December 2016 in Mumbai.[4]
Vishnu represented India at the Mister World pageant held on August 23, 2019 in Manila, Philippines.[5]
References edit
- ^ gupta, namita (27 November 2016). "'Vish' come true, Mr World!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Vishnuraj S Menon: I was trolled for being a dark-skinned Mr India, but gradually I learnt to take it positively - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ MVJ (25 November 2016). "Mr. Vishnu Raj S Menon, an alumni[sic] of MVJCE was crowned as Peter England Mr.India World by Hrithik Roshan on 25.11.2016 along with Mr.Viren Barman and Mr. Altamash Faraz". MVJCE. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Bengaluru boy Vishnu Raj Menon is Mr India 2016". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ +admin (24 January 2019). "Vishnu Raj Menon – Mister India World 2016". Award goes to. Retrieved 13 April 2019.