Dane Nicklas Pedersen, a carpenter by profession, was announced the winner of Mr World 2014 pageant held in Torbay Sunday.
The 23-year-old, a qualified carpenter who hails from Brondby, a suburb of Copenhagen, aspires of starting his own carpentry firm someday. He would also like to try his hand at acting.
Pedersen defeated 45 other contestants including India's Prateik Jain, who could only make it to top 10.
The second place went to Nigeria's Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ikubese, who is an actor by profession and mostly known for starring in the award winning MTV series "Shuga".
The third position was bagged by Jose Pablo Minor from Mexico. He is also currently working as an actor.
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