India selects its delegates for international male beauty pageants through several national competitions held throughout the year.
Winners and runners-up from these events are sent to represent the nation at various prestigious international competitions.
Haywards 5000 briefly held the franchise ownership in 2007, sending Kawaljit Anand Singh to Mister World.
[5][6] The Times Group acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Mister World in 2014, continuing the legacy established by previous franchise holders.
Their first delegate, Raj Sunil Singh, participated in the 2023 pageant but did not advance to the semi-finals, marking the end of India's consecutive placements at the competition since its inaugural edition in 2016.