The event received media attention heavily when popular model and reality star Sushant Divgikar won the pageant in 2014.
Gay India got tremendous national and international recognition only after Nolan Lewis from Mumbai made it to the top 10 at the Mr.
[6] In 2016, Anwesh Sahoo became the first contestant from Odisha, and the youngest winner at just 20 years of age to win the crown.
Gay World Pageant in Knysna, South Africa, making it to the top 3 (2nd runner up) spot, a feat that was not conquered previously by any other representatives from India.
In early 2020, Ramdas passed on his crown and his impressive reign to Shyam Konnur and was supposed to represent the country at the Mr.
After a long wait, the 2023 pageant happened on the October 5th, and Vishal Pinjani was titled the Mr Gay World India 2023.
He represented India at the Mr Gay World pageant in South Africa during the end of Oct 2023 and was one of the Top 5.