Openly gay man wins Mr Spain for the first time in the competition's history

AN openly gay man has won the Mr Spain competition for the first time in its history.

Daniel Rodriguez, 23, from Tenerife, beat out 47 other contestants to claim the title.

He will go on to represent Spain in the Mr World pageant after doing the customary rounds of TV chat show appearances.

Asked whether a gay man should be allowed to win the contest, Daniel said: “A homosexual can be as manly as a heterosexual.”

He added that he can easily seduce women, but that he chooses not to, for obvious reasons.

mr spain — POSING: Daniel (left) and friend

He credits sports, running and weight training for his physique.

The stud has been open with his family and friends all his life and has never hidden his sexuality.

Mr World will take place in Southport in the UK in July.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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