Czech wins second place in “Mr World” contest

32-year old Josef Karas from the north-western town of Obrnice won second place on Saturday in the “Mr World” beauty contest, making him the first Czech to place in the event. The contest was held in the South Korean capital Seoul. Kamal Ibrahim of Ireland won the pageant while Nigerian Kenneth Okolie took third place. A sports consultant, former decathlon athlete and winner of the 1st “Mr. Czech” award in February, Mr Karas made it to the final round in spite of the fact that he was hospitalised with food poisoning for three days during the competition. 80 men from around the world participated in this year’s Mr World competition. The winner received a year-long contract with a modelling agency and a prize of 50.000 dollars.