This year Manhunt Singapore celebrates its 25th anniversary. In the past 25 years, Manhunt Singapore included contestants who are familiar names today including Raymond Yong (1989 and 1990 Finalist), Tay Ping Hui (1992 Runner Up), Benedict Goh (1994 Winner, Manhunt International 1994 3rd Runner Up), Aaron Aziz (2000 Finalist), Julian Hee (2002 Winner) and Shane Pow (2011 Top five).
Organisers revealed its 15 participants in Manhunt Singapore 2013 and revived the “Senior Manhunt” category with 10 participants who are above the age of 30. Check out the video highlights:
Highlights of this year’s contestants

21 year old Francis Nathan just completed his full time National Service as a Staff Officer in the Army. He has been actively serving as a volunteer at Alexandra Hospital and Toa Payoh Polyclinic as well as a “Hospital Bouncer” at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Francis was a a member of the ACJC Students’ Council, a member of ACJC Basketball Team and also a part of the school’s drama company ACSian Theatre during his Junior College days. He intends to study Medicine.

24 year old Khye Norello has a passion for fitness and sports and enjoys travelling, learning new cultures and experiencing new destinations. Khye is the only participant with tattoos and a bad-boy look.

Benjamin Khoh is 1.80m tall and only 21 years old this year. Benjamin has a history of pageantry starting out early in national youth pageants as well as cameo roles in local tv dramas. Some of his winning titles include Teenage Magazine, Fabtastic Search 4 2009, Mr. Popularity; Yeo’s Mr & Ms Pink Dolphin Extravaganza 2011 1st Runner Up; MediaCorp TV S.N.A.P winner and Teenage Magazine Gorgeous You – Finalist (ongoing). Benjamin has the least physique and is ostensibly the fairest of the 15 contestants. Will he be able to win the hearts of the judges as well as audiences?

27 year old Hadi Omar who is 1.9m tall and weighs 93kg. He is a personal trainer who competes in fights professionally and models part time. He has also appeared in local pageants including CLEO’s 50 Most Eligible Bachelors 2012 where he won the title of Sportiest Hunk. Hadi is tallest and oldest participant in this year’s Manhunt Pageant.

20 year old Jason Tan is 1.86m tall and is a student. His photogenic and boyish face is not his only assets. He has also proven to be a strong contender who was able to pull off the most dumb bell lifts effortlessly with 62 in a minute during the press conference.
Here’s the list of participants and you can also check out the full set of images on our FLICKR ACCOUNT:
No. | Name | Age | Height | Weight | Bio |
1 | Zhong Xi | 21 | 1.78m | 70kg | Freelance model waiting to enter NTU Accountancy school to further studies in August this year. New to the modelling industry and an outgoing and sporty individual. Enjoys basketball, badminton, squash and soccer. Hits the gym up to 5 to 6 times a week and adheres to a strict diet. |
2 | Herman Lim | 26 | 1.75m | 62kg | A financial consultant who only started his first gym session around three and a half years ago but hits the gym at least four times a week. Plays badminton and more recently beach volleyball. |
3 | Francis Nathan | 21 | 1.75m | 64kg | Finished full-time National Service as a Staff Officer in the Army and now volunteers in hospitals to prepare himself for Medicine school. Active in Junior College previously and a well rounder. |
4 | Andrew Chua | 21 | 1.75m | 71kg | This sunshine boy and former dragon boater enjoys work out under the sun and is in his last year at Nanyang Polytechnic. He also works as a part time fitness instructor and waiter. Andrew is an animal lover and feels that keeping a pet is equivalent to having a soul mate. |
5 | Khye Norello | 24 | 1.75m | 70kg | Passionate in fitness and sports, Khye enjoys travelling, learning new cultures and experiencing new destinations. He hopes to travel around Europe one day. This ‘free spirited’ and ‘ladies man’ is often mistaken as a party animal because of his tattoos and bad boy looks. Khye is a geek at heart who enjoys online games with a soft spot for romantic gestures and sinful desserts. Khye also plays football and his favourite team is Barcelona F.C. |
6 | Benjamin Khoh | 21 | 1.80m | 66kg | An early starter in the entertainment industry as a child model and performer. Benjamin is now an entrepreneur dealing in health food and a part time student. He has taken part in many national youth pageants as well as cameo roles in various local TV dramas. |
7 | Jake Cheng Junjie | 22 | 1.80m | 75kg | Jake used to be a scrawny 18 year old weighing only 50kg. Barely 1.5 years into his personal training career, Jake is already one of the top personal trainers with a gym in Singaproe. Jake is humourous, passionate and sincere and his long term goal is to become the top personal trainer in Singapore. |
8 | Hadi Omar | 27 | 1.90m | 93kg | Hadi is a personal trainer who competes in fights professionally and models part time. He has been through local pageants and has been a avid athlete since young. He enjoy s challenging his physical and psychological limits to break new boundaries. He is into Crossfit and Mixed Martial Arts. |
9 | Benjamin Koh | 23 | 1.80m | 72kg | Benjamin finished serving his full-time National Service in July last year and is working as a freelance model while awaiting to continue his studies later this year. |
10 | Justin Toh Jia Qing | 25 | 1.80m | 75kg | Justin is a personial trainer. The outgoing, fun loving guy enjoys going to the beach and shooting hoops with his friends. Justin is also a movie buff. |
11 | Issac Tan Rui Zhi | 25 | 1.81m | 80kg | Issac’s strong martial arts background stems from his dad who used to be a national kickboxing champion. Issac was in the national kickboxing team and has won various tournaments such as arm wrestling and tug-of-war. Issac is a fitness instructor. |
12 | Harry Tanujaya | 20 | 1.84m | 84kg | Henry is a third year student in Temasek Polytechnic where he is also a member of its cheerleading team named “Blazers”. Harry enjoys computer games and working out at the gym. He also takes part in athletics and taekwondo where he has won several competitions and tournaments. |
13 | Kendrick Lim | 23 | 1.82m | 78kg | Kendrick is pursuing his studies in Sports Science and is also a freelance model. (absent during the press conference) |
14 | Jason Tan | 20 | 1.86m | 75kg | Jason is a student and avid reader of classics. He is an amateur in bodybuilding who wishes to take his interest to the next level. |
15 | Rafiq Bin Johar | 24 | 1.65m | 62kg | Rafiq is a retail associate in Raffles City. The soft spoken and yet humourous Rafiq enjoys fishing with his brother. This is Rafiq’s virgin competition and is excited about his prospects. Rafiq may not be as tall as the other contestants, he believes that with his positive attitude, he is on par with the big guys. |
