Egyptian model Mustafa Galal Elizali is officially the most handsome and responsible man in the world, having been crowned "Man of the World" on Friday, July 28.

Elizali took home the "Man of the World" pageant title in the first-ever edition of the pageant, held in the PhilippinesPasay City.

The pageant, which is expected to rival the most popular male beauty competitions, advocates "masculinity with responsibility".

The male pageant launched its first edition on Friday, citing its theme as "Celebrating Masculinity with Responsibility". It is expected to rival major male pageants such as Mr. International and Mr. World.

Elizali, a 26-year-old model and Alexandria University commerce graduate, bested 27 other male candidates from around the world to take the pageant's first-ever title.

Elizali has previously worked for Porsche's administration department in Dubai and currently resides in Manila, Philippines, where he models for popular clothing and beauty brands, such as SM Philippines and Avon Philippines.

The Arab world won big at the pageant, with two Arabs making it to the Top 3. Apart from Elizali, Palestinian Waseem Sahyoun landed in third place.

"Three keys for Man of the World: Being humble, simple and believing in himself" - Mustafa Galal Elizali

When the top three candidates were asked, ”Why should you win Man of the World 2017?" Elizali answered, "Three keys for Man of the World – being humble, simple and believing in himself."

He went on to say that a man should be "responsible in his attitude, his mentality" and "he has to be an inspiration to every man".

Here's a closer look at the 2017 Man of the World

Source: Facebook
Source: Facebook

But not everyone is impressed

"This is the world's beauty king. There's hope for us kids!" 

"They said that an Egyptian was chosen as the world's beauty king for this year, so I took a look at his pictures and found nothing appealing in him ... except for his v-line, which looks better than my life."