Mihail Vanev Sitev is a model who has represented Bulgaria in an international beauty pageant twice. Outside of modeling and pageantry, he is a military veteran.
On June 14, 2026, Sitev turned 33. He is 6’1½” tall.
Mihail Sitev
Born and raised in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sitev works as a professional model and owns the Pulse Fitness Gym in Burgas, Bulgaria. He plays several instruments including the guitar, the piano and the violin.
Sitev served as a sniper and worked with the Bulgarian Navy as part of a boarding party, searching intruder ships in the Mediterranean. He also completed two overseas missions in Afghanistan.
On March 19, 2024, Sitev was crowned Face of Burgas 2024 at Часът на Марио in Burgas and on March 30, 2024, he won the male elite category of Future Fashion Faces World 2024 at Club Hotel Sera in Muratpaşa, Antalya, Türkiye. On September 25, 2024, he competed against 32 other Mister World Bulgaria 2024 candidates and won the title.
Top Model of Universe 2024
On October 5, 2024, Sitev represented Bulgaria at Top Model of Universe 2024 in Istanbul, Turkiye. He was unplaced.
Including Sitev, a total of 18 candidates competed in the male category of the international competition founded by Ali Durgut. Here are the results:
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE |
| Top Model of Universe 2024 | Yoyo Muangmai (Thailand) |
| 1st runner-up | Martin Irengbam (India) |
| 2nd runner-up | Furkan Ocak (North Cyprus) |
| 3rd runner-up | Brent Dalman (Philippines) |
| 4th runner-up | Celal Kuzey (Turkiye) |
| 5th runner-up | Slavko Didovic (Croatia) |
| 6th runner-up | Abdullah Hijjo (Germany) |
| Top 18 | Qerim Ferko (Albania) Mihail Sitev (Bulgaria) Nico Najafov (Canada) Joël Mpingi (DR Congo) Daniel Ejov (Georgia) Edwin Sean Almahbuby (Indonesia) Usman Janjua (Pakistan) Bruno Silva (Portugal) Joseph Pessima (Sierra Leone) Moyad Dalain (Syria) Joaquim Mendes (UAE) |
Mister World 2024
On November 23, 2024, Sitev represented Bulgaria at Mister World 2024 at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.
Including Sitev, a total of 60 men competed for the title. These were the winners, finalists and semifinalists:
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE |
| Mister World 2024 | Danny Mejia (Puerto Rico) |
| 1st runner-up | Phạm Tuấn Ngọc (Vietnam) |
| 2nd runner-up | Antonio Company (Spain) |
| 3rd runner-up | Salvador Crisball (Angola) |
| Top 10 | Tomas Haring (Czech Republic) Gokul Ganesan (India) Teddy Rossiter (Kenya) Megha Sooriyaarachchi (Sri Lanka) Ege Karabenli (Turkey) Juan Alberto Garcia (Venezuela) |
| Top 20 | Tomas Ghigo (Argentina) Nathan de Schepper (Belgium) Bruno Barbieri (Italy) Mario El Hajj (Lebanon) Alan Salazar Casillas (Mexico) Sai Toung Law (Myanmar) Mickael Peña Olivieri (Peru) Kirk Bondad (Philippines) Alhaji Hassan Mansaray (Sierra Leone) Daryn Friedman (United States) |
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