Melvin Bartan represented Guadeloupe, an overseas department and region of France, in the 11th edition of Mister World. Before this, he competed in the 11th edition of Mister Guadeloupe.
Born in 2000, Bartan is an actor, a personal trainer and a model from Basse-Terre, the administrative capital of Guadeloupe. Basse-Terre has 14 districts namely Agincourt, Bas-du-Bourg, Carmel, Desmarais, Guillaud, Morne-Chaulet, Morne-à-Vaches, Petit-Paris, Pintade, Rivière-des-Peres, La Rue-Maillan, Saint-François, Sur-le Morne and Versailles.
Melvin Bartan
Aside from Basse-Terre, Bartan has lived in other parts of France including Sainte-Anne, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe and Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania. He attended Lycée Jolimont and Collège Jolimont in Toulouse.
After completing an electro-technical course, Bartan started working as a personal trainer and a model. He is 6′1⁄2” tall.
Bartan is an advocate for the elderly. He is against tobacco.
In December 2023, Bartan traveled to Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico and in January 2024, he traveled to Costa Maya in Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo and the Bahamas. In October 2025, he walked for Haute Epicure at the Paris Fashion Week 2025 in Paris, France.
Mister Guadeloupe 2022
On June 10, 2022, Bartan and his fellow Mister Guadeloupe 2022 candidates were introduced at the city hall of Deshaies, Basse-Terre. Their coronation ceremony was held at the Royal Riviera in Le Gosier, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe on August 13, 2022.
While Bartan did not make it to the Top 3, he won the Best Body award. Here are the results:
- Mister Guadeloupe 2022: Jorlan Morisett
- 1st runner-up: Cayle Buneau
- 2nd runner-up: Yanis Olivary
- Top 5: Maël Geoffroey, Jean-Philippe Benjamin
- Top 13: Benjamin Jean-Philippe, David Pineau, Krisley Damond-Geoffroy, Lucas Davillars, Marian Hierso, Maxence Mamert, Mehdy Gourdine, Melvin Bartan, Sacha Neiluge, Wilfrid Dunter
Mister World 2024
On October 29, 2024, Bartan was officially appointed Mister World Guadeloupe 2024. On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Guadeloupe to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
On November 23, 2024, Bartan represented Guadeloupe at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.
Sandro Finoglio and Lương Thùy Linh hosted the coronation ceremony. The winner and his runners-up were:
- Mister World 2024: Danny Mejia (Puerto Rico)
- 1st runner-up: Phạm Tuấn Ngọc (Vietnam)
- 2nd runner-up: Antonio Company (Spain)
- 3rd runner-up: Felipe Salvador Maria (Angola)
Mister Guadeloupe 2026
Whether or not Guadeloupe will be represented at Mister World 2026 has yet to be confirmed. Mister Guadeloupe was won by Derrick Theophile Darmyn in 2023, Joélick Schol in 2024 and Raï Théophile in 2025.
There are 12 men competing for the Mister Guadeloupe 2026 title. They are:
- Alix Filomin, 18, Morne-à-l’Eau
- Allan Viranin, 28, Petit-Canal
- Christian Kevin Berange, 19, Les Abymes
- Hulrikc Carene, 22, Port-Louis
- Jeremie Comminges, 24, Petit-Canal
- Jordan Jerent, 26, Les Abymes
- Kylian Comat-Fazer, 18, Sainte-Anne
- Mathieu Niphon, 26, Le Moule
- Nathaniel Tony, 19, Goyave
- Sladjy Montout, 19, Pointe-Noire
- Yannis Lecolas, 27, Petit-Bourg
- Yannis Gofin, 23, Les Abymes
On June 12, 2026, the candidates made their first official public appearance at the Place de la Mairie of the town hall of Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe and on June 28, 2026, they attended the Karibbean Game Festival in Baie-Mahault. The date and venue of their coronation ceremony have yet to be announced.
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