Students, faculty members and President Harvey Stenger crowded into the College-in-the-Woods’ Dining Hall to watch 10 of the community’s finest gentlemen compete for the title of Mr. CIW 2013. After three categories and head-to-head male pageantry, hosts Mohammad Bishawi and Kait Reed announced Joey DeGeorge, a sophomore double-majoring in Spanish and comparative literature, as the winner of the second annual Mr. CIW contest.

Attendees filled both the first and second floors of the CIW dining hall while Zach Stein, known as DJ Woody, played an assortment of pop, dubstep and EDM to pump up the audience.

There was no shortage of talent during the competition. Runner-up Jesse Gillenwalters, a junior majoring in economics, played a medley of songs by a variety of artists, including Ke$ha, Carly Rae Jepsen and David Guetta with an acoustic guitar.

One of the judges, Jasmin Martinez, a senior majoring in history, said her favorite part of the competition was the talent section because of its diversity, referencing Jesse’s mash-up.

Ryan Ginsburg, who placed third at the end of the night, not only sang Randy Newman’s classic “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” but played the keyboard and silver trumpet. As the song finished, he lifted his shirt to show the name “ANDY” written on his chest, in tribute to Pixar’s “Toy Story.”

David Unger rapped a cover of “Empire State of Mind” with Binghamton-specific lyrics. Winner Joey DeGeorge choreographed a dance/karate routine with the help of his five suitemates. To conclude the talent portion of the competition, Tom Furman and a friend performed choreography and hilarious karaoke to Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles.”

CIW’s best guys did not merely impress us with their talents; they also modeled casual and formal wear. Nathan Karsenty wore a bathrobe and threw rubber duckies into the audience. Another candidate dressed was as Macklemore, furry vest and all. But it was Spencer Kostrinsky who wowed with his Versace suit hand-tailored by Taylor Swift.

According to Martinez, the elimination process was very difficult.

“It was hard to narrow down to the top three, and then to pick a winner,” she said.

The final three contestants, Joey DeGeorge, Jesse Gillenwalters and Ryan Ginsburg, were all asked what they would do if crowned Mr. CIW. Unfortunately for Gillenwalters and Ginsburg, DeGeorge’s answer stole the show.

“CIW is a great community. Everyone’s so friendly,” he said. “I’m very grateful for that. If crowned Mr. CIW, I’d just want to give back. I would love to do more things like this where we just get everyone together and have fun.”

Once crowned, Joey confessed he was nervous he wouldn’t break all of the wooden boards during his karate routine.

“The feeling is surreal,” he said. “I’m proud and honored to be crowned Mr. CIW and very thankful for everyone’s support.”

Attendees cheered for 10 ten contestants throughout the entire night, creating both an energetic and uplifting atmosphere.

“Mr. CIW was a great experience,” said Andrew Tranchina, a sophomore majoring in math. “There was a tremendous amount of energy and I couldn’t believe how many people came.”

President Stenger was impressed with how well the event fulfilled its goal of promoting diversity and unity and with how personal the closing part of the contest was.

“I think the last question, where they had to answer the same question, and you got to know them really personally, was the best part for me,” he said.