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Winner - Tim Wielandt

Tim Wielandt was the oldest candidate competing for the title of the most handsome Swiss citizen, said he was overwhelmed to have won the contest.He beat off competition from 14 other men ? among them the son of a parliamentarian : during a live television show broadcast from Geneva on Saturday evening.

Wielandt, who is 1.87 metres tall and weighs 80 kg, won over the voting public with his charm and humour, presenting himself as a "man in his prime".The student of "interaction design" also works as a web designer. He lives in Meggen, in canton Lucerne in the German:speaking part of Switzerland.