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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

The National Beard and Moustache Championships – in pictures

Beard championships: A freestyle moustache
Moustache categories include the Dali, Hungarian and Freestyle. This one appears to require a chicken-wire cloche in order to stay erect Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Freestyle Full Beard
Like an upside-down Statue of Liberty: 150 contestants compete in 17 categories, each one of which has a gold, silver and bronze winner Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Full Beard Natural
Red wedge: this beard seems to have landed with some force on its owner's face Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: An English moustache
Useful for gauging the width of a tight space in the dark? Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Full Beard Natural
Has this chap's beard put down roots in his waistcoat? Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Freestyle Full Beard
Yes, it's a pair of scissors. The irony! Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Natural beard
Excuse me, there's a long, white hair in my family bucket: Colonel Sanders, of course! Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Jeffrey Moustache
Jeffrey Moustache with his Verdi beard. Fortissimo! Photograph: HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Freestyle Full Beard
In case you missed the large squid attached to his face, this guy signals his uniqueness with a brightly checked cap Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
Beard championships: Full natural beard
Roll over, Rasputin, and tell ZZ Top the news! Jeff Langum took the gold medal in the Full Beard (Natural) category Photograph: Greg Anderson/HotSpot Media
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