Top Cat competition: cutest cat winners - in pictures

WINNER:
Kuma the cat was entered into the look-cat-like category by his owner Yukari Niizawa. However, Yukari failed to specify who he thought Kuma looked like. Despite a frightening resemblance to the Churchill Dog, we thought Kuma was so cool-looking that we propelled him straight to the top of the cutest cat category. Well done Kuma! Photograph: Yukari Niizawa

Laura Hyde: Arthur is a funny, weird little guy who likes making people laugh, eating fruit and holding hands (with me). Photograph: Laura Hyde

Vanessa Tsang: Bow loves to pose and act like royalty with her irresistible fluffy coat! Photograph: Vanessa Tsang

Carole Burtonwood's cat with her oh-so-cute kittens. (We know it's kind of a cheat but the picture was too cute to leave out) Photograph: Carole Burtonwood

Felicity Murray: My cat Chip being all cute and innocent. Photograph: Felicity Murray

Thom Pierce: Our cat is Fenton (named after the composer of the Bergerac theme tune, not the dog in the park). He likes to hide under the rug and wait for people to walk past and then attack their bare feet. Sometimes he rolls the rug around him under the false impression that he is fully camouflaged. Photograph: Thom Pierce

Amber Handley-Collins: My cat Teddy is pure puurrfection. He looks unworldly, like a magical Disney animal. Photograph: Amber Handley-Collins

Jon Dixon: This is Bailey. She’s a very cute cat ... and knows it! She uses those big blue eyes to devastating effect. Photograph: Jon Dixon

Charlotte and Yuki Shima: Her name is Mimi and she wants her tummy to be tickled as often as possible. We always willingly oblige! Photograph: Charlotte and Yuki Shima

Suzy Norman: this is Rhymney Photograph: Suzy Norman