The 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships
Americans triumphed over the long-dominant German competitors at the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships held in Anchorage over Memorial Day weekend, with 11 first-place wins. Alex Antebi of L.A. reached the top three in the “imperial moustache” category.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
“Full-beard freestyle” winner David Traver, right, celebrates alongside Hans Peter Weiss, who placed third.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Breman Grove, second-place winner in the goatee category, pleads his case with the judges.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Natural moustache competitors, from left: Jean-Claude Plura, Adam Orcutt, Daniel Sparry, Bo Jonsson and eventual winner Kees Lek.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Jack Passion holds on to his “full beard natural” title.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Feras Afani Rusik of Seattle makes an appearance.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Keith Jones of Seattle puts the final touches on his freestyle moustache.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Musketeer champion Juergen Draheim of Germany races to claim his prize.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Freestyle beard competitor B.J. Averill looks to get a taste of Hans Gassner’s whiskers.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Second place works for Roland Van Den Bremt of Belgium.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
The winners in “sideburns and muttonchops,” from left: Toot Joslin of Tahoe City, Calif., first place; Bruno Panza of Italy, second; Bill Mitchell of Georgia, third.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Alex Antebi of Los Angeles, who reached the top three in the imperial moustache category, plays the crowd.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Jean American in the “freestyle moustache” category.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Winners of the “imperial moustache” category, from left: Alex Antebi, third place; Benjamin Juergens, first; and Patrick Melcher, second.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Karl Heinz-Hille eyes his competiton in the “imperial beard” category.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Kyle McNair has his beard tended to by companion Rory Lindo before judging in the “natural styled moustache” category.
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Aaron Suring of Juneau, Alaska, took second place in the “Alaskan whaler” category.
Feeling fuzzy at the World Beard and Moustache Championships
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Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)
Patrick Melcher of Los Angeles celebrates his second-place finish in the “imperial moustache” category.
Feeling fuzzy at the World Beard and Moustache Championships
Bearded + Tschorn: More on the WBMCs
Jack Passion leads with his beard (Michael Dinneen / For The Times)