World Beard and Moustache Championships

World Beard and Moustache Championships

The World Beard and Moustache Championships is a biennial competition in which men with beards and moustaches display lengthy, highly-styled facial hair.

The first Championship took place in Höfen-Enz, Germany, in 1991.

On September 1, 2007, competitors of the world's most hirsute faces from the UK, America, Germany and other countries convened for the championships in Brighton. It was hosted by The Handlebar Club with renowned moustache wearer Michael "Atters" Attree acting as master of ceremonies. Categories include Dali moustache, goatee and full beard freestyle. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/6972315.stm BBC NEWS, Bearded wonders go head to head] ] [ [http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70141-1282359,.html Sky News, picture gallery] ]

The 2009 Championship will be held in Alaska.

Contest

There are 3 brackets of facial hair: Moustache, Partial Beard and Full Beard. Each bracket is broken into individual categories. There are 17 categories total.

Moustache

*Natural Moustache- maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip (may be styled but without aids)
*English- slender, hairs extremely long and pulled to the side
*Dali- slender with long tips, straight up or arching up
*Imperial Moustache- small and bushy with tips arching up
*Hungarian- big and bushy, beginning from the middle of the upper lip and pulled to the side
*Freestyle- All moustaches that do not match other classes

Partial Beard

*Natural Goatee- facial hair grown only on chin, upper and lower lip (may be styled but without aids)
*Chinese- chin shaved with moustache tips long and pulled down
*Musketeer- moustache long and slender, beard small and pointed
*Imperial- hair to be grown only on cheeks and upper lip
*Sideburns Freestyle- all other sideburns with shaved chin
*Partial Beard Freestyle- all partial beards not matching other classes

Full Beard

*Verdi- short and round, length not to exceed 10 cm
*Garibaldi- broad, full and round, length not to exceed 20 cm
*Natural Full Beard- as grown, no aids allowed
*Natural Full Beard with Styled Moustache- as grown, only moustache can be styled with aids
*Full Beard Freestyle- full beards not matching other classes

External links

* [http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/wbmc.html Official homepage]
* [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/03/photogalleries/beardgames/index.html National Geographic article about the competition]
* [http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ Beard Team USA]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bushrangersaustralia The Bushrangers - Australia's first ever team for the World Beard and Moustache championships]

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