IN PHOTOS: World Beard and Moustache Championship’s weirdest beards
By pedermyhr
Global News
Posted October 5, 2015 9:36 am EST
Updated June 20, 2018 11:10 am EST
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Contestants of the World Beard And Mustache Championships pose for a picture during the opening ceremony of the Championships 2015 on October 3, 2015 in Leogang, Austria.
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Things are getting hairy at an Austrian village for the World Beard and Moustache Championships.
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Over 300 contestants from 20 countries have arrived at Leogang for the event which takes place every few years.
Beards and moustaches are being judged by a jury in three groups: moustache, partial beard and full beard.
Here’s a selection of some of the finest specimens.
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A participant poses for photographers during the "World Beard Championship" in Leogang, in the Austrian province of Salzburg, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015.
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A participant poses for photographers during the "World Beard Championship" in Leogang, in the Austrian province of Salzburg, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015.
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Contestants of the World Beard And Mustache Championships pose for a picture during the opening ceremony of the Championships 2015 on October 3, 2015 in Leogang, Austria.
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A participant blow dries his moustache at the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Leogang, Austria, 03 October 2015.
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A participant looks on during the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Leogang, Austria, 03 October 2015. EPA/ANGELIKA WARMUTH
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Participants look on during the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Leogang, Austria, 03 October 2015. EPA/ANGELIKA WARMUTH
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A contestant of the World Beard And Mustache Championships poses for a picture during the opening ceremony of the Championships 2015 on October 3, 2015 in Leogang, Austria.
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A contestant of the World Beard And Mustache Championships poses for a picture during the Championships 2015 on October 3, 2015 in Leogang, Austria.
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A participant looking at a juror during the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Leogang, Austria, 03 October 2015.
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Participants look on during the 2015 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Leogang, Austria, 03 October 2015.
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