2012 National Beard and Moustache Championship
Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Appealing, Visits 5719
Guy Thompson from Port Angeles, Washington, poses after winning first place in the Goatee Natural category. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Gerd Bauer (L), Max Pankow, Gerhard Knapp and Richard Klein (R), from Germany pose together. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Long beards and moustaches were a common sight at the championships. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Adam Orcutt from Michigan City, Indiana, poses after winning first place in the Natural Moustache category at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Contestants march in a procession at the opening of the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Patrick Fette from Louisville, Kentucky, poses after winning first place in the English Moustache category at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Contestants in the Natural Goatee category hold their number for judges and the crowd at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Wojo Wrzesniewski from Toronto, Canada, poses after winning first place in the Fu Manchu Moustache category. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Paddy D. from Los Angeles, California, has a last minute trim ahead of competition at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Austin Buchanan from Clearwater, Florida, arrives for the championshi[ps. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Daniel Lawlor from Los Angeles, California, poses after winning first place in the Freestyle Moustache category at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
The crowd is reflected in the glasses of a bearded competitor at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Patrick Dawson (L) from Tacoma, Washington, stands beside a friend while watching the competition at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Contestants with their moustaches face the judges at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012, won by Patrick Fette (#2) from Louisville, Kentucky, in the English Moustache category. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Former World Beard Champion, Gerhard Knapp, from germany, smiles ahead of competition at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Robert Joswiak (L) and fellow contestants from Pensylvania ahead of competition at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 11, 2012. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)
Neil Mohernan reacts as he wins the full beard natural category during the 2012 National Beard and Moustache Championship in Las Vegas. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Invision for Panasonic)