Bearded & Tschorn: Full results and photos from the 2010 National Beard & Moustache Championships
Although we've already mentioned a few of the finalists who came within a whisker or two of bearded and mustachioed glory at the inaugural Beard Team USA National Beard & Moustache Championships held in Bend, Ore., last weekend, we're including the complete list below (listed from winner to third-place finisher), along with a link to a gallery of photos we shot over the course of the day.
Mustache Division
Larry McClure, Concord, Calif.
Paul DeLeone, Redmond, Ore.
Keith Haubrich (aka "Gandhi Jones")
Partial Beard
Toot Joslin, Tahoe City, Calif.
Eric Brown, Jersey City, N.J.
Matthew Bliss*, Eugene, Ore.
Gary Johnson*, Olalla, Wash.
(*tied for third place)
Full Beard
Aarne Bielefeldt, Willits, Calif.
Allen Demling, Austin, Texas
Devin Cara, Springfield, Mo.
Freestyle
Willi Chevalier, Sigmaringen, Germany
Paul Beisser, Santa Cruz
Charles Earnshaw, Anchorage
Random Winner (selected by raffle)
John Szerseen, Portland, Ore.
Dockers King of Whiskers (selected by audience applause):
Willi Chevalier, Sigmaringen, Germany
Photo Gallery from the 2010 National Beard & Moustache Championships
California takes 3 of 4 wins at first nationwide facial-hair faceoff
Willi "Hair Pretzel" Chevalier makes U.S. beard sport debut
Dockers brand signs on as a sponsor to Bend's battle of
the Beards
Results of the 2009 World Beard & Moustache Championships in Anchorage
Photo: A group of competitors in the full beard division on stage at the first nationwide beard and mustache competition, which was held in Bend, Ore., on June 5 and drew 189 competitors and nearly 3,000 spectators. Credit: Adam Tschorn.
I thought this was the Beard Team USA nationals? Since when did Germany become part of the USA? So lets see a German wins one category and all others are won by Californians?
Somthing very hinky here. I say keep our home competitions for the home team or I wont attend another BTUSA event other than that it was great to meet all the competitors and get autographs.
Posted by: John | June 10, 2010 at 10:54 AM