39 Of The Best Beards From 2017 World Beard And Mustache Championship

Editor's note: The World Beard and Moustache Championships are quite possibly the best things ever to happen to facial hair. Since 1990, the semi-annual competition has turned growing and grooming into a high-class art form, and the 2017 edition just wrapped up in Austin, Texas, over the weekend.

Photographer Greg Anderson was on the scene taking poignant portraits of the wildest and most wonderful entries, and here they are for your enjoyment. Be sure to vote for your favourites, and let us know which ones you might dare to try yourself.

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

218points

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Tinka Maruu 7 years ago

I love the way the tips of his mustache appear to be balancing his hat. His entire ensemble is perfect.

34points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

168points

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Too bored to do this! 7 years ago

How long would this take to do??

7points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

154points

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Anna Galina Petty 7 years ago

He's beard looks surprised

17points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

148points

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Margie Lazou 7 years ago

at least this one's actually creative.. getting my like.

16points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

131points

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Too bored to do this! 7 years ago

Looks a bit like pretzels

11points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

123points

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shewhomustnotbenamed 7 years ago

Hope the chest hair is not real! :D

53points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

123points

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Melissa Apple 7 years ago

Wowza, that's a braid!

9points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

115points

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Palmyre Lgl 7 years ago

Very octopussy

10points

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2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

109points

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7 years ago

just chilling~

6points

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#10

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

101points

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Benny Lava 7 years ago

He forgot to do the eyebrow.

89points

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#11

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

87points

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Roos Dillema 7 years ago

Good looking man!

9points

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#12

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

86points

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Agnė Kam 7 years ago

WOW

5points

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#13

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

85points

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Joanne Martin 7 years ago

Simple elegance.

4points

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#14

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

84points

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Andrew Gibb 7 years ago

A cross between a serial killer and Salvador Dali

30points

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#15

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

82points

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Margie Lazou 7 years ago

poirot tache. totally liked.

5points

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#16

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

81points

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Tinka Maruu 7 years ago

I hope they take some of these participants' looks and make them into video game characters... Or maybe these guys got their ideas FROM video games? Anyway, I love them all!

10points

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#17

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

80points

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Sanchit Jain 7 years ago

Human Porcupine.

5points

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#18

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

78points

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Shinomi Chan 7 years ago

YESS! Real life Eggman!

6points

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#19

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

76points

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Tiago Cruz 7 years ago

Aramis!

12points

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#20

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

64points

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Mark Hand III 7 years ago

Channeling Johnny Depp.

9points

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#21

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

62points

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Atlantin 7 years ago

I love his eyes!

15points

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#22

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

59points

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Clare McDuff 7 years ago

Someone call MIB

5points

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#23

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

58points

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MacacoMonkey 7 years ago

I wish it were green like his hair!

8points

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#24

2017 World Beard And Mustache Championships

Final score:

56points

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M. B 7 years ago

if only the bottom half was made into a flux capacitor bc he nailed the 88

4points

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Rukmania 7 years ago

You know, up above in a post about "Squiggly" makeup, everyone's complaining about impracticality. No one cares that these interesting beards might be considered that too.

Errorsaurus 7 years ago

I think it's more because squiggly makeup was intended to wear out as normal and everything while these were for a championship, as noted above. I'm betting that most of these gentlemen wear their beards as normal at any other time. While squiggly makeup is actually intended to go out in the world everyday, this was more of a short time period. It's like trying to call a weekend's cosplay impractical. Sure, it may be if you wanted to take care of it and groom it all the time, but some quick fun won't hurt.

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Nina Wum 7 years ago

I believe they were styled all wonky just for the photoshoot. But if anyone walks the streets in this style - I have to say, kudos for commitment.

mocochang 7 years ago

I was thinking the exact same thing. There it's an "ugly waste of time", but here there's no such comment... Such double standards.

Cassiel Magem 7 years ago

Double standards

Doron Pinkas 7 years ago

Yes, but the sqiggly makeup is also ugly. This is somewhat interesting and attractive. Also, if I guy I would be going out with would do this, I don't know that I'd agree to be seen in public with him

Leslie Flouhouse 7 years ago

This is just not my thing, but they are awesome beards. I would love to see the pics of their competition beards next to pics of their everyday beards.

Yosef'Glen La Rroc 7 years ago

who will do Davy Jones next year with all the costume and props except his beard are the tentacles

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