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| Bearded wonders go head to head | Bearded wonders go head to head |
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| Some of the world's most hirsute faces are gathering on the English south coast to see who has the fullest beard or the most stylish moustache. | |
| Competitors from the UK, America, Germany and many other countries are registering in Brighton for the World Beard and Moustache Championships. | |
| The 2007 event is being hosted by The Handlebar Club which was set up exactly 60 years ago in a London theatre. | The 2007 event is being hosted by The Handlebar Club which was set up exactly 60 years ago in a London theatre. |
| Categories include Dali moustache, goatee and full beard freestyle. | Categories include Dali moustache, goatee and full beard freestyle. |
| A hairy parade through Brighton on Saturday will precede the competition itself in the afternoon. | |
| CHAMPIONSHIP CATEGORIES Moustaches - Natural, English, Dali, Imperial, Hungarian, FreestylePartial Beards - Natural Goatee, Chinese, Musketeer, Imperial, Freestyle, Sideburns FreestyleFull Beards - Verdi, Garibaldi, Natural Full, Natural Full with Styled Moustache, Freestyle | CHAMPIONSHIP CATEGORIES Moustaches - Natural, English, Dali, Imperial, Hungarian, FreestylePartial Beards - Natural Goatee, Chinese, Musketeer, Imperial, Freestyle, Sideburns FreestyleFull Beards - Verdi, Garibaldi, Natural Full, Natural Full with Styled Moustache, Freestyle |
| The contest's aim is to "encourage and celebrate standards of excellence in the growth, design and presentation of facial hair", while also "putting a smile on people's faces". | The contest's aim is to "encourage and celebrate standards of excellence in the growth, design and presentation of facial hair", while also "putting a smile on people's faces". |
| Show organiser Steve Parsons said there were some competitors who had gone to great lengths. | Show organiser Steve Parsons said there were some competitors who had gone to great lengths. |
| "The freestyle beard is probably the most spectacular one because basically, as the name suggests, it's freestyle, so you can do anything you like. | "The freestyle beard is probably the most spectacular one because basically, as the name suggests, it's freestyle, so you can do anything you like. |
| "For example at the last championships in Berlin, one of the competitors there actually styled his beard in the shape of the Brandenburg Gate with horses and flags and everything." | "For example at the last championships in Berlin, one of the competitors there actually styled his beard in the shape of the Brandenburg Gate with horses and flags and everything." |
| Proceeds this year will go to a testicular cancer charity and the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton. | Proceeds this year will go to a testicular cancer charity and the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton. |
| Previous events have also been held in Norway, Sweden and the US, with the 2009 championships already set to head to Alaska. | Previous events have also been held in Norway, Sweden and the US, with the 2009 championships already set to head to Alaska. |