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| Britons celebrate hirsute triumph | Britons celebrate hirsute triumph |
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| Four British entrants are smiling through their facial hair after winning categories at the World Beard and Moustache Championships. | Four British entrants are smiling through their facial hair after winning categories at the World Beard and Moustache Championships. |
| The host city of Brighton and Hove is celebrating a victory for one of its own residents, Paul Lewis, an engineer who won for Natural Moustache. | The host city of Brighton and Hove is celebrating a victory for one of its own residents, Paul Lewis, an engineer who won for Natural Moustache. |
| There were also winners in the partial beard section from Surrey and Wales. | There were also winners in the partial beard section from Surrey and Wales. |
| German entrants took nine of the prizes while the remaining four went to contestants from the US. | German entrants took nine of the prizes while the remaining four went to contestants from the US. |
| Several hundred people entered the championships which were staged at the Brighton Centre on Saturday. | Several hundred people entered the championships which were staged at the Brighton Centre on Saturday. |
| Organiser Steve Parsons, from The Handlebar Club, said: "We had it in Brighton because we were hoping the people would embrace it and have fun - and they really did. | Organiser Steve Parsons, from The Handlebar Club, said: "We had it in Brighton because we were hoping the people would embrace it and have fun - and they really did. |
| "We sold out all the tickets and we had people who couldn't get in." | "We sold out all the tickets and we had people who couldn't get in." |
| German entrant Elmar Weiser won for his Tower Bridge beard | German entrant Elmar Weiser won for his Tower Bridge beard |
| Mr Lewis, 36, said he only recently entered the competition after friends persuaded him. | Mr Lewis, 36, said he only recently entered the competition after friends persuaded him. |
| "Getting in the top three was quite amazing in itself - and then to get first place was really a big surprise. | "Getting in the top three was quite amazing in itself - and then to get first place was really a big surprise. |
| "The event was great fun with a great atmosphere, it was good to see so many weird and wonderful examples of facial hair." | "The event was great fun with a great atmosphere, it was good to see so many weird and wonderful examples of facial hair." |
| Mr Lewis said he would "never say never" to defending his title in Alaska in 2009. | Mr Lewis said he would "never say never" to defending his title in Alaska in 2009. |
| The other UK winners were: John Hate, from Wales, for Partial Beard, Natural Goatee; Ted Sedman, of Mytchett in Surrey, for Partial Beard, Chinese and Frazer Coppin for Partial Beard, Musketeer. | The other UK winners were: John Hate, from Wales, for Partial Beard, Natural Goatee; Ted Sedman, of Mytchett in Surrey, for Partial Beard, Chinese and Frazer Coppin for Partial Beard, Musketeer. |
| The event raised about £10,000 towards the Everyman cancer charity and the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital's Rockinghorse appeal. | The event raised about £10,000 towards the Everyman cancer charity and the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital's Rockinghorse appeal. |
| Do you have a beard or moustache worthy of winning a competition? | |
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