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National Beard and Mustache Championships in Oregon, USA

Competitors cheer during the finals of the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 5, 2010. More than 200 bearding enthusiasts took part in the event, the first of its kind in the USA.

Competitors cheer during the finals of the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 5, 2010. More than 200 bearding enthusiasts took part in the event, the first of its kind in the USA.

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  • Devin Cara of Springfield, Missouri takes off his shirt for the crowd in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. The hirsute Cara took third place in the full beard portion of the event.
  • Jordan Daubey poses for the crowd in Bend, Oregon USA on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Daubey was competing in the full beard category.
  • Paul Beisser of Santa Cruz, California celebrates a second place finish in the freestyle division of the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, Oregon, USA. Californians dominated the event, placing in all four categories.
  • Competitors cheer during the finals of the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 5, 2010. More than 200 bearding enthusiasts took part in the event, the first of its kind in the USA.
  • Jack Passion, the host of the evening and a former champion, signs a fan in Bend, OR on June 5 following the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Passion, of Walnut Creek, California, is the author of The Facial Hair Handbook.
  • Men and women dance at the 900 Wall restaurant following the 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 5.
  • Willi Chevalier of Sigmaringen, Germany, displays his beard in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. In his first North American appearance, Chevalier took first in the freestyle portion and was als
  • CC Barber, the current Miss Oregon, waves to the crowd in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Barber was a guest judge at the event.
  • Giovanni Dominice hi-fives a member the crowd in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Dominice was competing in the mustache portion of the competition.
  • Finalists in the mustache category stand for judging in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Larry McClure of Concord, CA (14) took first place in the category.
  • Aarne Bielefeldt of Willits, CA took first place in the full beard category in Bend, Oregon, USA on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Surgery two years ago allowed Bielefeldt to compete this year.
  • Devin Cara of Springfield, Missouri poses for the crowd in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Cara took third place in the full beard portion of the event.
  • Toot Joslin of Carnelian Bay, CA, center, with his grandson Carver, competes in Bend, OR USA on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Joslin took first in the partial beard portion of the competition.
  • Curtis Jones of Bend, OR USA competes in Bend June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Jones works at the Deschutes Brewery in Bend and competed in the partial beard portion of the competition.
  • Brian Bump poses for the crowd in Bend, OR USA on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Bump was competing in the full beard portion of the competition.
  • Kevin Connell takes the stage as judges, from left, Seth Klein, Laura Beverungen, CC Barber, and Sirwan Singh look on in Bend, Oregon USA on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Host and former champion Jack Passion examines the back hair of competitor Devin Cara in Bend, OR USA on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Cara took third in the full beard division.
  • A competitor on stage at the first-ever Beard Team USA, National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, Oregon, USA. 05/06/2010
  • Brandon Biggins of Philadelphia gets some help attaching a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can to his beard from Nicole Fisher, his best friend, in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Alex La Roche competes in Bend, Oregon on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. La Roche was entered in the freestyle portion of the competition.
  • Willi Chevalier of Sigmaringen, Germany, displays his beard in Bend, OR at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. In his first North American appearance, Chevalier took first in the freestyle portion and was voted Dockers King
  • Jack Passion of Walnut Creek, CA stands on stage during the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR USA on June 5, 2010. Passion, a former bearding champion, hosted the event.
  • Eric Kindall, center, sports a 'Vote for Gary' hat in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Kindall and his family traveled to Bend from Walnut Creek, CA to root for competitor Gary Lion.
  • Sirwan Singh, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and the current holder of the Guinness World Record for longest beard, shows his beard in Bend, Oregon at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Singh judged the event.
  • Keith Haubrich of Seattle, WA, who uses the moniker 'Gandhi Jones', displays his mustache in Bend, OR USA on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Haubrich placed third in the mustache category.
  • Gary Johnson of Olalla, WA, left, and David Fuentes of Rio Rancho, NM study the order of the contestants in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Both men competed in the partial beard category.
  • Karolina Gziazda sprays hairspray on Chris Olsen of Nederland, CO in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Olsen competed in the partial beard portion of the competition.
  • Phil Olsen, the 'founder and self-appointed captain of Beard Team USA', presents during a press conference in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Cupcakes featuring beard and mustache icing at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010.
  • A bearded parade in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. The competition featured more than 200 entrants and more than 2000 spectators.
  • A bearded parade in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. The competition featured more than 200 entrants and more than 2000 spectators.
  • A bearded parade in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. The competition featured more than 200 entrants and more than 2000 spectators.
  • A bearded parade in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. The competition featured more than 200 entrants and more than 2000 spectators.
  • Willi Chevalier of Sigmaringen, Germany, displays his beard in Bend, OR at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. In his first North American appearance, Chevalier took first in the freestyle portion and was voted Dockers King
  • A bearded press conference participants in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Phil Olsen, the 'founder and self-appointed captain of Beard Team USA', presents during a press conference in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Sirwan Singh, who holds the Guinness record for world's longest beard, sits during a press conference in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Singh was one of the judges for the event.
  • Judges Sirwan Singh, left, Harry Lewis (of the television program 'Deadliest Catch') and CC Barber, the current Miss Oregon, sit during a press conference in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Rita Bielefeldt helps her husband Aarne prepare in their hotel room in Bend, OR on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Aarne Bielefeldt took first in the full beard portion of the competition.
  • Former world champion Burke Kenny performs with As the Devil Dances at the Old Stone Church on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR. Kenny was a judge for the weekend.
  • As the Devil Dances performs at the Old Stone Church on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR.
  • Toot Joslin of Carnelian Bay, CA gives a seminar on beard grooming at the Bond Street Barber shop in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Joslin later took first in the partial beard category.
  • Toot Joslin of Carnelian Bay, California gives a seminar on beard grooming at the Bond Street Barber shop in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships. Joslin later took first in the partial beard catego
  • Aarne Bielefeldt of Willits, CA prepares for competition at his hotel room. Wearing traditional Bavarian garb, Bielefeldt took first in the full beard category in Bend, OR on June 5, 2010 at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championship
  • Steve Cline, left, Ethan Sigel, center, and Jamie Cummings in the Skeleton Cave near Bend, OR on June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • A wall inside Thump, a coffee shop, on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR.
  • A wall inside Thump, a coffee shop, on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR.
  • Willi Chevalier, of Sigmaringen,Germany, registers on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR. Chevalier won the freestyle and fan favorite awards on Saturday, June 5.
  • Bearded men at the Old Stone Church on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR. More than 200 entrants competed for $5000 in prizes at the event.
  • Andrew Shuler, left, holds his nephew Torr Shuler outside the Old Stone Church on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR.
  • Burned trees south of Bend symbolize the cycle of beard cell death and regrowth on Friday, June 4. Nearly 200 entrants competed in the first-ever Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR, USA. 04/06/2010
  • Aileen Holmes takes a photograph of Matt MacLean, center, while Seth Klein, right, also photographs before spelunking on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR.
  • Steve Cline adjusts his helmet before spelunking on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend, OR.
  • Matt MacLean descends into the Skeleton Cave south of Bend on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships in Oregon, USA.
  • Seth Klein, left, and Ethan Sigel examine the Skeleton Cave in Bend, OR USA on Friday, June 4 during the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships.
  • Seth Klein, a judge for the the 2010 Beard Team USA National Beard and Mustache Championships, poses for a photograph on Friday, June 4 in the Skeleton Cave near Bend, OR.

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National Beard and Mustache Championships in Oregon, USA
Theo Stroomer
Nearly 200 entrants compete in the first-ever Beard Team USA, National Beard and Mustache Championships in Bend. Oregon, USA. 05/06/2010.

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