The World Beard and Moustache Championships is a biennial competition overseen by the World Beard and Moustache Association, in which men with beards and moustaches display lengthy, highly styled faci
Michael "Atters" Attree, chairman and compere of the 2007 UK event, sporting his renowned handlebar moustache.
Gandhi Jones, 1st-place winner in the Freestyle Moustache category, in 2007, 2009 and 2011
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A beard is the hair that grows on the jaw, chin, upper lip, lower lip, cheeks, and neck of humans and some non-human animals. In humans, beards are most common among pubescent and adult males, though
World Beard and Moustache Championships
…World Beard and Moustache Championships (WBMC) is a biennial competition overseen by the World Beard and Moustache Association (WBMA), in which men with beards and moustaches display lengthy, highly styled facial hair. Since 2004, the WBMA has been the governing body for the championships. This association is…
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Different types of beards: 1) Incipient 2) Moustache 3) Goatee or Mandarin 4) Spanish-style 5) Long sideburns 6) Sideburns joined by a moustache 7) Style Van Dyke 8) Full beard.
The Israelite king Jehu kneels before Shalmaneser III as carved on the Black Obelisk. He and the Israelite delegation are distinguished from the Assyrians by distinctive beards.
Statue of Gilgamesh with elaborate beard