Every two years, the owners of the world’s most elaborate facial hair come together for the World Beard and Moustache Championships. This year the championships were held in the United States for the second time in their history, as the City of Anchorage, Alaska played host to the world’s bearded and mustached elite. The previous championships were held in:
1990 Hofen/Enz, Germany
1995 Pforzheim, Germany
1997 Trondheim, Norway
1999 Ystad, Sweden
2001 Schombrrg, Germany
2005 Berlin, Germany
2007 Brighton, Great Britain
Here are the categories. All three of these also have a “Free Style” category where anything can happen