• Megan Brainard, right, from Minnesota, and her dog Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog and Yvonne Morones and her dog Scamp, a mix breed, hug just before the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner is announced. Monica M. Davey / EPA
    Megan Brainard, right, from Minnesota, and her dog Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog and Yvonne Morones and her dog Scamp, a mix breed, hug just before the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner is announced. Monica M. Davey / EPA
  • Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog from Minnesota, wins the 2018 Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California. Monica M. Davey / EPA
    Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog from Minnesota, wins the 2018 Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California. Monica M. Davey / EPA
  • Owner Megan Brainard carries her dog Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, to the stage. Zsa Zsa won first place and was awarded $1500, a trophy, and will be flown to New York for media appearances. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Owner Megan Brainard carries her dog Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, to the stage. Zsa Zsa won first place and was awarded $1500, a trophy, and will be flown to New York for media appearances. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Rascal Deux, a Chinese Crested, gets a kiss from owner Dane Andrew during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Rascal Deux, a Chinese Crested, gets a kiss from owner Dane Andrew during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Meatloaf, a bulldog mix, walks onstage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
    Meatloaf, a bulldog mix, walks onstage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
  • Josie, a Chinese Crested mix, is checked by judges Debbie Abrams, right, and Jo Ling Kent during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Josie finished third in the contest. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
    Josie, a Chinese Crested mix, is checked by judges Debbie Abrams, right, and Jo Ling Kent during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Josie finished third in the contest. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
  • Mrs Kravitz, a Chihuahua, takes the stage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Mrs Kravitz, a Chihuahua, takes the stage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Wild Thang, a Pekingese, walks on stage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Wild Thang, a Pekingese, walks on stage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Tee Tee, a Chinese Crested, is shown to judge Brian Sobel during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Tee Tee, a Chinese Crested, is shown to judge Brian Sobel during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Last year's World's Ugliest Dog Competition winner Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff, takes the stage before the new winner is announced at The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Last year's World's Ugliest Dog Competition winner Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff, takes the stage before the new winner is announced at The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Himisaboo, a Chinese Crested Wiener mix, walks on stageduring The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Himisaboo, a Chinese Crested Wiener mix, walks on stageduring The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
  • Mandarina pants on her owners' lap while awaiting the start of The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP
    Mandarina pants on her owners' lap while awaiting the start of The World's Ugliest Dog Competition. Josh Edelson / AFP

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Zsa Zsa, the English bulldog, wins World's Ugliest Dog title

Dogs in the annual competition flaunt their imperfections

Associated Press

June 24, 2018

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A 9-year-old English bulldog was named the winner of the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Zsa Zsa won the title Saturday night at the Sonoma-Marin Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma.

The dog's owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, will receive $1,500 (Dh5,500) for Zsa Zsa's win. Brainard found Zsa Zsa on a pet-finding site, according to the contest bio.

Dogs in the annual competition flaunt their imperfections — some have hairless bodies, others have lolling tongues. The dogs and their handlers walk down a red carpet. The dogs are evaluated by a panel of judges.

The contestants included a blackhead-covered Chinese Crested-Dachshund mutt, a bulldog mix with excess wrinkly skin and a Pekingese named Wild Thang.

Last year's winner was a 125-pound (57-kilogram) gentle giant named Martha — a Neapolitan Mastiff gas and a droopy face.

The contest is in its 30th year. It is usually held on Friday nights, but organisers moved the competition to Saturday in an effort to draw a bigger audience.

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