Award-Winning Whiskers: The 7 Wackiest Facial Hair Styles in the World Beard and Moustache Championships

Dieter Besuch, Germany

Sporting a beard full of circles and swirls, Besuch may be trying to tell that facial hair is anything but square. And if it brings home accolades, how could you go wrong?

Bill Mitchell, USA

Chalk one up for the Americans. Mitchell, a newcomer to the competition, snagged the top prize in the Sideburns category after knocking in a win at the 2010 New York City Beard and Moustache Competition.

Burke Kenny, USA

The 25-year-old from Olympia, Wash. sports a beard longer than one foot. He plays in a blues band and last won the category in 2007.

Wolfgang Schneider, Germany

The Germans must have a thing for facial hair. Schneider was among seven German gold medal winners in this year’s competition out of 17 categories.

We’re envious of his bushy ‘stache – he reminds of us President Taft with a comically oversized bout of facial hair.

Jurgen Draheim, Germany

A quite self-explanatory category with a obvious role model, but hey, the award has to go to someone. The official designation is a long and slender moustache with a small, pointy beard. Perhaps his win comes with a movie role too?