Article: HAIR'S TO YOU SHAGGY MEN VIE FOR MOST-SCULPTED MUSTACHE AND BUSHIEST BEARD AT WORLD FACIAL HAIR COMPETITION.(News)

One contestant had a mustache twisted into the shape of London's Tower Bridge; others sported bushy beards that would make Grizzly Adams envious. In the end, Beard Team USA nabbed four of the top honors -- by a whisker -- at the World Beard and Mustache Championships.

About 250 shaggy men from around the world competed Saturday in 17 different classes of facial hair at the competition in Brighton, England.

The event had long been dominated by German beard clubs, but the Americans made a strong showing at this year's competition, taking victories in four categories.

Jack Passion, a 23-year-old from San Francisco, won the highly competitive ...

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