PHOTOS: National Beard and Moustache Championships
September 9, 2013
Devon Holcombe of Jacksonville, Fla., poses for the crowd before continuing on to win a gold medal in the Natural Moustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships at The House of Blues Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Chris Porrovecchio of Kendall Park, New Jersey ,left, carries the New Jersey state flag during a parade through the French Quarter kicking off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, September 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Keith Haubrich of Seattle, Wash., reacts to the crowd while competing in the Dali Moustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Haubrich went on to win the gold medal for the Dali division.Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns.(AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Jeffrey Moustache parades with contestants through the French Quarter kicking off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Moustache was going to enter the Verdi division.Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Pierre Dupleix of New Orleans, a bartender at the famed Pat O'Brien's bar in the French Quarter, adjusts his hat while participating in a parade through the French Quarter kicking off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Dupleix said it took him five months to grow his sideburns. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Richard Wehbe holds his number high for the crowd duing the judging of the Natural Moustache division at the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Nick Ackerman celebrates taking the gold for first place in the English Moustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at The House of Blues in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Contestants in the Hungarian Moustache division line up on the stage at The House of Blues for judging during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Ian Stetler of Lake Station, Indiana, struts his stuff during a parade through the French Quarter kicking off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Stetler competed in the Dali division. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Alexander Fleming of New Orleans tips his hat to the crowd on Canal Street during a parade which wound its way through the French Quarter kicking off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Gregory McNamara poses for the crowd while competing in the English Moustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at The House of Blues in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Nick Marciangelo of Honolulu, Hawaii keeps up the beat as contestants parade through the French Quarter before competing in the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Adam Scott strikes a pose as he competes in the Imperial Mustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at The House of Blues in New Orleans. More than 150 contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
As contestant number one Ian Stetler, far left, waits his turn, Keith Haubrich of Seattle, Wash., struts his stuff in the Dali Moustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Haubrich went on to win the gold medal for the Dali division. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Tourists Elaine Oliveira, Zuleika Riveron and Daniele Alfonso pose with contestants Paul Roof of Charleston, South Carolina and Derek Nehrbass of New Orleans during a parade through the French Quarter kicking off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Stewart Eastman of Abita Springs, Louisiana enjoys a beer while parading through the French Quarter to kick off the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
Brian Werle shows off his mustache while competing in the English Moustache division during the fourth annual Just For Men National Beard and Moustache Championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in New Orleans. Contestants competed in 18 different categories including Dali, full beard natural and sideburns. (AP Photo/Susan Poag) ( Beard and Mustache Competition )
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