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2011 National Beard and Moustache Championships – October 8 – Lancaster, PA

Phil — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:01:50 +0000

The Second Annual Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships will take place in Lancaster, Pennsylvania next fall. Cash prizes totaling $5000 will be awarded to the best facial hair in America. The will take place on October 8.

Beard Team USA, which represents the United States at the World Beard and Moustache Championships, is thrilled to be holding the championships in Amish Country, where the local Amish farmers have been growing beards for America for over 200 years. As part of the festivities, contestants, their friends, and fans will have the opportunity to attend Amish Camp, where they can live with and like the Amish for 24 hours.

Last year’s inaugural national championships were held in Bend, Oregon. Over two hundred spectacularly bearded and moustachioed contestants vied for top honors in four separate categories before a panel of distinguished judges that included Miss Oregon and Mr. Sarwan Singh, according to the Guinness Book of World Records the man with the world’s longest beard.

The contest is open to all. Learn more at Beard Team USA’s website.

2011 World Beard and Moustache Championships – Trondhjem (Trondheim), Norway

Phil — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:59:42 +0000

The 2011 World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place on May 15, 2011, in Norway’s facial hair capital, Trondhjem (known as Trondheim to the uninitiated). This time it’s the Norwegian Moustache Club that’s pulling out all of the stops to welcome the world’s facial hair elite.

The competition will take place in approximately sixteen categories ranging from the delicate Dali moustache to the anything-goes full beard freestyle.

Trondhjem is the home of the Nidaros Cathedral, where Norway crowns its kings. Construction of the cathedral began in approximately 1060 as a great church worthy of sheltering the body of St. Olav, the former Viking who converted Norway to Christianity in the 11th Century. For this reason, locals consider Trondhjem the true capital of Norway.

The championships coincide with Norway’s annual national celebration on May 17. The new world champs and other contestants will be invited to participate in the parade through Trondhjem for the festivities.

Hei, hei Norge!

Stay tuned for information on competing, and come on the American group trip.

The 2011 World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place on May 15, 2011, in Norway’s
facial hair capital, Trondhjem. This time it’s the Norwegian Moustache Club that’s pulling out all of the
stops to welcome the world’s facial hair elite.

The competition will take place in approximately sixteen categories ranging from the delicate Dali
moustache to the anything-goes full beard freestyle.

Trondhjem (known as Trondheim to the unitiated) is the home of the Nidaros Cathedral, where Norway
crowns its kings. Construction of the cathedral began in approximately 1060 as a great church worthy
of sheltering the body of St. Olav, the former Viking who converted Norway to Christianity in the 11th
Century. For this reason, locals consider Trondhjem the true capital of Norway.

The championships concide with Norway’s annual national celebration on May 17. The new world
champs and other contestants will be invited to participate in the parade through Trondhjem for the
festivities.

Hei, hei Norge!The 2011 World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place on May 15, 2011, in Norway’s
facial hair capital, Trondhjem. This time it’s the Norwegian Moustache Club that’s pulling out all of the
stops to welcome the world’s facial hair elite.

The competition will take place in approximately sixteen categories ranging from the delicate Dali
moustache to the anything-goes full beard freestyle.

Hei, hei Norge!

Beard Team USA Nationals – 6/5/2010 – Bend, OR

Phil — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:33:33 +0000

Beards! Beer! Bend!

The first ever Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships will take place on Saturday, June 5, 2010, in Bend, Oregon.

There will be competition in four separate categories. The winner in each category will walk away with a cool $1000. So that everyone gets a shot at the cash, the fifth $1000 prize will go to a contestant selected at random.

Categories

1. Best moustache. Beards are allowed in this category but the contestants will be judged on their moustaches only;

2. Best partial beard. Includes goatees, van dykes, sideburns, musketeers, etc.;

3. Best full beard. Styling aids are permitted;

4. Freestyle. Anything goes. Anything. Be creative.

Like membership in BTUSA, the competition is open to everyone. There are no annoying qualifying events, drug tests, or dues.Located on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, Bend offers fly-fishing, rafting, golf, canoeing, mountain biking, hiking, and possibly even late season skiing and snowboarding at nearby Mount Bachelor. Did I mention beer? Bend is the home of seven microbreweries including the famous Deschutes Brewery practically next door to the Les Schwab Amphitheater where the competiton will take place.Visit Bend is a major sponsor of the event.The championships will take place in conjunction with the 8th Annual Balloons Over Bend hot air balloon festival.Stay tuned for information on registration, lodging options, transportation from the airport in Portland, and everything else you will need to know.

For now all members, fans, and friends of the WBMC are asked to:

1. Make plans to be in Bend on June 5;
2. Join Beard Team USA if you haven’t already done so;
3. Tell everyone they know about the BTUSA Nationals;
4. Keep growing their beards and moustaches for America.

Beard Team USA photo courtesy of Devon Blunden.