PETALUMA, California (AP) – A nine-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 here.
The dog’s owner, Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, will receive $1,500 (about P80,000) 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 and some have hairless bodies while 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 57-kilogram gentle giant named “Martha” – a Neopolitan Mastiff with gas and a droopy face.
The contest is in its 30th year. It is usually held on Friday nights, but organizers moved the competition to Saturday in an effort to draw a bigger audience.
