A 9-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 in Petaluma.
The dog’s owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, will receive $1,500 for Zsa Zsa’s win. Brainard found Zsa Zsa on a pet-finding site, according to the contest bio.
Champion Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, is carried by owner Megan Brainard during the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Saturday
Dogs in the annual competition flaunt their imperfections – some have hairless bodies, 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 125-pound (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.
Brainard found Zsa Zsa on a pet-finding site. Here she stands onstage after being announced the winner
Her proud owner gave her a hug. She will take home $1,500 for the title
Megan Brainard, center, appeared in disbelief with her win. Also pictured at left is Yvonne Morones, holding her dog Scamp, who placed second, and Linda Elmquist, holding her dog Josie, who finished third
Himisaboo, Chinese Crested and Dachshund mix, walks onstage during the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. He didn’t make the top three
Martha, a Neopolitan Mastiff who won the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, looked ready to hand over her crown
Wild Thang, a Pekingese, was also in the competition, but failed to be ugly enough
Heather Wilson holds up her dog Himisaboo, a Chinese Crested Wiener Dog mix
Rascal Deux donned a pair of sunglasses to hide what appeared to be mismatched eyes
Rascal Deux, a Chinese Crested, gets a kiss from owner Dane Andrew
Zsa Zsa has an exceptionally long tongue, and had her toenails painted to match
Meatloaf, a bulldog mix, was no competition for the winner, despite his wrinkly legs
Tee Tee, a chihuahua, had no hair but did wear a strand of pearls
Yvonne Morones carries Scamp during the competition. Scamp’s visage placed second overall
Josie, a Chinese Crested mix, managed to get third with a tongue that had a distinctive flop
Mrs. Kravitz, a Chihuahua, was nowhere near ugly enough to place