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World Beard and Moustache Championships - 2009 |
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South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache Club |
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Beard & Moustache Categories and Judging Guidelines |
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01/07/09 - The Imperial Partial Beard category has been reintroduced! |
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02/04/09 - Please note that the wording and specific requirements for some categories have been changed slightly to aid in clarification for the judges. We apologize for any confusion that this might add. Feel free to contact the organizers with any specific questions. Thank You! |
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Competitors will be separated into 3 main categories - Moustache, Partial Beard, and Full Beard with each category being divided into 18 different classes as follows. |
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1) Moustache Moustache is the word for the facial hairs on the upper lip. At international contests, it is agreed that moustache hairs can start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5cm beyond the end of the upper lip. |
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English Moustache Slender, the hairs are combed from the middle of upper lip to the sides. The tips can be raised slightly. Only hairs growing on the upper lip may be grown out. Aids allowed. |
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Hungarian - Wild West Moustache Large and bushy; Hairs combed from the middle of the upper lip to the sides. Only those hairs growing from within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip may be grown out. Aids allowed. |
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Natural Moustache Moustache as it grows naturally, the more natural the better!!! No closed curls. Only those hairs growing from within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip may be grown out. The moustache may be shaped but without aids. No aids allowed. |
Slender, with the tips curved upward. Only hairs on the upper lip may be grown out. The styled Dali Moustache may not extend over the eye brows. Aids allowed. |
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Imperial Moustache Small and bushy with the tips curving upward. Only hairs on the upper lip may be grown out. Aids allowed. |
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Freestyle Moustache Free design and styling of the moustache. All moustaches that do not qualify for other categories may compete in this category. Only those hairs growing from within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip may be grown out. Aids allowed. |
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Legal aids shall include only wax, hair spray, and other hair cosmetics. The use of hair extensions, false facial hair, or any form of hair pins is prohibited. |
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2) Partial Beards A Partial Beard is any facial hair that is neither a full beard or a moustache. |
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Fu Manchu Only those hairs growing from within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip may be grown out. Only those hairs growing from within approximately 2 cm beyond the end of the upper lip and downward to the beginning of the chin, with the tips long and pointing downward. The Genghis Khan beard is also permitted. Aids allowed. |
Natural Goatee Goatee as it grows naturally, the more natural the better. Goatee and moustache can be accentuated but without aids. No curled moustaches. There must be a clean shaven section at least 4 cm wide (the width of a razor blade) between the onset of the head hair and the beard. No aids allowed.
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Musketeer Narrow chin beard that comes to a point. Moustache narrow, long, slightly curved, and combed to the sides. Moustache may consist only of hairs that grow within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip. Aids allowed. |
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Sideburns - Mutton Chops Must be a true sideburn. No natural or shaven gap below the ear. Chin is shaven and hair is optional on the upper lip. Aids are allowed |
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Alaskan Whaler Traditional Alaskan seafarer's beard. Bushy hair grown on cheeks, chin, and lower lip. No hair grown on upper lip. No Aids allowed. |
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Freestyle Partial Beard Free design and styling of the beard. All partial beards that do not qualify for other categories may compete in this category. There must be a clean shaven space at least 4 cm wide (the width of a razor) either on the cheek, the chin, or between the head hair and the beard. Aids are allowed. |
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Imperial Partial Beard Hair on the cheeks and upper lip. There must be clean shaven spaces of at least 4 cm wide (the width of a razor blade) on the chin and between the facial hair and the onset of the head hair. The whiskers are styled upwards. No closed curls. The hairs on the upper lip may not be separated from the hairs on the cheeks. The hairs may not be too long, not above the level of the eyes. Aids allowed. |
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Legal aids shall include only wax, hair spray, and other hair cosmetics. The use of hair extensions, false facial hair, or any form of hair pins is prohibited. |
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3) Full Beards A full beard is considered hairs on the upper and lower lip, the chin, the cheeks, and the sideburns, without any natural or shaven gap. |
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Natural Full Beard with Styled Moustache Moustache: Prominent and consisting only of hairs growing from within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip. Aids allowed. Beard: as it grows naturally, the more natural the better. No aids allowed.
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Freestyle Beard Free design and styling of the beard. All full beards that do not qualify for other categories may compete here. Aids allowed. |
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Natural Full Beard Full beard as it grows and left natural, the more natural the better. The moustache may not be highlighted, and the beard may not be turned under at the bottom!!! No aids allowed. |
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Beard: Short and round at the bottom, no longer than 10 cm below the bottom of the lower lip. As it grows naturally, the more natural the better!!! Moustache prominent and consisting only of hairs growing from within 1.5 cm past the end of the upper lip. Aids allowed. |
Beard: Round and wide at the bottom, no longer than 20 cm from the bottom of the lower lip. The beard is as it grows naturally, the more natural the better!!! The moustache may not be separated from the beard or made prominent. The beard may not be turned under at the bottom!!! No aids allowed. |
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Legal aids shall include only wax, hair spray, and other hair cosmetics. The use of hair extensions, false facial hair, or any form of hair pins is prohibited. |
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A FINAL NOTE ON THE SELECTION OF THE CATEGORIES The process of determining the categories for the World Beard and Moustache Championships has been a long and painstaking process. Our club has sought input from various people and clubs in an attempt to hear as many sides of this contentious issue and all input has been reviewed and appreciated. Our decisions on the choice of categories and definitions of each category were made in an attempt to correct a few of the issues noted in the last two championship events. As Board Members of The South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache Club, we have decided to include a new category of partial beard - The Alaskan Whaler, and to make two other changes in the Partial Beard Category. The Sideburn/ Mutton Chop category has been clarified to state that no shaven gap be allowed below the ear, such that the hair on the cheeks is continuous with the sideburn hair. This is different from the reintroduced Imperial Partial Beard category in which there must be a natural or shaven gap below the ear. The definition of Natural Full Beard with Styled Moustache has been clarified to allow only true moustache hair (upper lip hair only) to be allowed in the styled moustache. The Garibaldi and the Verdi will now both allow the optional use of aids based on observations that many in the Verdi categories have been using styling aids on their beards as well as their moustaches. The rest of the categories were left basically the same as in Brighton 2007. The concept of categories in general seems to be causing problems with some and may need to overhauled in the future. The South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache club will gladly be part of this revision, but we prefer not to make wholesale changes to the current format for the 2009 Championships. We have made our category decisions with the best intentions in mind and have tried to adhere to the basic traditions of the previous contests. The best way for these categories to be modified in the future will likely be a joint effort by all of the participating clubs. No matter what categories are eventually chosen for the World Championships, there will be those who are not satisfied with the outcome and there will be those beards or moustaches that do not fall neatly into a defined category. The most appropriate place for these outlying facial hair configurations is currently the Freestyle category in each of the major classifications. There are so many defined or culturally accepted styles of facial hair that some distinct categories are needed to separate them out and provide for an orderly and entertaining contest for all. As in previous WBMC contests, we will have placement judges at the registration tables to ensure that contestants are placed in the appropriate categories following the guidelines for each. We reserve the right to change a contestant to a different category if it would be in his best interest and allow him to be in the most appropriate category. This process is designed to allow each contestant the highest chance of success as our judges will be instructed to follow the specific guidelines for each style. We at the South Central Beard and Moustache Club hope that you will join us here in Anchorage for the fun and excitement next year! |
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