Bearded & Tschorn: Full results and photos from the 2010 National Beard & Moustache Championships

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Although we’ve already mentioned a few of the finalists who came within a whisker or two of bearded and mustachioed glory at the inaugural Beard Team USA National Beard & Moustache Championships held in Bend, Ore., last weekend, we’re including the complete list below (listed from winner to third-place finisher), along with a link to a gallery of photos we shot over the course of the day.

Mustache Division
Larry McClure, Concord, Calif.
Paul DeLeone, Redmond, Ore.
Keith Haubrich (aka ‘Gandhi Jones’)

Partial Beard
Toot Joslin, Tahoe City, Calif.
Eric Brown, Jersey City, N.J.
Matthew Bliss*, Eugene, Ore.
Gary Johnson*, Olalla, Wash.

(*tied for third place)

Full Beard
Aarne Bielefeldt, Willits, Calif.
Allen Demling, Austin, Texas
Devin Cara, Springfield, Mo.

Freestyle
Willi Chevalier, Sigmaringen, Germany
Paul Beisser, Santa Cruz
Charles Earnshaw, Anchorage

Random Winner (selected by raffle)
John Szerseen, Portland, Ore.

Dockers King of Whiskers (selected by audience applause):
Willi Chevalier, Sigmaringen, Germany

-- Adam TschornPhoto Gallery from the 2010 National Beard & Moustache Championships

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