10 Ridiculous Beards From The National Beard And Moustache Championships 2015

#1 Anthony ‘The Stash’ Fontes

"I do all kinds of stuff, I've done a logo for Under Armour, and a lot of company-focused and product-focused beards. If you type in the #brandedbeards hashtag on Instagram, that's pretty much just me."

#2 Gary Faulkner

His figure eight-style beard earned him a third spot in the freestyle category.

#3 Richard Smith

A 61-year-old hipster from Newton, NH. "It's about 15 years now that I've actually done it. It started out as a beard; I always had a beard since high school, and as I cut it out I go: âÂ€Â˜what a baby face I have!' so I ended up leaving a mustache. Then I started to grow it a little a bit."

#4 Al Underwood

"I actually have a visual imparity, so if I wear the eyepatch, it cuts a bit of light that blurs my vision, and so I can see better with this eye. When I started growing my mustache and wearing the eyepatch, they kind of worked together."

#5 Garey Faulkner

This one's creative juices seemed to be flowing at the event. "I'm sponsored by a company called Beardilizer, and they provide the conditioning creams and oils that I use."

#6 Marcus Purcell

"I just take showers and I wash it. It's just one of those things, you just wake up one morning, and there it is."

#7 Patrick Fette

"I thought it was really cool, I'd see stuff in history bookspictures of people that had neat beards and mustachesI can't grow a beard, so I grew a handlebar, and the longer it got, the more I liked it, so I kept it."

#8 Raleigh Granberry III

"I'm the real RGIII! I'm named after my grandfather. My great grandfather was a cannon shooter in the Civil War, and tomorrow during the competition I'll be wearing Civil War-era clothing."

#9 Gandhi Jones and Flesh Muppet

"I do so many different things, I'm always looking to change it up. I just recommend people experiment with different waxes, different products. I've got this one product hereit's called J&D's Bacon Moustache Wax."

#10 Keith Haubrich

He took home the first award in the English Moustache category for his Salvador Dali-inspired facial hairstyle.

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