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Leogang, Austria

Photos: Competing for the best beard and mustache

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World Beard And Mustache Championships
A contestant of the World Beard And Mustache Championships posed for a picture during the Championships 2015.
Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images

The World Beard And Mustache Championships take place every few years at different locations worldwide, the most recent on Oct. 3 in Leogang, Austria. More than 300 contestants in teams from across the globe competed in 16 different categories in three groups: mustache, partial beard and full beard.

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World Beard And Mustache Championships
Contestants in the World Beard And Mustache Championships
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A contestant posed for a photo.
A contestant of the World Beard And Mustache Championships posed for a picture during the Championships 2015.
Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images
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World Beard And Mustache Championships
Over 300 contestants in teams from across the globe came to compete in sixteen different categories.
Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images