Photos| Hairiest men face off at World Beard and Moustache Championship

The world's best and most full-bodied beards have been crowned.Thousands of facial hair aficionados flocked to Austin, Texas on Sunday to witness the 2017 World Beard and Mustache Championships. The winners were selected from a range of categories including mustache, partial and full-beards.

Updated on: Sep 05, 2017 9:22 AM IST

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Thousands flocked to Austin, Texas on Sunday for the 2017 World Beard and Mustache Championships. The three-day event attracted beard enthusiasts from all over the world and also fans who came to see the competition. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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(L-R): Third, second and first place winners of the full beard freestyle Aarne Bielefeldt, Isaiah Webb, and Jason Kiley at the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on September 3, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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Thousands of beard enthusiasts from all over the world flocked to the Long Center for the Performing Arts during the three days of the competition, giving fans tonnes of ideas on how to shape and groom their beard style. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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(L-R): Joe Mills, Scott Rhobish, and Twister Asturi attend the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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Troy Hawley gets his beard trimmed from Adrian Dominguez during the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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The WBMC is held every 2 years and you get to see the best in men’s (this year there was women’s also) moustaches and flowing beards in a unique cultural event. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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The competition is sponsored by Remington, Tullamore D.E.W. and Lone Star Beer. The other sponsors include Grave Before Shave, Legendary Beard Co. and Billy Jealousy. Profits shall go to FarmVet.org, LiveStrong.org and OutYouth.org. (AFP)

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The winners were selected from a range of categories including mustache, partial and full-beards. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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Competitors Wolfgang Reuswich (L) and Norbert Topf (R) during the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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Competitor Jimmy Fox shows off his facial creation during the freestyle competition. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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Competitor Jeff Carta during the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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MJ Johnson took first place in the cheek-beard category. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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Competitor Adam Gazda during the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. (AFP)

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Nate Johnson, Steffen Rasile, and Cody Hall at the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. Thousands of people flocked from across the world to witness the beard competition. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

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(L-R): Third, second and first place winners of the Partial Beard Freestyle at the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)