European Beard and Moustache Championships 2012
The 2012 European Beard and Moustache Championships took place
in Wittersdorf, France on Sept. 22, 2012. About a hundred participants
from all around the globe gathered in the in the Alsace region to show
off their funky facial hair, their appearance accentuated with crazy
costumes and bizarre hats. Some participants chose to keep their facial
hair in its natural state while others had to use sticky tape or grips
to keep their beards stashed properly.
German
hairdresser Elmar Weisser, 48, shows off his beard, which is shaped
like a stork, during the 2012 European Beard and Moustache Championships
in Wittersdorf near Mulhouse, Eastern France. Weisser, who won the
World Beard and Moustache Championship in 2011, ranked second in the
freestyle category this year.
Elmar Weisser is helped by his wife as he gets ready
The judges give their scores as as a competitor stands on stage
