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South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache Club |
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2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships |
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Beard & Moustache Categories and Judging Guidelines |
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Competitors will be seperated into 3 main categories - Moustache, Partial Beard, and Full Beard with each category being divided into different classes as follows. |
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1) Moustache Moustache is the word for the facial hairs on the upper lip. At international contests, it is agreed that moustache hairs can start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5cm beyond the end of the upper lip. |
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English Moustache Slender, beginning from the middle of the upper lip, with the hairs extremely long and pulled to the side. The tips may be lifted slightly. The hairs are only allowed to start growing up to the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
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Hungarian Moustache Big and bushy, beginning from the middle of the upper lip and pulled to the side. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5cm beyond the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
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Natural Moustache Moustache may be styled but without aids. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a max of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. No aids are allowed |
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Slender with long tips, straight up or arching up. The hairs are only allowed to start growing up to the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
Freestyle Moustache All moustaches that do not match other classes. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a max of 1.5cm beyond the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
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Imperial Moustache Small and bushy with tips arching up. The hairs are only allowed to start growing up to the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
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Legal aids shall include only wax, hair spray, and other hair cosmetics. The use of artificial hair color, hair extensions, false facial hair, or any form of hair pins is prohibited. |
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2) Partial Beards A Partial Beard is any facial hair that is neither a full beard or a moustache. |
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Fu Manchu Chin shaven with moustache allowed to start to grow up to a max of 2.0cm beyond and below the end of the upper lip. Tips long and pulled downward. Aids are allowed. |
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Natural Goatee Facial hair grown only on the chin or upper / lower lip. Moustache is not required. Beard and moustache may be styled but without aids. No aids allowed.
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Musketeer Moustache long and slender. Hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a max of 1.5cm beyond the end of the upper lip. Beard small and pointed. Aids are allowed. |
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Imperial Freestyle Partial Beard Any facial hair defined as a partial beard, but not matching other classes will be considered partial beard - freestyle. Aids are allowed. |
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Sideburns - Mutton Chops Must be a true sideburn. No natural or shaven gap by the ear. Chin is shaven and hair is optional on the upper lip. Aids are allowed |
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Alaskan Whaler Traditional Alaskan seafarer's beard. Bushy hair grown on cheeks, chin, and lower lip. No hair grown on upper lip. No Aids allowed. |
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Legal aids shall include only wax, hair spray, and other hair cosmetics. The use of artificial hair color, hair extensions, false facial hair, or any form of hair pins is prohibited. |
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3) Full Beards A full beard is considered hairs on the upper and lower lip, the chin, the cheeks, and the sideburns, without any natural or shaven gap. |
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Natural Full Beard As grown with moustache integrated. No Aids allowed. |
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Short and round, with length not to exceed 10cm. Moustache must be styled. Aids are optional. |
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Broad, full, and round. Length not to exceed 20cm. Integrated moustache. Aids are optional. |
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Freestyle Beard All other full beards not matching other classes. Aids are allowed. |
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Natural Full Beard with Styled Moustache As grown, except moustache can be styled with aids. Moustache to be defined as only hair from upper lip and is not to include beard hair.
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Legal aids shall include only wax, hair spray, and other hair cosmetics. The use of artificial hair color, hair extensions, false facial hair, or any form of hair pins is prohibited. |
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A FINAL NOTE ON THE SELECTION OF THE CATEGORIES The process of determining the categories for the World Beard and Moustache Championships has been a long and painstaking process. Our club has sought input from various people and clubs in an attempt to hear as many sides of this contentious issue and all input has been reviewed and appreciated. Our decisions on the choice of categories and definitions of each category were made in an attempt to correct a few of the issues noted in the last two championship events. As Board Members of The South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache Club, we have decided to include a new category of partial beard - The Alaskan Whaler, and to make two other changes in the Partial Beard Category. The Sideburn/ Mutton Chop category has been clarified to state that no shaven gap be allowed by the ear, such that the hair on the cheeks is continuous with the sideburn hair. The other change is that the Imperial Partial Beard has been combined with the Freestyle Partial Beard Category. The combination of these two categories into one is meant to provide one more competitive category. The definition of Natural Full Beard with Styled Moustache has been clarified to allow only true moustache hair (upper lip hair only) to be allowed in the styled moustache. The Garibaldi and the Verdi will now both allow the optional use of aids based on observations that many in the Verdi categories have been using styling aids on their beards as well as their moustaches. The rest of the categories were left basically the same as in Brighton 2007. The concept of categories in general seems to be causing problems with some and may need to overhauled in the future. The South Central Alaska Beard and Moustache club will gladly be part of this revision, but we prefer not to make wholesale changes to the current format for the 2009 Championships. We have made our category decisions with the best intentions in mind and have tried to adhere to the basic traditions of the previous contests. The best way for these categories to be modified in the future will likely be a joint effort by all of the participating clubs. No matter what categories are eventually chosen for the World Championships, there will be those who are not satisfied with the outcome and there will be those beards or moustaches that do not fall neatly into a defined category. The most appropriate place for these outlying facial hair configurations is currently the Freestyle category in each of the major classifications. There are so many defined or culturally accepted styles of facial hair that some distinct categories are needed to separate them out and provide for an orderly and entertaining contest for all. As in previous WBMC contests, we will have placement judges at the registration tables to ensure that contestants are placed in the appropriate categories following the guidelines for each. We reserve the right to change a contestant to a different category if it would be in his best interest and allow him to be in the most appropriate category. This process is designed to allow each contestant the highest chance of success as our judges will be instructed to follow the specific guidelines for each style. We at the South Central Beard and Moustache Club hope that you will join us here in Anchorage for the fun and excitement next year! |
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