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Photos: The “World’s Ugliest Dog” has been crowned in California

The face of a champion.
The face of a champion.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
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Johnny Simon
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Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog with an exceptionally droopy tongue, was named the World’s Ugliest Dog this weekend.

The competition is a send-up of the traditionally strict purebred dog shows that reward perfection; contest organizers instead celebrate “the imperfections that make all dogs special and unique.” Now in its 30th year, the contest is part of a larger Sonoma-Marin county fair in Petaluma, California.

Take a look at reigning champion Zsa Zsa and her other worthy competitors.

Rascal Deux.
Rascal Deux.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
Wild Thang, a Pekingese.
Wild Thang, a Pekingese.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
Martha, a Neopolitan Mastiff who won the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, stands onstage before this year’s winner was announced at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. on June 23.
Martha, a Neopolitan Mastiff who won the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, stands onstage before this year’s winner was announced at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. on June 23.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
Zsa Zsa, the winning English Bulldog.
Zsa Zsa, the winning English Bulldog.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
Meatloaf, a bulldog mix.
Meatloaf, a bulldog mix.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
Himisaboo, Chinese Crested and Dachshund mix.
Himisaboo, Chinese Crested and Dachshund mix.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu
Tee Tee, a chihuahua.
Tee Tee, a chihuahua.
Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu