Photos from 2016 National Beard And Moustache Competition

After making things hairy for cities like New Orleans, Portland and Brooklyn, the National Beard and Moustache Competition headed to Nashville this month for the 2016 edition of the contest.

About 250 people participated in the 7th annual competition, with 18 categories that included Dali Mustache, Goatee Natural, Musketeer, Sideburns, Verdi and Full Beard Freestyle.

Luckily, photographers like Greg Anderson were on hand to capture the accomplishments in grooming (or lack thereof).

Here’s are some of our favorites:

A photo posted by National Beard Championships (@beardchampsusa) on Sep 6, 2016 at 2:35pm PDT

A photo posted by National Beard Championships (@beardchampsusa) on Sep 9, 2016 at 7:39am PDT

A photo posted by National Beard Championships (@beardchampsusa) on Sep 8, 2016 at 1:29pm PDT

A photo posted by National Beard Championships (@beardchampsusa) on Sep 9, 2016 at 4:23pm PDT

A photo posted by Greg Anderson (@gregandersonphoto) on Sep 10, 2016 at 4:15pm PDT

A photo posted by Greg Anderson (@gregandersonphoto) on Sep 6, 2016 at 4:53pm PDT

A photo posted by National Beard Championships (@beardchampsusa) on Sep 3, 2016 at 2:56pm PDT

A photo posted by National Beard Championships (@beardchampsusa) on Sep 3, 2016 at 8:53am PDT

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