Creative beard : Elmar Weiss with his windmill beard competes in the International German Beard Championships in Hesel, northern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Nigel Treblin)
Germans Gerhard Knapp, Rainer Mante and Udo Fritzsche, left to right, pose during the International German Beard and Moustache Championships in Hesel, northern Germany, on Saturday, April 29, 2006. Around 100 competitors from eight nations try to become world champion in one of 16 beard and moustache categories. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)
German Willi Chevalier, world champion freestyle chin beard 2005, poses during the International German Beard and Moustache Championships in Hesel, northern Germany, on Saturday, April 29, 2006. Some 100 participants from eight nations compete to become world champion in one of 16 beard and moustache categories. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)
German Hans Gassner poses during the International German Beard and Moustache Championships in Hesel, northern Germany, on Saturday, April 29, 2006. Some 100 participants from eight nations compete to become world champion in one of 16 beard and moustache categories. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)