A Chinese Crested dog from the United Kingdom named Mugly is brought to the stage for judging during the 2012 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma on June 22, 2012 in California. Mugly was crowned the World's Ugliest Dog, beating out another 28 dogs around the world.
The 8-year-old Chinese crested won US$1,000 (S$1,280) and a year's worth of dog cookies by beating out 28 other ugly dogs from around the world.
'I couldn't speak when they announced Mugly's name,' said Ms Bev Nicholson, the dog's owner. 'I didn't know which way to look. I was shaking as much as the dog.' Ms Nicholson said Mugly also was named Britain's ugliest dog in 2005.
Organisers at the California event say the dogs are judged on their 'natural ugliness in both pedigree and mutt classes.' Last year's winner, Yoda, was a Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix.
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