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The World's Ugliest Dog Competition 2018
![Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, drools while competing in The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif. on June 23, 2018.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/58c794942d6765974d747d2d4e931feccdc8cbc2/c=0-147-3714-2245/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131164207548-AFP-AFP-16I9RA.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, drools while competing in The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif. on June 23, 2018.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Tee Tee, a Chinese Crested, is shown to judge Brian Sobel during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/f05cacb41181856eaefc98040b66a72f4c1ce09c/c=0-184-3680-2263/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131159995521-AFP-AFP-16I9M5.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Tee Tee, a Chinese Crested, is shown to judge Brian Sobel during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Heather Wilson holds up her dog Himisaboo, a Chinese Crested Wiener Dog mix, during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif. on June 23, 2018.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/8aae41726428f08075fc486fa6eeb8e465e21973/c=0-334-4742-3013/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131161867533-AFP-AFP-16I9PT.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Heather Wilson holds up her dog Himisaboo, a Chinese Crested Wiener Dog mix, during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif. on June 23, 2018.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Last year's World's Ugliest Dog Competition winner Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff, takes the stage before the new winner is announced.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e61d5e1ce9384f65eb34b4f2bc1a5d1643576133/c=0-198-4611-2803/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131167951572-AFP-AFP-16I9QR.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Last year's World's Ugliest Dog Competition winner Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff, takes the stage before the new winner is announced.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Mandarina pants on her owners' lap while awaiting the start of The World's Ugliest Dog Competition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/ddc0a57c44692937e72fe94356a9266af257d3a6/c=0-218-4020-2489/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131160619525-AFP-AFP-16I9QX.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Mandarina pants on her owners' lap while awaiting the start of The World's Ugliest Dog Competition.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Wild Thang, a Pekingese, walks on stage during competition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/920100d1bed4f6c61bfeff74cdd0a5da839d9ae3/c=0-105-2306-1408/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131158435511-AFP-AFP-16I9R2.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wild Thang, a Pekingese, walks on stage during competition.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Ann Lewis, from Los Angeles California, and her dog Wild Thang, a two year old Pekingese, on stage during the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/7099e91dfc77f4ab95dfcc73b1758c9b411c82c9/c=278-0-4382-5472/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131193379735-EPA-USA-WORLDS-UGLIEST-DOG-CONTEST.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ann Lewis, from Los Angeles California, and her dog Wild Thang, a two year old Pekingese, on stage during the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif.
Monica M. Davey, EPA-EFE![Mandarina walks on stage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/1718f696ec58be40f8570bc0637bb0123e3ded41/c=0-205-3531-2200/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131164987553-AFP-AFP-16I9RB.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Mandarina walks on stage during The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, Calif.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images![Josie, a Chinese Crested mix, is checked by judges Debbie Abrams, right, and Jo Ling Kent during the competition.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/1729a9ad42a41b03953c6715c96bb2d74a60135c/c=0-156-3000-1851/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131181055656-AP-World-s-Ugliest-Dog.2.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Josie, a Chinese Crested mix, is checked by judges Debbie Abrams, right, and Jo Ling Kent during the competition.
Jeff Chiu, AP![Mrs. Kravitz, a Chihuahua, runs on stage.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/e763b330bbb752cf263263914882546f671d28be/c=0-180-3000-1875/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131178715641-AP-World-s-Ugliest-Dog.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Mrs. Kravitz, a Chihuahua, runs on stage.
Jeff Chiu, AP![All the contestants of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest stand on stage during the event in Petaluma, Calif.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/95203b6af163e1de4f6db66a3be68fb7203c76fc/c=0-265-5472-3357/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131189011707-EPA-USA-WORLDS-UGLIEST-DOG-CONTEST.1.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
All the contestants of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest stand on stage during the event in Petaluma, Calif.
Monica M. Davey, EPA-EFE![Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog from Minnesota, is announced as the winner.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/733168e2f7f04af6b4bf44de18d9552b49964a57/c=0-405-5472-3497/local/-/media/2018/06/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/636655131181835661-EPA-epaselect-USA-WORLDS-UGLIEST-DOG-CONTEST.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog from Minnesota, is announced as the winner.
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