Bros, Meet The 2014 Beard And Mustache King Of The World (PICS)

Last weekend in Portland, Oregon elite competitors gathered from all around the globe at the 2014 Beard & Moustache World Championships.

In one of the manliest congregations ever assembled one many managed to shine through above all: Madison Rowley.

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There he is bros, marvel in that sweet hive of manliness. This year’s winner is Madison Rowley, he took top honors in both the Garibaldi category and overall.

From the Huffington Post:

Around bearded 300 contestants showed up in hopes of winning a prize in one of 18 categories like best full groomed beard, partial beards (which includes sideburns, van dykes, goatees and soul patches,) and freestyle, where anything goes.

At Saturday’s event, Madison Rowley, the winner of the Garibaldi category, which honors the Italian patriot with prominent whiskers, won the grand prize over MJ Johnson by — you guessed it — a hair.

Known as competitive bearding, facial hair face offs started in Germany in the 1990s.

But there’s been criticism from a rival organization in Europe called the World Beard and Moustache Association, which claims their event is the only true world bearding competition.

And here’s some other magnificent beards from this year’s competition:

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