Gallery: Amazing Facial Hair Photos From a National Beard Brawl

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    Chris "Xtopher Grey" Kriskovic, gold medal in Full Beard Freestyle

    *Chris "Xtopher Grey" Kriskovic, gold medal in 'Full Beard Freestyle'*
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    Joshua Miller, silver medal in Garibaldi

    *Joshua Miller, silver medal in 'Garibaldi'*
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    Sean Raiger, silver medal in Imperial Partial Beard

    *Sean Raiger, silver medal in 'Imperial Partial Beard'*
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    Adam Consalvo

    *Adam Consalvo*
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    Michael Johnson, gold medal in Imperial Partial Beard

    *Michael Johnson, gold medal in 'Imperial Partial Beard'*
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    Nate "Chops" Johnson, gold medal in Sideburns

    *Nate "Chops" Johnson, gold medal in 'Sideburns'*
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    Dan Bernhardt

    *Dan Bernhardt*
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    Jackie Lynn Ellison, gold in Imperial Mustache

    *Jackie Lynn Ellison, gold in 'Imperial Mustache'*
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    Harry Fleischman, bronze in Full Beard Natural

    *Harry Fleischman, bronze in 'Full Beard Natural'*
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    Nick Wilson, silver medal in Musketeer

    *Nick Wilson, silver medal in 'Musketeer'*
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    Keith Thompson

    *Keith Thompson*
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    Steffen Rasile, silver medal in Sideburns

    *Steffen Rasile, silver medal in 'Sideburns'*
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    Keith "Gandhi Jones" Haubrich, gold medal in Dali

    *Keith "Gandhi Jones" Haubrich, gold medal in 'Dali'*
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    Jeffrey Mustache, silver medal in Verdi

    *Jeffrey Mustache, silver medal in 'Verdi'*
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