5/26/09

He Wins By a Whisker

This is some serious facial hair...

David Traver, 43, of Anchor­age,
Alas­ka, won the 2009 World Beard and Mous­tache Champion­ships on his home court over the weekend. Traver won best in show for his 20.5­inch beard and also won the freestyle competition. For the contest, his beard was dyed multiple colors and woven to look like a snow­shoe.

The win, over 140 other contestants from around the world, earned him a gold pan and salmon fishing trip. He now plans to shave for charity, with a donation going to Covenant House. Afterward, he plans to grow a mustache.