German wins world best beard title at Norway contest

A German hairdresser has won the title of world's best beard at the World Beard and Moustache Championship in Trondheim, Norway.

 
Elmar Weisser, 47, beat 160 contestants to the prize with his elaborate facial hair sculpture of a moose.
 
It is the third time Mr Weisser has emerged as champion.
 
In 2005 he won with with a beard styled into the shape of Berlin's Brandenberg Gate, and in 2007 with a representation of London's Tower Bridge.
 
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