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Exciting! Hungarian moustache once again wins world champion title
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The World Beard and Moustache Championships took place May 17th and 18th in Antwerp this year. Hungarians performed particularly well at the biannual event, returning home with one world champion title and one silver medal.
Hungarian success
This year, more than 400 competitors arrived in Antwerp, reports Sokszínűvidék. They competed in 19 categories, with the 7-member jury taking their task of choosing the best smile and moustache very seriously.
Zsolt Járomi, a primary school teacher, is a third-time world champion in the category “Hungarian” while Mátyás Kiss, a wood carver, secured 2nd place in the “Natural” category.
Járomi received his third world champion title wearing a traditional Hungarian horseman’s costume and a hat decorated by maidenhair fern. In his category, the second place went to a German participant while the bronze medal was won by an American competitor. Kiss, who was only surpassed by multiple winner Wolfgang Schneider from Germany, was wearing a traditional Matyó folk dress. Besides Járomi and Kiss, Hungary was represented by Tibor Vona, Ferenc Sólyom and István Bajkai. Tibor Vona was ranked 3rd in the “Natural Full Beard with Styled Moustache” category.
