English bulldog Zsa Zsa wins World's Ugliest Dog contest

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Zsa Zsa, a 9-year-old English Bulldog owned by Megan Brainard, stands onstage after being announced the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California.

​A 9-year-old English bulldog was named the winner of the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Zsa Zsa won the title Saturday in the competition where dogs with hairless bodies and lolling tongues flaunt their imperfections.

The dogs walk down a red carpet and are evaluated by a panel of judges. The winner takes home US$1500 ($2171).

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Megan Brainard, centre, reacts after her dog Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, bottom, is announced the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Also pictured at left is Yvonne Morones, holding her dog Scamp, who placed second, and Linda Elmquist, holding her dog Josie, who finished third.

Zsa Zsa's owner is Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota in the US.

Last year's winner was a 157-kilogram gentle giant named Martha - a Neopolitan Mastiff with gas and a droopy face.

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Martha, a Neapolitan mastiff with massive jowls took the title last year.

This year's dogs included a blackhead-covered Chinese Crested-Dachshund mutt and a bulldog mix with excess wrinkly skin.

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Not ugly enough. Wild Thang, a Pekingese, stands onstage during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest.