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Winner of 2025 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest is crowned

World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner, Petunia, ‘feeling great' after victory: Exclusive

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest, which has been celebrating imperfection for nearly 50 years, advocates for adopting dogs instead of buying them from breeders.

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Winner of the 2025 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest is crowned: Meet Petunia

The annual contest judges canines on their extracurricular activities and not-so-cute appearances, helping pet shelters find animals forever homes.

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Petunia Wins the Ugliest Dog Contest by Being Loved, Not by Looking Perfect

Rescued from neglect, the hairless bulldog claimed the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest title on Friday but her prize came long before the competition results were announced.

World’s ugliest dog crowned — see why a ‘gentle soul’ bulldog named Petunia was tops: ‘Unique beauty’

Petunia won the $5,000 grand prize, beating out 10 other unconventional canines, including an 8-year-old Chinese Crested named Little Prince Wonder and a 13-year-old chihuahua named Nezumi.

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Meet the 2025 'World's Ugliest Dog' Contest Winner, Petunia

Petunia was crowned as the winner of the 2025 "World's Ugliest Dog" contest on Aug. 8 with her owner, Shannon Nyman, by her ...

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‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ winner is from Oregon: ‘A mix between Yoda,’ ‘hippo,’ and ‘bat’

The 2025 winner of the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest is from Oregon, and appeared on the "Today" show Monday morning.

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