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In Pictures: The winner of World's Ugliest Dog contest is crowned

A woman with short ginger hair and sunglasses holds aloft a pug wearing a artificial pearl necklace and a pink top. The pug has its tongue stuck out. Getty Images

Jinny Lu won this year's contest

A rescue pug has been named this year's ugliest dog in one of the more unusual contests.

The World's Ugliest Dog competition marked its 50th year at the Sonoma County Fair in California.

Jinny Lu, who was rescued from South Korea and was a runner-up in 2025, was crowned the winner.

The organisers of the contest say it isn't about making fun of "ugly" dogs - it's about showing the world that these dogs are truly beautiful.

Read on to see some of the entries from this year's competition.

Pinky, an albino Pomeranian Chihuahua, competes in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California, on August 14, 2026. Pinky took the second place in the competition. Getty Images

Pinky, an albino Pomeranian Chihuahua, took second place. Albino dogs have white or cream fur and light-coloured eyes, pink eye rims and pink noses.

A woman in a purple top kisses a dog on the side of its headGetty Images

The World's Ugliest Dog contest celebrates the differences which make dogs unique and seeks to encourage more people to adopt dogs. Many of the dogs that take part are rescue pups.

A hinese crested dog with short hair a long hair on the head and a pink harness stands. A hand holds her chin while a different hand strokes her. Getty Images

Many of the dogs have competed before - Poppy, a Chinese Crested Dog, came third last year.

A man in a red and white striped shirt and red waistcoat holds a dog with a red bow tie. Getty Images

Some of the dogs wear eye-catching outfits, like this competitor's fetching red bow tie which matches its owner's waistcoat.

Otto, a Chihuahua mix with a severe double cleft lip and cleft palate looks directly at the camera. He is wearing a blue checked lead. Getty Images

Otto, an adorable Chihuahua mix with a severe double cleft lip and cleft palate, won third place.