Posted on 06/27/2009 7:11:18 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
There was shampoo, backcombing and enough diva antics to scare the steeliest of postmen but as beauty pageants go not every canine would have been quite so happy to participate.
But for those who did take part in the World's Ugliest Dog Competition at Sonoma-Marin Fair in California it was a question of ugly being the new beautiful.
In the dog-eat-dog, claw-biting contest a truly 'unique' looking creature beat off other hideous hounds to claim the crown for being the world's ugliest pedigree dog.
Miss Ellie, a pure breed Chinese crested hairless from Tennessee, is reported to be around 15 years old, has only a couple of back teeth, cataracts in both her eyes, several moles and pimples and limited hair - with such credentials the other mutts surely could not have stood a chance.
And like every good beauty queen Miss Ellie also had a heartfelt message for her adoring fans. According to her owner come spokesperson, Dawn Goehring, Miss Ellie really hopes to be a 'spokesmodel for rescue dogs of the 'not so cute' kind''.
'Her dream is to travel around to prove that ugly is just a word, and says nothing about how wonderful she is,' she said.
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Congratulations? : )
Pretty much what the media is doing with Michelle.
DAYMN
Dammit, ya’ beat me to it! ;-)
A dog from the land of Madam Boxer? We must all bow down and address her as “Her Canine Ugliness”!
Helen Thomas pic in 3...2...1...
I voted for her after I received an email from my sister requesting me to some time back.
“’Her dream is to travel around to prove that ugly is just a word, and says nothing about how wonderful she is,’ she said.”
Pretty much what the media is doing with Michelle.
That made my day.
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!
Poor Miss Ellie. Oh well, she has an owner and she gets taken good care of, so things could be a lot worse. Fortunately she’s too short to reach a mirror, so no worries.
Good luck to you, Miss Ellie. May you have many happy years of homeliness ahead of you.
They actually 'grow 'em' that ugly.
Has anyone seen Christopher Guest’s spoof of dog show people “Best in Show”?
Oh...That's a dog.
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