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World’s Ugliest Dog Contest – NBC4 WCMH-TV

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Dane Andrew of Sunnyvale, Calif., kisses his dog, Rascal, a Chinese Crested, before the start of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair Friday, June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Rascal, left, a Chinese Crest, held by Dane Andrew of Sunnyvale, Calif., meets Chase, right, a Chinese Crested Harke, held by Storm Shayler, right, of Great Britain, before the start of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at Sonoma -Sailor’s Fair Friday,…

Moe, a Brussels Griffon pug from Santa Rosa, Calif., waits to compete in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair Friday, June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Linda Elmquist of Tucson, Ariz., holds Josie, her Chinese Crested Mix, before the start of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair Friday, June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo /Eric Risberg)

Icky, left, a hairless stranger, and Zoomer, right, a Chinese Crested, both from Davis, Calif., wait to compete in the world’s ugliest dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday June 23, 2017, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Dane Andrew of Sunnyvale, Calif., holds his dog, Rascal, a Chinese Crested, before the start of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair Friday, June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/ Eric Risberg)

Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff, takes the stage after winning the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, Calif. Martha is owned by Shirley Zinder, of Sebastopol, California. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Shirley Zindler, of Sebastopol, Calif., lifts the jowls of Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff, during the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Petaluma, Calif. Martha was the winner of a event. (AP…

Martha, a Neapolitan Mastiff from Sebastopol, Calif., waits for the start of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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