World Beard and Moustache Championships took place in Austria - PHOTOS

Baku. 10 October. REPORT.AZ/ Some 350 bearded and whiskered men from around the world participated at the World Beard and Moustache Championships this weekend in Austria, Report informs citing the Daily Mail.

The three-day event drew men from Austria, Germany, the U.S., and more than a dozen other countries.

The World Championships judge the most beautiful facial hair in 18 different categories, including moustache, whiskers, beard, goatee, and so forth.

Judges rate only the beard, not the general appearance of every participant.

The Austrian town also hosted the 2005 Beard Olympics and the 2010 European Beard Championships.