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This Is The Ugliest Dog In The World

By Marty Golingan

The world has a new ugliest dog.

A 17-year-old Hairless Chinese Crested-Chihuahua mix named Mr. Happy Face earned the crown last Friday at the Sonoma-Marin fair.

His owner entered him into the contest at the last minute as she was visting the area from Flagstaff, Arizona.

Mr. Happy Face and owner, Jeneda Banelly, took home $1,500 and earned a trip to New York City to appear on the Today Show.

This year's competition was the first to be held since 2019 due to the pandemic.

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Mr. Happy Face looks towards the camera before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California on June 24, 2022. - Mr. Happy Face, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested, saved from a hoarder's house, won the competition taking home the $1500 prize. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images

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Jeneda Benally introduces her dog Mr. Happy Face to a reporter before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California on June 24, 2022. - Mr. Happy Face, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested, saved from a hoarder's house, won the competition taking home the $1500 prize. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images

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Mr. Happy Face rests before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California on June 24, 2022. - Mr. Happy Face, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested, saved from a hoarder's house, won the competition taking home the $1500 prize. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images

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