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Monday, November 23, 2015

Zimbabwe's Mr Ugly Is 'Not Ugly Enough'

Mison Sere, 42, was chosen by judges over 35 other Mister Ugly contestants for his missing front teeth and wide range of revolting facial expressions.
Former champion William Masvinu, a veteran with four previous Mister Ugly titles, cried foul, however, saying that Mr Sere's ugliness should not count because it was not natural.
"I am naturally ugly. He is not. He is ugly only when he opens his mouth," Mr Masvinu said, gesturing at his rival.
Another contestant, Patrick Mupereki, asked: "Do we have to lose our teeth to win? This is cheating."
When Mr Sere was announced the winner of the competition in Harare, Mr Masvinu and his supporters mobbed the judges, claiming he was "too handsome" to win.
The mob then began pushing and shoving and hurling insults at the judges. Luckily, the chaos did not result in injuries.
Competition organisers had previously said disabilities and enhancements would see a contestant disqualified from the pageant, which was to focus on "natural ugliness".
But judge Abigail Mataranyika, a university student, said Mr Masvinu simply had not tried hard enough to make the most of his ugliness.
"Sere made tremendous effort to enhance his ugliness by pulling facial stunts but Masvinu thought he is so ugly that he didn't need to try hard. That cost him the crown."
Unemployed Mr Sere described his critics as "sore losers" who "should just accept I'm uglier than them".
Happily pocketing his $500 prize money, he said he was now hoping for a television contract.
He said: "I already moved around schools performing and showcasing my ugliness, so this is a chance to make it on TV."
Zimbabwe has a history of controversial beauty - or otherwise - pageants.
Earlier this year, Miss Zimbabwe winner Emily Kachote was bullied on social media by angry pageant fans saying she was ugly and did not deserve to win the competition.
She gave up the title two weeks into her reign after the publication of nude photos - the same thing that saw the undoing of her predecessor.



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