Whether it be for manliness, an uprising against societal norms, pure laziness or just the way they look, men are growing beards and mustaches for countless reasons.Phil Olsen, the founder and ...

Historically, Olsen says, the event is German-dominated. There are between 10 and 12 beard clubs in that region alone and most of them are organized through the Association of German Beard Clubs ...

Life & Culture; Hairy controversy surrounds World Beard and Moustache Championships, coming to Portland this weekend. Updated: ; Jul. 11, 2024, 10:08 a.m. | Published ...

Roughly 300 contestants, with facial hair in 18 categories, descended upon Portland this weekend, representing nine foreign countries, the Virgin Islands and 29 U.S. states.

It is known as the month of the moustache, when men sport a variety of dusters to raise awareness about prostate cancer. But move over boys, Mavis Olsen is proving that ladies can also get their ...

IAN SMYTHE Gerhardt Knapp waves to a crowd at the 2012 National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas. For Phil Olsen, the question isn’t why grow a beard. It’s why shave one off ...

For Phil Olsen, the question isn't why grow a beard. It's why shave one off. "I can't think of any advantages to shaving," he says. "The natural result is that I have a beard." Olsen founded the ...

Almost 300 contestants competed in the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championship. ... Phil Olsen, founder and captain of Beard Team USA said: "It was a great year for beards and tashes.