In Pictures: French bulldog mix Petunia wins World's Ugliest Dog Contest 2025
"Ugly" by name; fierce by nature. Here are the highlights of this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest.
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The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest took place this weekend at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa in California - and if you’re anything like us here at Euronews Culture, the term “ugly” may be pushing it a bit far for the four-legged cuties who strutted the red carpet.
Still, as Serge Gainsbourg once said: “Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts”... A hairless French bulldog mix named Petunia made a lasting impact on this year's judges, as she walked away with the $5,000 (€4,280) prize. And plenty of bragging rights.
Here are some of the highlights of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog Contest:
The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is an annual competition which has been held since the 1970s. This year's edition took place on 8 August 2025.
