Contestants young and old proudly primped their hairdos Friday in hopes of claiming a prize in at least one of several Rhododendron Festival hair and beard contest categories.
Stiff competition …
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Princess Deidra Morris uses her steady and ever-accurate hands to measure the length of Wayne Shaffer's beard as fellow contestant Nate Maxwell looks on Friday, May 15 during the Rhody Fest hair and beard contest along Water Street.
Contest organizer and all-time emcee Janet Emery interviews Sawyer Purser, 6, of Port Townsend after Purser was awarded the Rhody Spirit award in the kids category Friday, May 15 during the Rhododendron Festival hair and beard contest.
Quinn Lennox, 8, in the middle, reaches to sign up for the hair and beard contest along with her friends on Friday, May 15 during the Rhody Fest hair and beard contest along Water Street.
Contestants young and old proudly primped their hairdos Friday in hopes of claiming a prize in at least one of several Rhododendron Festival hair and beard contest categories.
Stiff competition among the bearded was rivaled only by a bevy of young girls with long locks, and judges came prepared with plenty of prizes.
Those included hair cuts from Victorian Clipper and Qianna's Salon, hair products such as shampoo, conditioner, hair spray and pomade from Redken, BIOSILK, Matrix, Paul Mitchell and Tea Tree. For beard category winners in particular, prizes included soap from Duke Cannon Supply Co., a shave set, a ceramic novelty mustache and a men's deluxe travel kit.
This annual contest is sponsored by the Courtyard Cafe.
Hair & Beard Contest Winners:
HAIR (adults)
Longest Hair: Gayle Moore
Best Braid: Briana Smith
Rhody Spirit: Shannon Bishop
Best Mohawk: Pete Langley
Most Unique Hair: Jennifer Tracer
Fan Favorite: Briana Smith
HAIR (kids)
Longest Hair: Sisters Kynlee and Kaedynce Riley
Best Braid: Quinn Lennox
Rhody Spirit: Sawyer Purser
BEARD
Longest Beard: Wayne Shaffer
Best Mustache: Nate Maxwell
Most Unique: Kenn Mann
Fan Favorite: Dylan Ibsen
