Zimbabwe ready to crown its ugliest man in November

The ugliest man in Zimbabwe will be crowned on November 25 despite the difficulties in securing funds to sustain the pageant in the past years.

The organisers say this year is exceptional because a lot of sponsors have come on board and preliminary contests are ongoing in other regions before the main event.

“Mr Ugly pageant is on. The sponsors are there. We have active sponsors, who have come on board … Harare is big and has a lot of people, hence we are having contests in a number of suburbs,” the founder of the pageant, David Machowa told local newspaper News Day.

There was a wild uproar last year when the 2015 champion Mison Sere was crowned for the first time and participants complained that he was too handsome for the title.

Misón Sere gana concurso el más feo del mundo https://t.co/jj4dhLMJnz pic.twitter.com/taDMYAKMOC

— Curioso Digital (@Curioso_Digital) November 23, 2015

The contest which gained popularity in 2012 was won on multiple occasions and for the first time that year by William Masvinu, who is a porter and the runner up in last year’s competition.

Some photos of #Zimbabwe's newly crowned “Mr Ugly”, Mison Sere – who walked away with $500 (£330).via #bbcafricalive pic.twitter.com/k2CP5Toz1R

— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) November 23, 2015

The 2015 champion Mison Sere won $500 and the runner up took home $100. Both of them have joined the preliminary contest and hope to win this year.

#Kenya #KOT There is no such thing as an ugly, … -Mison Sere (l) smiles after winning… https://t.co/GpFwChuIGQ pic.twitter.com/I8pSRXX7Mk

— Kenya News (@kenyanewsorg) November 30, 2015