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Photos: How ugly are these dogs?

  • Jun 26, 2015
  • Jun 26, 2015 Updated Jun 27, 2016

Quasi Modo won the "World's Ugliest Dog" title Friday. See the competition, past winners.

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Quasi Modo wins top honors in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. Quasi Modo's owners, who travelled from Florida to compete, will receive $1500. Quasi Modo, who competed in 2014 but didn't win, was born with a spinal birth defect.(AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Quasi Modo wins top honors in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. Quasi Modo's owners, who travelled from Florida to compete, will receive $1500. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Quasi Modo wins top honors in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. Quasi Modo's owners, who travelled from Florida to compete, will receive $1500. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Quasi Modo wins top honors in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. Quasi Modo's owners, who travelled from Florida to compete, will receive $1500. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Sweepee Rambo, a 16-year-old Chinese Crested dog, competes in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. She won the runner-up award. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Pork, a 13-year-old Chihuahua with blue nails, relaxes before competing in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Icky, a 6-year-old Chinese Crested dog, shares a kiss with owner Jon Adler before competing in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Pork, a 13-year-old Chihuahua, gets some unwanted attention from a rival in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

SweepeeRambo, a 16-year-old Chinese Crested, undergoes a vet check before competing in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Jason Wurtz campaigns Sweepee Rambo, a 16-year-old Chinese Crested, in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. Sweepee won the runner-up award. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

Boolah, a 17-year-old, wears a doggie diaper while competing in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Peanut, a two-year-old mutt poses in front of the winning trophies, after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. Peanut is from North Carolina. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Peanut, a two-year-old mutt is held by Holly Chandler, after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. Chandler and Peanut are from North carolina. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Peanut, a two-year-old mutt is held by Holly Chandler after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. Chandler and Peanut are from North Carolina. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Josie, a Chinese Crested from Tucson, Arizona, waits before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

SweePee Rambo, a Chihuahua/Chinese Crested mix, is held by the owner, during World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Zoomer, a Chinese Crested from Davis, California, poses during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Jason Wurtz, reacts, after his dog, SweePee Rambo, a Chihuahua/Chinese Crested mix, won the pedigree category of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Zoomer, a Chinese Crested, kisses Linda Elmquist before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

In this Friday June 20, 2008 file photo, "Gus," a pedigree Chinese Crested from St. Petersburg, Fla, competes in the 2008 World's Ugliest Dog Contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. Gus won top pedigree to take home the grand prize.  (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Crista Jeremiason)

Crista Jeremiason

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Grovie, an eleven-year-old Chinese Pug, from Santa Rosa, California, is photographed before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

World's Ugliest Dog

World's Ugliest Dog

Icky, a Chinese Crested looks over the shoulder of Jon Adler, his owner, before the start of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Friday, June 20, 2014, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

George Nikitin

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

 In this Friday, June 26, 2009 file photo, "Pabst" competes in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. The toothy 4-year-old Boxer mix won top honors.  (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Elwood

Elwood

In this Friday, June 22, 2007 file photo, Chinese Crested dog "Elwood" appears at the 2007 World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, Calif. Elwood, who weighed in at just 6 lbs and was rescued as the result of a New Jersey SPCA investigation, won the title of World's ugliest dog of 2007.(AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Ben Margot

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

In this Friday, June 25, 2010 file photo, Kathleen Francis, of Clearlake, Calif., clutches her purebred Chihuahua "Princess Abby" after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Ben Margot

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

In this Friday, June 24, 2011, a judge evaluates "Yoda" during the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, Calif. The 14-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix took top honors winning $1000 and a plethora of pet perks at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.  (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

This Friday, June 21, 2013 file photo shows "Walle" posing for a portrait while competing in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 21, 2013, in Petaluma, Calif. The 4-year-old beagle, boxer and basset hound mix went on to win top honors. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Noah Berger

Ugly Dog Contest

Ugly Dog Contest

In this Friday, June 22, 2012 file photo, Bev Nicholson of Peterborough, England reacts as her Chinese crested dog, Mugly, wins the title of "World's Ugliest Dog" against Dane Andrew and his dog, Rascal, and Kathleen Francis and her dog, Princess Abby, during the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Beth Schlanker)

Beth Schlanker

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