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Meet every World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner since 2002
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Meet every World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner since 2002

  • The Associated Press
  • Aug 25, 2019
  • Aug 25, 2019 Updated Jun 19, 2020

Just a little something to get you in the mood for National Dog Day on Monday.

2002 winner: Rascal

2002 winner: Rascal

Rascal won the top prize in 2002. He's shown here with owner Dane Andrew during the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday, June 24, 2011, in Petaluma, Calif.

AP Photo/Noah Berger

2006 winner: Archie

2006 winner: Archie

Archie won big in 2006 after a strange voting scandal rocked the contest.

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2007 winner: Elwood

2007 winner: Elwood
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2008 winner: Gus

2008 winner: Gus

Gus, a one-eyed, three-legged pedigree Chinese Crested from St. Petersburg, Florida, won in 2008. Gus died later that year on Nov. 10, 2008. He was 9.

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2009 winner: Pabst

2009 winner: Pabst

Pabst, a toothy 4-year-old Boxer mix, won the 2009 contest. Pabst competed again in later contests but didn't hang onto the title.

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2010 winner: Princess Abby

2010 winner: Princess Abby

Princess Abby is a purebred chihuahua owned by Kathleen Francis, of Clearlake, California.

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2011 winner: Yoda

2011 winner: Yoda

Yoda is a Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix who was 14 years old at the time of the 2011 contest.

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2012 winner: Mugly

2012 winner: Mugly

Mugly is a Chinese crested dog owned by Bev Nicholson of Peterborough, England.

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2013 winner: Walle

2013 winner: Walle

Four-year-old beagle, boxer and basset hound mix Walle won top honors in 2013. Walle is shown here "dancing" at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.

Kira Stackhouse/Sonoma-Marin Fair

2014 winner: Peanut

2014 winner: Peanut

Peanut is a mutt from North Carolina who was two years old at the time of winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in 2014.

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2016 winner: SweePee Rambo

2016 winner: SweePee Rambo

SweePee Rambo, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested Chihuahua, won the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in 2016.

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2017 winner: Martha

2017 winner: Martha
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2018 winner: ZsaZsa

2018 winner: ZsaZsa

In this June 23, 2018, file photo, Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog owned by Megan Brainard, stands onstage after being announced the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. The 9-year-old English bulldog died just weeks after winning the contest. Brainard told NBC’s “Today” Zsa Zsa died in her sleep Tuesday, July 10.

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File

2019 winner: Scamp the Tramp

2019 winner: Scamp the Tramp

Scamp the Tramp rests after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Friday, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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