--- description: Uproar ensues after the fan favorite and multiple previous winner William Masvinu loses out to a new rival title: Zimbabwe's Mister Ugly Contest Winner Deemed 'Too Handsome' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e356c985b011b69/698872642dce0122b49e69f3/ap_468683823083.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Winner of Zimbabwe's Mister Ugly Contest Has Been Deemed 'Too Handsome' by an Angry Crowd by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 23, 2015 4:19 AM CUT  Mison Sere smiles after winning the 2015 Mr. Ugly competition in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 21, 2015 Mison Sere smiles after winning the 2015 Mr. Ugly competition in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 21, 2015Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi—AP by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 23, 2015 4:19 AM CUT A 42-year-old Zimbabwean man named Mison Sere [won](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/23/uproar-as-zimbabwes-mister-ugly-winner-deemed-too-handsome "undefined") the country’s fourth annual Mister Ugly contest on Saturday, enraging the fan favorite and his supporters, who claimed that Sere was “too handsome.” Judges cited Sere’s missing teeth and capacity for unpleasant facial expressions in their decision, the _Guardian_ reported. His rival, William Masvinu, who had held the title since 2012, said that Sere was “ugly only when he opens his mouth,” and therefore that he was not really ugly. When Sere’s victory was announced, the crowd turned violent, mobbing the judges to contest the decision. Sere, whose victory earned him $500, dismissed the criticism. “They should just accept that I am uglier than them,” he said. “I hope to get a TV contract. I already moved around schools performing and showcasing my ugliness so this is a chance to make it on TV.” \[[_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/23/uproar-as-zimbabwes-mister-ugly-winner-deemed-too-handsome "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4123844/mister-ugly-mison-sere-zimbabwe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4123844/mister-ugly-mison-sere-zimbabwe/"},"headline":"The Winner of Zimbabwe's Mister Ugly Contest Has Been Deemed 'Too Handsome' by an Angry Crowd","datePublished":"2015-11-23T04:19:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:06.689Z","description":"Uproar ensues after the fan favorite and multiple previous winner William Masvinu loses out to a new rival","url":"https://time.com/4123844/mister-ugly-mison-sere-zimbabwe/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World","Zimbabwe"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e356c985b011b69/698872642dce0122b49e69f3/ap_468683823083.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e356c985b011b69/698872642dce0122b49e69f3/ap_468683823083.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Zimbabwe Mr Ugly","caption":"Zimbabwe Mr Ugly","creditText":"Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4123844/mister-ugly-mison-sere-zimbabwe/","name":"The Winner of Zimbabwe's Mister Ugly Contest Has Been Deemed 'Too Handsome' by an Angry Crowd"}}]}] ```