--- description: The 27th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest takes place this weekend at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds and Event Center in Petaluma, California title: See the Contestants for the Ugliest Dog Competition Over the Years image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt352ae208b168f031/698858aecd684876e00a08f0/ugly-dog.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 # These Dogs Won Prizes for Being the Ugliest in the World by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2015 8:02 PM CUT  In this Friday, June 20, 2014 file photo, Quasi Modo, an eight-year-old mixed breed from Florida, walks across the stage during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. In this Friday, June 20, 2014 file photo, Quasi Modo, an eight-year-old mixed breed from Florida, walks across the stage during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif.George Nikitin—AP by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2015 8:02 PM CUT  In this June 20, 2014 file photo, Peanut, a two-year-old mutt is held by owner, Holly Chandler, after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. George Nikitin—AP  In this June 21, 2013 file photo, Grovie, a 10-year-old pug, waits to compete in the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. Noah Berger—AP  In a June 22, 2007 file photo, the Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix dog "Elwood" won the 2007 World's Ugliest Dog Contest, in Petaluma, Calif. Ben Margot—AP  Hercules, a blind one-eyed 15-year-old pug, competes in the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday, June 24, 2011, in Petaluma, Calif. Noah Berger—AP  Pabst competes in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on June 26, 2009, in Petaluma, Calif. Noah Berger—AP  "Sam," shown in Santa Barbara on June 28, 2005, and crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog" for three years in a row at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. Rafael Maldonado—AP  In this Friday, June 20, 2014 file photo, Quasi Modo, an eight-year-old mixed breed from Florida, walks across the stage during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. George Nikitin—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3938483/ugliest-dogs-contest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3938483/ugliest-dogs-contest/"},"headline":"These Dogs Won Prizes for Being the Ugliest in the World","datePublished":"2015-06-26T20:02:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:20.373Z","description":"The 27th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest takes place this weekend at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds and Event Center in Petaluma, California","url":"https://time.com/3938483/ugliest-dogs-contest/","keywords":["Newsfeed","California","animals","Dogs","photography","Competition","Contest"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt352ae208b168f031/698858aecd684876e00a08f0/ugly-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt352ae208b168f031/698858aecd684876e00a08f0/ugly-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ugly dog competition","caption":"ugly dog competition","creditText":"George Nikitin—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/3938483/ugliest-dogs-contest/","name":"These Dogs Won Prizes for Being the Ugliest in the World"}}]}] ```