Contestants will continually be added to the Photo Gallery including entrants on December 20th, the contest closing date. Due to the high volume of entries, we will group the entries into collages of 8 and post on separate blog entries.
Contestants 121 to 128 will be coming out on December 28th.
We will be giving away a MEAN PRIZE pack valued at $100 to one lucky voter-commenter on our blog after contest closing - so leave your comments now for your favorite MEAN BEARD!
Below we feature Contestants 113 to 120
Who is your favorite MEAN BEARD?
It's not only the Beard, it's the Attitude.
Vote by leaving your comment below.
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| First Name | Dan |
| Last Name | Bevis |
| Instagram Username | the_beard_show |
| Hometown | Rancho Cucamonga |
| State/Province/Region: | CA |
| Country | USA |
| Bearded Since: | Goatee 20 years, full beard since 2017. |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | I'm a truck driver, husband, Dad, grandpa and beard product reviewer on YouTube. |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | Keep it , be real. I strive to be the best at what I do. |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | I started growing it as part of no shave November and decided I liked it and kept on growing and learning more about taking care of it . Why is it the meanest beard? Ask my coworkers, I'm known as the guy with the badass beard and tattoos. |
| First Name | Mike |
| Last Name | Weaver |
| Instagram Username | Da_Beard_Rules |
| Hometown | Crestline |
| State/Province/Region: | Ohio |
| Country | USA |
| Bearded Since: | 2011 |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | I'm a retired corrections officer for the State of Ohio. I've been caring for my dad full time the last 18 months. Listening to music, getting tattoos and enjoying my family are a few of my favorite things. |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | I may not have everything I want, but I'm thankful to have all I need. Oh, and don't be a dick..... |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | I've always had some form of facial hair, mostly a goat. I started growing the full beard after I retired and after my first yeard, I discovered the bearding community and I've never looked back. I'm on my 5th year now and have made some awesome friends I would have never met if I didn't grow the beard. It's not the meanest beard, but it's mine and I'm blessed to have it and to be part of a community doing so much for charity. |
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| First Name | Shiv ratan |
| Last Name | Vyas |
| Instagram Username | Shivvyas |
| Hometown | Bikaner |
| State/Province/Region: | Rajasthan |
| Country | Indian |
| Bearded Since: | 2 years |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | Medical & health department |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | Re prjente for india |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | Reason for religion |
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| First Name | Steve |
| Last Name | Alvarado |
| Instagram Username | |
| Hometown | Detroit |
| State/Province/Region: | Michigan |
| Country | USA |
| Bearded Since: | World wide chopper since 2015. |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | I am Detroit's El Chapo, father of 3, grandpa of 3 and trying to leave the world a better place is what I do! |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | Live your life so that the preacher doesn't have to lie! |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | I didn't choose my whoop whoop chops, they chose me! |
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| First Name | József |
| Last Name | Bedics |
| Instagram Username | _bedics_ |
| Hometown | Sopron |
| State/Province/Region: | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| Country | Hungary |
| Bearded Since: | 2004 |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | In the past I restored vintage cars. Now I have an office job, but as a hobby I still working on classic cars and bikes. I love skateboarding and snowboarding, riding a bike and a bicycle too. |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | "Yes! We're all individuals!" |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | During the Military Service I was getting enough of everyday shaving. After the service I began to grow my beard. True, there were occasional stunts and the razor was found, but in the last 10 years i had a large fully beard. In August my wonderful little girl was born. I cried when she grabbed my beard with her little hands for the first time. I used to be an "ugly, evil, tattooed, bearded man". Now i am a proud father and we look fabulous! :) |
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| First Name | Maurício |
| Last Name | Ribeiro |
| Instagram Username | @maurigasr |
| Hometown | São Leopoldo |
| State/Province/Region: | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Country | Brazil |
| Bearded Since: | 2016 |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | I'm an architect and studing to be a landscaping architect... |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | Don't waste your time trying to fit in something that society think is right... Just be yourself and be happy for you and for who you are... |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | Well, since my teenage days, I have a beard. For a long time, many people said to me that If I didn't shave, I never gonna be someone in life... That's always made me sad, until I stop hearing this neagtivity, and just be me. I discover the happiness and more acceptance than before. Now, it's been 3 years since I let my beard grow and don't shave anything... And let's keep going... |
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| First Name | SCOTT |
| Last Name | BRADLEY |
| Instagram Username | Scott.bradley.98 |
| Hometown | Camp Hill |
| State/Province/Region: | PA. |
| Country | United States |
| Bearded Since: | 2016 |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | Barber love the outdoors. Animals and People. |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | HONOUR |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | I grew my meanbeard after having a spot of skin cancer on my face. A friend told me to enter a beard contest before trimming. I did and won best in show. I decided not to trim or cut and have won 6 trophys to date. I have met alot of great people in my head journey and helped alot of charities. So I have no intentions of cutting my beard. I like being all natural and using products to shape it. |
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| First Name | Steffan |
| Last Name | Immerfall |
| Instagram Username | beard_in_the_north |
| Hometown | Duluth |
| State/Province/Region: | MN |
| Country | United States |
| Bearded Since: | 2012 |
| What Do You Do? (Career, Hobbies, Interests) | I work as a therapist with a wide range of clients. Hobbies include kayaking, snowboarding, railing on a sailboat, playing with RC cars and photography. Spending time outside doing hobbies is the most important thing. |
| What's Your Motto / What Do You Stand For? | If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be Kind Anyway-Mother Teresa. Tattooed on myself. good practice to follow. |
| Tell Us Why You Have The MEANEST Beard? (What Is Your Story? What Inspired You To Grow A Beard? Who Is The Man Behind The Beard?) | First started growing in 2012. Shaved it off and started again in 2014, and has been going strong since then. Friends have all been supportive and a little jealous of it because they can't grow beards themselves. It acts as a great conversation starter and draws more attention than I thought it would. Here's to many more years. |
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Who is your favorite MEAN BEARD?
It's not only the Beard, it's the Attitude.
Vote by leaving your comment below.
4 comments
Shiv vyas best beard men
Mike Weaver all the way !!
Mike Weaver is an amazing man. With an amazing beard and a heart bigger then the world.