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"Hair" Are Your Beard Contest Winners

Father and Son take "Beast Creative" in Battle of the Beards contest.

 
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Battle of the Beards Contest
Ben Christopher, left, poses with his dad, Jon Christopher. The pair won in the "Best Creative" category for entering as a father and son team. Courtesy of Ben Christopher
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Jon Christopher, left, poses with fellow contestants at the Battle of the Beards contest. Christopher was named "Grand Champion" for his overall look.
Ben Christopher, left, poses with his dad, Jon Christopher. The pair won in the "Best Creative" category for entering as a father and son team.
Jon Christopher, left, poses with fellow contestants at the Battle of the Beards contest. Christopher was named "Grand Champion" for his overall look.
Ben Christopher, left, poses with his dad, Jon Christopher. The pair won in the "Best Creative" category for entering as a father and son team.
Jon Christopher, right, poses with fellow contestants at the Battle of the Beards contest. Christopher was named "Grand Champion" for his overall look.

It was literally a hairy competition, but a father-and-son team took the most creative medals Friday in the Battle of the Beards contest.

Ben Christopher of East Atlanta and his dad, Jon, were awarded the "Best Creative" for their furried faces.

"It's wild. Neither one of thought we had a snowball's chance," Jon Christopher, who lives in the Snellville area, said.

Jon Christopher also was named "Grand Champion," for his overall look.

But he credits that to the holiday season, as he has white hair and a beard.

"I ve got the full head of white here, Jon Christopher said. "I give Santa more credit than I give myself."

Ben Christopher, a bartender at the Earl, invited his dad to go with him and then they decided to enter it together.

The elder Christopher has had a beard for more than 30 years, while his sone has been growing his for several years.

The contest celebrates beards and served to collect toys and needed supplies for the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.

About this column: An occasional look at everyday life in East Atlanta Patch. Have a picture you'd like to submit? Send it to: peralte.paul@patch.com. Be sure to include details about who is in the photo and where it was taken. Related Topics: Battle of the Beards and Holiday Guide 2012

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