Nevada Day: Comstock reclaims title of hairiest chins
Nevada Day: Comstock reclaims title of hairiest chinsBy BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@nevadaappeal.com The capital city couldn't keep its title as most bearded community after 54 of Virginia City's hairiest beat out the 32 bearded Carsonites in Saturday's Nevada Day beard contest. The scene on the steps of the Capitol looked like a cross between the Old West and a ZZ Top convention as dozens of bearded men competed for titles such as the longest, reddest, blackest and best groomed beards. Virginia City residents won five of the nine categories on Saturday. One Carson City man took home a first place prize for blackest beard while a Las Vegas resident won for the whitest beard. Sporting a waterfall of a red beard that nearly reaches his waist, California resident and world beard champion Jack Passion came to Carson City on Saturday to compete against some of Nevada's hairiest. Passion, who took first place at the 2007 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Brighton, England, with his long, ginger beard, said Carson City's contest marks the end of season for those on the beard