The 2021 Nevada Day Beard Contest finalists and winners are as follows:

Longest Beard

1st place: Johnny Olson, 21 inches
2nd place: Boyd Lasater, 19.75 inches
3rd place: Jim Starbuck 18 inches

Blackest Beard
1st place: Moses Roman
2nd place: Mick Ochoa
3rd place: Anthony Villareal

Whitest Beard
1st place: Robert Beeler
2nd place: Rich Beaudette
3rd place: Craig Moore

Reddest Beard
1st place: Nate White
2nd place: Tyler Tuchstone
3rd place: Tyler Gregory

Blondest
1st place: Steve McMartin
2nd place: Mike Reese
3rd place: Johnny Olson

Salt and Pepper
1st place: Darren Wood
2nd place: Anthony Ramos
3rd place: Jeremy Davidson

Scruffiest
1st place: Michael Gee
2nd place: Russell Lenhares
3rd place: Patrick Justice

Best Groomed
1st place: Ryan Sarleissian
2nd place: Travis Stansky
3rd place: Zach Cachborgman

Fullest
1st place: Matt Wagner
2nd place: Jentre Taber
3rd place: Travis Burt

Best Overall Winner
Matt Wagner

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, investigative journalist and college professor working in the Sierras. She is an advocate of high desert agriculture, rescue dogs, and analog education.