The 2025 winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest has bloomed into an adorably quirky champion after being rescued from living in a crate in a neglected situation. It's only fitting her name is ...

This dog is a little ruff around the edges. A hairless English-French bulldog mix was crowned as the winner of the 2025 “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest. The 2-year-old pup named Petunia and her owner, ...

Petunia’s journey to stardom started far from the spotlight. The 2-year-old rescue dog spent her early life in Las Vegas with a backyard breeder and hoarder, until rescuers from Luvable Dog Rescue in ...

SANTA ROSA — The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa. ‘No Kings’ protesters in Southern California among 8 million demonstrators across the U.S. ‘No Kings’ ...

EUGENE, Oregon — A two-year-old hairless French bulldog-English bulldog mix from Eugene, Oregon, has claimed the title of 2025 World's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma County Fair. Petunia, also known as ...

The annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest “celebrates the imperfections that make all dogs special and unique," according to organizers Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about ...

After years of trying, Pekingese Wild Thang finally won the 2024 World’s Ugliest Dog contest. The 8-year-old canine took home the title on June 21, with prize money and an opportunity to be featured ...

The ”World’s Ugliest Dog” contest has named its 2025 winner. The annual contest, held at Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California, awarded a pooch named Petunia first place on Friday. Petunia and ...

Petunia, a rescue dog from California, was crowned the 2025 winner of the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest on August 8 at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. Standing alongside her owner Shannon Nyman, Petunia ...