Where do you think the man with best beard in America lives?
Right here in Detroit.
Jason Heien’s whiskers just took first place in Wahl’s annual Man of the Year Contest.
Wahl’s 30-ft. mobile barbershop visited the Top 10 Most Facial Hair Friendly Cities in America in search of the guy with the best facial hair. At each tour stop one man with the best scruff – mustache, beard or goatee – was selected.
Wahl looked at hundreds of entries, and only 11 men were chosen as finalists.
No one of them could keep up with Heien’s beard.
“Our goal in visiting the most facial hair friendly cities is to find real guys with a real passion for great facial hair, and to celebrate them,” says Steven Yde, division vice president for Wahl. “The Wahl Man of the Year Contest not only awards guys who consider facial hair integral to who they are, but it introduces us to guys who are proud to represent their cities – Jason is a prime example of this.”
Having a great beard gets Heinen more than just oohs and aahs. He takes home a $1,500 grand prize and will be featured in a national advertisement.
Best of all he’ll reign as King of the Beards throughout 2018.
“Just as Detroit is in the middle of a big come back, facial hair too has grown in popularity,” he says. “I think the city’s influx of creative and hardworking people is the perfect environment for facial hair, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
Click here to see the other finalists.
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