42-year-old unemployed Maison Sere was crowned Zimbabwe’s ugliest man at a pageant in Harare Saturday November 21. Sere, who has several missing teeth and dressed in torn overalls, beat 5 other contestants for the $500 Mr Ugly prize – a large sum in a country facing massive unemployment crisis.
“I want to thank God for winning this title, last time I came fourth. I just want to thank the judges for recognising me as the winner,” Sere told journalists during a night of festivities attended by 200 revellers.
Show organizer, David Machowa said he created the pageant in 2012 to celebrate “beauty in ugliness”. “The show was very successful, and I still have plans to host Mr Ugly world,” he said.
