That's one el of an ugly mug! Spanish 'ugly competition' is a sight for senor eyes

Demonic tongues, cross eyes piggy noses... but just which is the ugliest face?


They better hope the wind doesn't change direction.

For if the old wives' tale is anything to go by, these people will be stuck with their rather disturbing faces.

They were pulling the odd poses as part of an 'ugly competition' in the Spanish town of Bilbao.

Contestants were asked to make the ugliest faces they could and do their best to scare the judges with the repulsive features.



Hideous: A teenager makes an almost demonic pose - even twisting her tongue to stand on its side - as part of an 'ugly competition'

Is this Cousin It? A young girl stretches down her eyes which combined with her mop of hair give the appearance of the creepy creature from the Adams Family

For most people, the resulting faces will be a little too unpleasant to look at.

But for the eager participants they were all part of the fun and games.

One woman assumes the form of a demon by pulling up her eyes and somehow twisting her tongue vertically.

Frightful: This middle-aged woman follows the trend of stretching eyes but also sticks out of her tongue to give an added ugly factor

Yuk! This young girl contorts her mouth and squints here eyes to try and look ugly. There'll be no beauty prizes for her looking like this

Disgusting: This man gives the world a less than appealing view of the inside of his bottom lip - and a glimmer of yellow teeth thrown in for good measure

Ugghh: This young lad keeps on his straw hat and goes for the 'about to vomit' pose while framing his eyes with his hands

Another young girl might be mistaken for the spooky creature Cousin It from the Adam's Family.

While one teenager does her best to scare off any male suitors with cross eyes and twisted mouth.

A slightly less enthusiastic effort comes from a man who pushes together his lips like a toothless old person, and simply turns his glasses upside down.



Date, anyone? This teenager might be attractive in day-to-day life, but with those cross-eyes and wonky mouth she won't be finding too many boyfriends

The hair braids and love heart on her wrist might be sweet, but with that gummy howl and an overly-piggy nose this youngster isn't endearing herself to anyone

Close it, please! This man seems intent on turning people's stomach's by giving them a look inside his gaping mouth

Is that the hint of a smile? This chubby little girls pulls her eyes up and sticks her tongue out but she still looks cute as she tries hard not to laugh

Ouch! Wearing a gypsy-style head scarf for added effect, this woman looks to be in pain as she uses a finger to push up her nose and cover her mouth

The competitors were taking part in the 'Concurso de Feos' (Ugly Competition), organised by the Txosna Moskotarrak, for the Aste Nagusia (Great Week) fiestas.

The nine-day festivity, which was first celebrated in 1978, is organised between the Txosnas, an independent groups of friends in charge of bars and concerts, and Bilbao City Hall, and features live music, bullfights and fireworks.

Turning glasses upside down might win a 'dumbest person' contest, but this older contestant will have to do better to make themselves look ugly if they want to take this crown

Ordinarily this young girl might be charming, but in the ugly competition she's not winning anybody over with her impression of a monster

Terror: A young boys how he can look as a gremlin by sticking out his bottom teeth

Even when pulling his eyes and stretching his mouth with his little finger, this man's appearance doesn't change too much