Depending on whom you ask, Mison Sere is either the ugliest man in Zimbabwe, or a fake who tricked the judges at an anti-beauty pageant into thinking his missing teeth and hideous facial expressions are true signs of ugliness.
Sere, 42, said he won the pageant — and its $500 prize — fair and square, telling AP: "They should just accept that I am uglier than them." He plans to parlay his new title into a television contract, adding: "I already moved around schools performing and showcasing my ugliness so this is a chance to make it on TV." As for Masvinu, the judges said the reigning champ was too cocky for his own good. "Sere made tremendous effort to enhance his ugliness by pulling facial stunts," Abigail Mataranyika said. "Masvinu thought he is so ugly that he didn't need to try hard. That cost him the crown."
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