The 2025 winner of the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest is from Oregon, and appeared on the "Today" show Monday morning.

Petunia won the $5,000 grand prize, beating out 10 other unconventional canines, including an 8-year-old Chinese Crested named Little Prince Wonder and a 13-year-old chihuahua named Nezumi.

SANTA ROSA — The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa.

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest, which has been celebrating imperfection for nearly 50 years, advocates for adopting dogs ...

Petunia also happens to be a rare hairless French bulldog mix — and now, the proud winner of the 2025 World’s Ugliest Dog ...

The annual contest judges canines on their extracurricular activities and not-so-cute appearances, helping pet shelters find animals forever homes.

A dog named Petunia nabbed the title Friday evening in the "World's Ugliest Dog Contest," at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa ...

The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest named Petunia, a hairless bulldog, the winner of this year’s competition in California on ...

Petunia, a rescue dog from California, was crowned the 2025 winner of the " World's Ugliest Dog " contest on August 8 at the ...

In a TODAY exclusive, Petunia and her handler Shannon Nyman stop by the plaza after being crowned the winner of the World’s ...

Rescued from neglect, the hairless bulldog claimed the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest title on Friday but her prize came long ...

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