‘Ugly in a beautiful way’: Denmark’s Mullet Championship celebrates divisive hairstyle
Key takeaways
- Hair today, legend tomorrow: attendee at Denmark's Mullet Championship looks on in Copenhagen.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Business in the front, party in the back.
- Denmark’s raucous 2026 Mullet Championship, presented on an outdoor stage in central Copenhagen, attracted 12 well-coiffed competitors and more than 1,000 spectators.
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Hair today, legend tomorrow: attendee at Denmark's Mullet Championship looks on in Copenhagen. Photograph: James Brooks/APView image in fullscreen Hair today, legend tomorrow: attendee at Denmark's Mullet Championship looks on in Copenhagen. Photograph: James Brooks/APDenmark‘Ugly in a beautiful way’: Denmark’s mullet championship celebrates divisive hairstyle Danish follicle rebels go head to head in competition for best short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back cut
Prefer the Guardian on Google Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd has celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back.
Denmark’s raucous 2026 Mullet Championship, presented on an outdoor stage in central Copenhagen, attracted 12 well-coiffed competitors and more than 1,000 spectators.