World's Ugliest Dog Contest 2012, Petaluma, California, United States

Yoda, a previously abandoned 14-year old Chinese Crested/chihuahua mix with a malformed nose, "short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs," won the 2011 contest. The dog is from Hanford, California and is owned by Terry Schumacher, a dog groomer.
2012
The 2012 winner is Mugly, an 8-year-old Chinese Crested with a short snout, beady eyes and a large number of unkempt white whiskers owned by Bev Nicholson of Peterborough, England.