Beard Liberation Front
15th December
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Can Sports Personality of the Year Ben Stokes make it a double with Beard of the Year
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the process of determining the Beard of the Year 2019 is underway. The on-line poll to determine the winner is open and will close on December 24th
The winner is announced on December 28th.
The Beard Liberation Front has congratulated England cricketer Ben Stokes on winning the Sports Personality of the Year on 15th December. His challenge now is to do the double and also win Beard of the Year.
The criteria for Beard of the Year is as follows:
The Award is NOT about people who grow beards in their bedrooms and post pictures of them on the internet
The Award IS about people with consistent beards in the public eye who promote a positive image of the hirsute
TV doctor Xand Van Tulleken and cosmologist Peter Coles currently at Maynooth University in Ireland shared the Award in 2018.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, there is no question that Ben Stokes beard played a key role in some of his great England cricketing performances this year. His Sports Personality of the Year Award is much deserved but can be now do the double with Beard of the Year
Beard of the Year 2019 shortlist
Rylan Clark-Neal
Ben Bellamy
Jeremy Corbyn
Alexei Sayle
Mauricio Pochettino
Billy Connolly
Ben Stokes
Jurgen Klopp
Bob Harris
Stig Abell
Michael Rosen
Idris Elba
Billy Bragg
George Clooney
Chris Woakes
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