Beard Liberation Front
20th January
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales set for Beard of Winter final vote
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has announced the shortlist for the Beard of Winter 2021 poll.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is currently shaving Brian Blessed, Arnie Schwarzenegger and Tim Farron in the first of two Trim Off polls. The top two go through to a final Beard Off vote.
The first Trim Off vote closes at midnight on Wednesday 20th January
It is the first of four seasonal awards that lead to the Beard of the Year Award in December 2021.
The Beard of Winter focuses both on fuller organic beards, suitable for winter weather but also on beards that have made an early New Year impact in the public eye.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, as ever it is a wide ranging, eclectic, list but one very much focused on the winter season.
The poll closes on 30th January 2021
The new blended Twitter and web based poll will be in use.
There will be two ‘Trim-Off’ rounds from 17-20 January and then from 21-24 January. Each will feature four contenders. The top two from each round will feature in a final ‘Beard-Off’ vote from 25-30th January
Beard of Winter 2021 Shortlist
Arnie Schwarzenegger, actor
Tim Farron, MP
Brian Blessed, actor
Daniel Norcross, broadcaster
Jack Dorsey, CEO Twitter
Steve Bell, Guardian cartoonist
Jimmy Wales, founder Wikipedia
Michael Rosen, author and broadcaster
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