Beard Liberation Front
21st January
Michael Rosen takes early lead in 2nd ‘Trim-Off’ vote for Beard of Winter
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that author Michael Rosen has taken an early lead in the 2nd ‘Trim-Off’ poll for Beard of Winter. Cricket broadcaster Daniel Norcross lies in second place.
In the first ‘Trim-Off’ vote that closed on Wednesday Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and actor Brian Blessed shaved Arnie Schwarzenegger and Tim Farron. They go through to a final Beard Off vote next week
The second Trim Off vote closes at midnight on Sunday 24th 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, Michael Rosen’s beard was Award winning in 2020. It remains to be seen how it will get on in 2021 but its clearly an early contender.
The poll closes on 30th January 2021
The new blended Twitter and web based poll will be in use.
There are 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 (Through to Beard Off)
Daniel Norcross, broadcaster
Jack Dorsey, CEO Twitter
Steve Bell, Guardian cartoonist
Jimmy Wales, founder Wikipedia (Through to Beard Off)
Michael Rosen, author and broadcaster
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