Beard Liberation Front
January 8th
Beard of Winter 2022 Vote. Should Jonny Bairstow or Jurgen Klopp be on the list?
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has called for nominations for the Beard of Winter 2021 poll.
The list will contain a diverse range of contenders for the annual seasonal accolade.
It is the first of four seasonal awards that lead to the Beard of the Year Award in December 2022.
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.
Informal votes are being run to check on potential nominations. In the first author Philip Ardagh topped the poll and is likely to feature on the shortlist.
A second vote featuring England cricketer Jonny Bairstow and Liverpool football manager Jurgen Klopp is now open
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, it will be as ever it is a wide ranging, eclectic, list but one very much focused on the winter season. We are keen to make sure we don’t miss beards that have been making a significant positive impact in the public eye in the last few weeks.
The poll opens on 17th January and closes on 30th January 2022
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
Reminder of the 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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