Things will be getting hairy at the 2012 Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas this weekend. See five of the 'bearding' world's top beards, and one Canadian contestant -- Seymour Kanowitch -- who's hoping to make a mark with his debut.

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Will ChevalierDavid Sacks

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Dennis DickersonDavid Sacks

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Burke KennyDavid Sacks

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Phil OlsenCourt Leve

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Jack PassionDavid Sacks

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Toronto's Seymour Kanowitch.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Kanowitch will be competing for Canada at the competition.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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He’ll be in the Garibaldi category, named after Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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