Stephen pofelski has dead-straight red hair, which flops over his forehead when he doesn't push it back. His long ginger beard, which he has been growing for 18 months, is naturally wavy and voluminous. Most people when they spy it, and then see braces supporting his trousers, assume he is a hipster, which he concedes is not inaccurate. "But I prefer to be called a modern-day mountain man with little bit of a trendy edge," he says. On November 7th, Mr Pofelski's struggles against the challenges of itchiness and soup were vindicated when he won best natural full beard at the National Beard and Moustache Championship.
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