This dog is a little ruff around the edges.
A hairless English-French bulldog mix was crowned as the winner of the 2025 “ World’s Ugliest Dog ” contest.
The 2-year-old pup named Petunia and her owner, Shannon Nyman, walked away with the top prize at the Sonoma County Fair event in Santa Rosa, California, on Aug. 8. 5
Petunia won the $5,000 grand prize, beating out 10 other unconventional canines, including an 8-year-old Chinese Crested named Little Prince Wonder and a 13-year-old chihuahua named Nezumi.
In addition to the cash prize, Petunia will also be featured on limited-edition cans of Mug Root Beer, one of the sponsors of the canine event, and will appear on the “TODAY” show on Aug. 11, the New York Times reported .
“I think she’s feeling great,” Nyman said on TODAY .