‘Ugly in a beautiful way’: Denmark’s mullet championship celebrates divisive hairstyle

Danish follicle rebels go head to head in competition for best short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back cut

Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd has celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back.

Denmark's raucous 2026 Mullet Championship, presented on an outdoor stage in central Copenhagen, attracted 12 well-coiffed competitors and more than 1,000 spectators.