Step aside Mr Ugly herea��s a�?screensavera��

. Fungai Muderere
BEAUTY lies in the eyes of the beholder. Well, so does ugliness!

At one popular drinking spot in Bulawayoa��s Nkulumane 11 suburb the crowd automatically crowned their a�?ideala�? Mr Ugly when a man identified as Alford Garikai set foot at the joint.

Business temporarily came to a standstill when imbibers chanted a�?Screensaver! Screensaver!a�? acknowledging the presence of a man they felt would be an outstanding favourite in a Mr Ugly contest. Screensaver is his accepted moniker.

His face does not lie, Garikai can easily shrug off stiff competition at any ugliness contest without any of the contestants accusing the judges of bias, and calling for a repeat like what the 2012-13 Mr Ugly back to back winner William Masvinu did last year when Maison Sere was crowned the eventual winner.

a�?I have always heard about this contest (Mr Ugly) but before I make a decision, I will need to know more about it,a�? said the father of two girls responding to questions from B-Metro.

Last year Maison Sere who has several teeth missing wore torn overalls on his way to beating five other contestants.

He walked away with $500 as the ugliest man in Zimbabwe. Defeat was surely hard to swallow for Masvinu who in the past bragged:

a�?My ugliness comes naturally to me and although I (do) a bit to prepare for the show, I let it do the rest.a�?

But with Garikai contemplating taking part, Masvinu would probably accept defeat with no resistance. The Mr Ugly pageant is spreading its tentacles. South Africa held its first ever show of that kind early this year.

Nine of Mzansia��s ugliest men battled it out for the grand prize of R1 000 which was won by Simon Mpuyazi.