Patrick Hayes of Cumming, Georgia, has been rising his mullet since he was 7 years outdated.
The 11-year-old has turn out to be a prime 100 finalist within the USA Mullet Championship.
It is his first time competing within the occasion, he advised Fox Information Digital through electronic mail.
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“[I] noticed it final 12 months and thought it regarded cool. Everybody says that I should be on TV with hair like this. We thought it might be a enjoyable occasion,” Hayes mentioned.
The USA Mullet Championship has grown from an area Michigan competitors in 2020 to a nationwide occasion amongst all states.
Mullet wearers of all ages can take part within the competitors within the child, teen and grownup classes.
Hayes mentioned his hairdo is a dialog starter.
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“My mates suppose it is cool, it is how all of my mates know me, and I get compliments on a regular basis about it,” he mentioned.
The “enterprise within the entrance, get together within the again” coiffure has been notably rocked by musicians David Bowie and Billy Ray Cyrus.
A part of the championship funds go to the Jared Allen’s Properties for Wounded Warriors, a nonprofit that gives mortgage-free properties to critically-wounded fight veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan, in line with the USA Mullet Championship web site.
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“I simply love how that is for an awesome trigger, it isn’t nearly mullets,” dad Michael Hayes advised Fox Information Digital through electronic mail. “Such a enjoyable method to begin the varsity 12 months off for him!”
The primary spherical of voting ends Tuesday evening for the highest 25 contestants.
This 12 months, the competitors can be deciding on the highest three “most majestic mullets” on Aug. 28.
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Fox Information Digital reached out to the USA Mullet Championship for extra remark.