A hunchbacked mutt named Quasi Modo was crowned the World’s Ugliest Dog on Friday, scoring a $1,500 prize. The 10-year-old pit bull-Dutch shepherd mix, who was abandoned at an animal shelter then adopted by a veterinarian, beat out 25 competitors. “My appearance can be a little unsettling to me (I have had grown men jump on top of their cars to get away from me because they thought I was a hyena or Tasmanian devil) but once they get to know me I win them over with my bubbly personality,” reads a biography for the dog on the contest’s website.
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