Meet The New World’s Ugliest Dog Winner
The 2025 winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is actually pretty cute and has quite the backstory…she was rescued from living in a crate in a neglected situation.
It’s only fitting her name is Petunia. She’s a 2-year-old hairless French bulldog mix who had her moment in the spotlight on the TODAY show with her handler, Shannon Nyman. She won her human a $5,000, a spot on limited-edition cans from sponsor Mug Root Beer and of course, bragging rights for the next year as the World’s Ugliest Dog.