Photos: 42-year-old unemployed man wins Zimbabwe's Mr Ugly pageant

42-year-old unemployed Maison Sere wascrowned Zimbabwe's ugliest man at a pageant in Harare today November 21st. Sere, who has several missing teeth and dressed in torn overalls, beat 5 other contestants for the $500 Mr Ugly prize - a large sum in a country facing massive unemployment."I want to thank God for winning this title, last time I came fourth. I just want to thankthe judges for recognising me as the winner," Sere told journalists during a night of festivities attended by 200 revellers.Show organiser David Machowa said he created the pageant in 2012 to celebrate"beauty in ugliness". "The show last night was very successful, and I still have plans to host Mr Ugly world," he said.

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