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Last update 09:23, July 13, 2018
A nine-year-old English bulldog died a few weeks after winning the ugliest dog contest of 2018.
Owner Megan Brainard of the United States. Anoka, Minnesota, told NBC Today shows that Zsa Zsa died in his sleep Tuesday.
Brainard said the dog was staying with his father and he found that she was dead when he got up in the morning.
Zsa Zsa, a 9-year-old English Bulldog to Megan Brainard, won the world's ugliest dog show in Petaluma, California last month
Zsa Zsa – with her soft tongue, crooked teeth and pink manicure – won the annual Petaluma contest, California, June 23.
Brainard says Zsa Zsa has never showed a lot of excitement, but that she knew that she was special. 19659013] Megan Brainard, center, with his dog Zsa Zsa, an English bulldog. In the picture, on the left, Yvonne Morones, holding … "title =" "src =" https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/s/c/a/ z / image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620×349.1qsc0x.png / 1531430631761.jpg "clbad =" photoborder "/>
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Megan Brainard, center, with her dog Zsa Zsa, an English bulldog. Pictured left, Yvonne Morones, holding her dog Scamp, who finished second, and Linda Elmquist, holding her dog Josie, who finished third in the world's ugliest dog show in June
The Brainards says to the organizers of the competition that Zsa Zsa was a "puppy-mill dog" for five years in Missouri. She was sent to a dog auction and later bought by Underdog Rescue.
"As soon as we saw her beautiful face, we knew that we would be her home forever, we are so excited for her, she deserves it." According to the Contest Website
The Dogs in the Annual Competition Showcase Their Imperfections
Contestants included a Chinese dachshund crested blackhead, a bulldog mix with wrinkled skin and a Pekinese named Wild Thang. 19659020] – AP and Sydney Morning Herald