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A 42-year-old unemployed man was crowned Zimbabwe’s ugliest man at a pub pageant in Harare, but the contest turned ugly when the runner-up accused judges of bias. Maison Sere, who was missing several teeth and dressed in torn overalls, beat off five other contestants for the $500 Mr Ugly prize, a large sum in a country facing massive unemployment. But William Masvinu, a three-time Mr Ugly winner who walked off with a $100 second prize this year, cried foul.