Jinny Lu, the world’s ugliest dog, proves that looks aren’t everything

NEW YORK – Ugly is subjective. But in this competition, it means everything.Year after year, owners enter their pets in a contest to become the one, the only, world’s ugliest dog.It may not sound like a badge of honour, but for the pets and their owners, this competition is proof that where you come from does not define where you end up.If you can make it here, you can truly make it anywhere.With her floppy tongue and bulging eyes, this 2026 winner, Jinny Lu, a six-year-old pug, did not disappoint.Jinny Lu was the runner-up in 2025. This was her fourth attempt to win the top prize.According to her biography, Jinny Lu was “found in a wooden box in freezing weather in the mountains of South Korea”.She likes to sneak “onto kitchen chairs and very stealthily puts her amazing tongue into everyo