Winner of Zimbabwe's Mr. Ugly pageant hopes unusual honor will lead to modeling career HARARE, Zimbabwe - The latest winner of Zimbabwe's Mr. Ugly pageant has ambitions. William Masvinu, who won the second edition of the pageant last month, makes his living carrying loads for shoppers in a market in the impoverished western Harare township of Mbare. The victory has made him a local celebrity, but the modeling offers he thought he'd be getting aren't yet pouring in. He says, "Being ugly is not a curse," and that his face makes him special. Organizers say they started the pageant as a novel way to entertain audiences. Zimbabwe already has a host of conventional beauty contests.