A boxer with a prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears has been named the world's ugliest dog.

Pabst, a boxer-mix, won the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California.

The dog, who was rescued from a shelter by Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, California, beat former champion Rascal, a pedigree Chinese Crested.

Mr Egstad said Pabst was rescued from an animal shelter as a puppy and named after an American beer for his "bitter beer face".

He has a 2in underbite, a large scar from a burn on his stomach and nails which grow in odd directions.

Pabst received £1,000 in cash, a year-long modelling contract, a prize package of collars, leads, bowls and toys, and a professional photoshoot.

Miss Ellie, a blind 15-year-old Chinese Crested Hairless from Tennessee, won the pedigree category.

She is reported to be around 15 years old, has only a couple of back teeth, cataracts in both her eyes, several moles and pimples and limited hair.

Her owner Dawn Goehring said: "Her dream is to travel around to prove that ugly is just a word, and says nothing about how wonderful she is."