Zsa Zsa, Reigning ‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Has Died

Zsa Zsa, seen here being held by her owner, Megan Brainard, died some two weeks after winning the World’s Ugliest Dog contest in California.

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Just over two weeks after she was crowned the World’s Ugliest Dog, Zsa Zsa, an English bulldog with a penchant for pink and a perpetually lolling tongue, has died. She was 9.

“I’m sad to share that Zsa Zsa passed away in her sleep last night,” reads a message from her owner, Megan Brainard, a pet groomer in Minnesota.

Zsa Zsa went from enduring years living in a puppy mill to being adopted by a family and finally to winning fame and fans. Put up for auction after her breeding years were done, she was bought by an animal rescue group before making her way to Brainard’s home.