Happy Face is competing for steps (Photo: Splash News)

The 17-year-old rescued doll overcame fierce competition and was named the world’s ugliest dog.

Happy Face, a Chinese angry dog, tried to express great emotions while receiving a crown and a $1,500 prize, but the owner, Geneda Benal, was pleased.

Second place went to Ann Lewis’ fluffy dog, Wild Tan, and third place went to Hale Monkey’s Scottish dog, Blue Factor Brussels Griffon.

The world’s ugliest dog competition, which has been running for nearly 50 years, promotes animal adoption to buy animals and “celebrates the flaws that make each dog special and unique.”

He triumphantly returned to Petalm yesterday after a two-year hiatus due to a pandemic in California.

Geneda adopted Happy Face from an Arizona shelter after being rescued from the home of someone grieving for treasure.

Jeneda Benali responds to the announcement that her dog, Happy Face, won the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California on June 24, 2022. I won the contest and received a $1,500 prize.  (Photo courtesy of Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo courtesy of JOSH EDELSON / AFP Getty Images)

Geneda Benali answers when Happy Face asks her about the title of the ugliest dog in the world (Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP)

Jeneda Benal will introduce her dog, Happy Face, on June 24, 2022, on stage at the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California.  The contest will receive a prize of 1,500 dollars.  (Photo courtesy of Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo courtesy of JOSH EDELSON / AFP Getty Images)

Happy Face on stage under review (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP)

Geneda writes of the first time she saw Happy Face during the competition: “When I first met him, he was the happiest creature I’ve ever met.

He approached me and I chose him. I promised her that on that day she would fall so in love that she wouldn’t remember how terrifying her life before hers was.

When Geneda and her family adopted Happy Face in August 2021, they were warned that his various illnesses meant he would not be able to survive for three months.

However, Happy Face will thrive for 10 months.

Ann Lewis introduced the dog Wild Tan at the World's Ugliest Dog Show on June 24, 2022 in Petaluma, California.  -Happy Face, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested rescued from a collector's house, won the return contest.  $1500 prize.  (Photo courtesy of Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo courtesy of JOSH EDELSON / AFP Getty Images)

Wild Tan was second (Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP)

On June 24, 2022, in Petaluma, California, Mexico, Morita, Mexico took the stage during the Ugliest Dogs competition.  -Happy Face, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested rescued from a collector's house, won the contest.  $1500 home prize.  (Photo courtesy of Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo courtesy of JOSH EDELSON / AFP Getty Images)

Mexican hairdresser Morita was selected as the best shooter (Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP)

“The love, kindness and kisses of his mother helped him, he did not live up to the short life that we were all expected to have with his family,” adds Geneda.

Happy Face’s goal is reportedly to be “a longer tongue than Gene Simmons and a bolder smile than Billy Idol.”

Not surprisingly, he doesn’t like to climb stairs to get attention.

His hobbies are “sleeping, snoring, whispering to sleep, making weird noises when he’s happy.”

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