Judges have selected the 7-year-old bulldog Flora as this year’s Beautiful Bulldog Contest. She charmed the judges when she strutted down the runway in her glittery blue Drake dress.
She’s a very good girl.
Who is Flora, winner of Drake’s 47th Beautiful Bulldog Contest?
The Beautiful Bulldog Contest is a key tradition of the annual Drake Relays. Flora takes over the crown from 2025 winner, Milo.
Flora is the bulldog owned by Nicole Gleason and Augie Wachter — or perhaps it would be more accurate to say she owns her humans.
Gleason and Wachter adopted her after Flora was saved from a puppy mill.
She now spends her time soaking up all of her humans’ attention.
Who were the runner-ups in the Beautiful Bulldog Contest?
117 hopefuls were in the pool this year, representing 13 states. The final 24 finalists were hand-picked via lottery:
Lucia Cheng is a service and trending reporter at the Des Moines Register. Contact her at lcheng@gannett.com or 515-284-8132.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Drake’s 2026 Beautiful Bulldog Contest winner is a puppy mill survivor
Reporting by Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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