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Meet this year's child Mullet Championship finalists

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Published August 18, 2022 at 7:31 AM EDT

USA Mullet Championships — Emmett, from Carthage, N.C., made it into the finals of the kids' division sporting this blunt, baby-fringe haircut.

Call it a Kentucky Waterfall, a Tennessee Top Hat or a Missouri Compromise, at the end of the day it's the same iconic haircut: the mullet.

Rustin from Pocahontas, Ark., is among the contest's youngest participants.

And now fans of the business in the front, party in the back hairdo have a chance to vote on their favorite styles in this year's USA Mullet Championship.

Cash has been rocking this blazing mullet around his home town of Ulysses, Ky. He is a teen finalist.

Finalists in the kids and teens categories were selected earlier this week, and it's up to online voters to decide who wins the dubious honor of champion mullet-head before polls close on Friday.

Epic, from La Joya, Texas, proves that a full mullet effect isn't complete without a pair of reflective sunglasses.

According to organizers, the contest has grown from a local competition in Michigan in 2020 to a national extravaganza of flamboyant and questionable taste. This year's participants are supporting the full spectrum of the infamous haircut from patriotic vibes, featuring a shorn-in American flag, to the classier Mozart-esque flowing curly locks look.

A mullet like Fisher's takes years to grow. The effort by the teen finalist from Hillard, Florida, could earn him the first place prize of $2,500.

Contestants pay $10 to enter and CBS reportsthat "all of the donations are going to the Michigan Wig Foundation for kids." First place winners each take home a whopping $2,500 prize.

For those who are curious and have the time to mull-et over, below are a few of the top finalists. Who do you think deserves to win?