Adele won the first and only Handfield family Head-to-Head Redhead competition shortly after Everett was born.  As reigning champion, she’s pretty confident about her chances this year. But Everett has been training hard.  He certainly is talented in the area of growing lots of red hair.  Being a boy, however, he has to get it cut short (despite his protests) which puts him at a disadvantage.  We’ll see what the judges have to say.  Speaking of short, this competition includes newcomer Eleanor.  What she lacks in thickness of hair, she makes up for in thickness of girth.  As the youngest challenger, she is a long shot to win this competition.   She believes she has nothing to lose and is viewing this match as a way to gain experience for future redhead competitions.

Feel free to cast your votes in the comments. Keep in mind, we’re not just looking for redness of the hair.   Presentation and attitude count as well.

*Mom here – I think Adele should be disqualified since she gave herself a haircut shortly after Eleanor’s arrival. You can see evidence of her bangs in the photo above (most of them are twisted into her hair-do, but they are surprisingly straight for the work of a five-year-old). She also gave herself chunks of layers on either side of her face, but they aren’t noticeable in the photo.

OK, by popular demand, since the first competition was pre-blog, here are some photos from the original one in 2011!