Mr Ugly Harare is the face of an Insecticide

Being ugly has never been a cool thing to be. But for a Harare man it is the only thing that he can be and he is liking it and learning how to make money with it too.

William Masvinu has just been enlisted as the face of an insect killing spray and with it comes his first real pay cheque.

“I am happy that people are starting to recognise me for who I am and I can live off my being ugly,” said Musvinu who is popularly known by his growing legion of fans as “Masvingo".

He works as a porter and is married with three kids. The 38 year-old Harare man was recently voted Harare’s ugliest man by a panel of female judges at a Mr Ugly competition and was handed a $100 note and one-night stay at city hotel as a prize.

Although he was not that pleased with the paltry recognition, given that winners in other beauty contestants rake in thousands of dollars and endorsements from companies, he was happy that he was finally attracting some attention.

He told Radio VOP that he has since employed a manager to manage his business of popularising his ugly face. “Everything you want talk to my manager, I am available to entertain at weddings and parties,” he said.