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ヨーロッパ最大の猫のコンテスト「シュプリーム・キャットショー」が、10月27日（現地時間）にイギリスのバーミンガムで開かれた。
コンテストには、800匹の猫が集結。
ふさふさの美猫たちひしめくなか、栄えある「シュプリーム・キャット」に選ばれたのは、イングランド南西部のグロスタシャー州から来たオス猫のRiascatz Dandy Lionさん。もふもふの毛並みはライオンのような風格を見せている。
Shirlaine Forrest／The GCCF Supreme Cat Show公式サイトより
飼い主のJade Louise Goreさんは、自身のFacebookで「美しい私のスペシャルボーイがやってのけた！」「彼は私にとってめちゃくちゃ大切な存在で、とても誇りに思っています」と喜びを爆発させた。
出場した猫たちの写真はこちら
猫たちは、出場前にくしで毛を整えてもらったり、顔を拭いてもらったりしながら、会場で審査を待っている。コンテストに出場した猫たちの写真はこちら。
The GCCF Supreme Cat Show
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A cat named 'Sovon Starman's Starboy' is groomed before being judged in the 'Self Colourpoint Persian Neuter' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Editorial)
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A cat is returned to its pen after being judged in the 'Tabby/Smoke/Cameo & White Persian' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018 - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A Norwegian Forrest Cat Adult (L), a Usual Somali Adult Female (C) and a Sorrel Somali Adult wait in their pens prior to being judged at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018 - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A White Maine Coon cat is judged at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018 - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A woman holds her cat named 'Da Vinci of Aksoma' after being judged in the 'Sphynx Adult Male' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat named 'Zendique Hokey Pokey' is groomed before being judged in the 'Tabby or Tabby & White Exotic Shorthair Kitten' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A woman holds her cat named 'Isadoryou Casper' after being judged in the 'Maine Coon Neuter' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A woman places her cat named 'Isadoryou Casper' in its cat carrier after being judged in the 'Maine Coon Neuter' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat named 'Geniemau Hercule Poirot' rests in its pen after being judged in the 'Egyptian Mau Neuter Male' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat named 'Kolinga Pink Cadillac' is judged in the 'British Lilac Kitten Male' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat named 'Kolinga Pink Cadillac' is judged in the 'British Lilac Kitten Male' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat named 'Rutterkin Wilbury' rests in his pen after being judged in the 'Brown of Blue Tabby/Tabby & White Maine Coon Neuter' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A Seal Point Siamese Kitten rests after being judged at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A British Black Silver Tabby adult male cat is judged at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A British Black Silver Tabby adult male cat is judged at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat is judged in the 'Longhair Pedigree Pet Imperial Grand Master Cat' class at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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A cat named 'Lekati Captain-Morgan' is judged at the 42nd 'Supreme Cat Show' organised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and held in the NEC, Birmingham, central England on October 27, 2018. - The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over 800 cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)