'BEST IN SHOW' NAMED AT CFA INTERNATIONAL CAT SHOW IN KANSAS CITY, NOVEMBER 1999

From a competitive field of more than 1,300 pedigreed felines at the Cat Fanciers' Association International Cat Show in Kansas City, "Grand Premier Noblessa's Peace Maker of Stunning," owned by Kris Vanderbeek of Charlevoix, MI, has been named the world's most beautiful feline. He is a Red Persian Neuter (male).

	BEST IN SHOW Grand Premier Noblessa's Peace Maker of Stunning Red Persian Neuter(Male) Photo: ©Chanan

"This gorgeous Persian is an excellent example of the breed," said Donald J. Williams, president of the Cat Fanciers' Association. "And while we had numerous beautiful cats -- from Maine Coons to Siamese -- this Persian is the closest representation of its breed standard of any of the felines at our international show this year."

The CFA International Cat Show -- the Rolls-Royce of cat shows, and the world's largest -- was held in Kansas City from Friday, November 19, through Sunday, November 21. The Best of the Best was chosen Sunday afternoon from a field of the show's top six Longhair and Shorthair felines in three categories -- Kitten, Championship and Premiership.

The five additional finalists were:

	Best Longhair Kitten Wishstar Knock on Wood of Kirlu Brown Tabby and White Bi-Color Persian Male
	Best Shorthair Kitten Bastis Tim Buck 3 Red Abyssinian Male
	Best Shorthair Championship Grand Champion Myrlyn Plain White Wrapper of Jmagz Blue-Eyed White Oriental Shorthair Male
	Best Longhair Championship Grand Champion Wishes Powder Sugar Copper-Eyed White Persian Female
	Best Shorthair Premiership Grand Premier Kawpaw's Evita Bearon Champagne Burmese Spay (Female)

Judges also selected the Best of Breed in each of the 33 pedigreed breeds in competition.

The show was the largest in the 12-year history of international competition through the CFA. Felines from around the world -- from as far away as Australia and Japan -- competed for the chance to be named the Best in Show, Best in Breed or Best Kitten, Championship or Premiership Feline.

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