PHOTOS: 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show

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PHOTOS: 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show

Angela Weaver holds her Sphynx cat during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Judge Rachel Anger inspects a Sphynx cat during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Beth Feininger gets her young Maine coon cat, Stepper, ready for judging during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Lisa Highlan grooms her cat during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Talisman, the Persian cat, waits for his turn to be judged during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Jackson Mittelstadt brings his devon rex cat Nebula, back after judging during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Pet photographer Larry Johnson takes a photograph of a Persian cat in his mobile studio during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Judge Sharon Powell looks over a cat during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

The hall is filled with cat containers, and competitors during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Tracy Bayarena lightens the area around her cats eyes with makeup during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Nancy Rgrnett (C) talks about her Maine coon cat during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Sherri Humphreys fluffs up her Persian cat to get it ready for judging during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Angela Weaver holds her Sphynx cat during the 81st annual Cotton States Cat Show at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Sunday, November 3, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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