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Catster’s Weekly Photo Contest Winners: Best Happy Face (April 23, 2026)

By Radim Chudej · Updated on April 30, 2026

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Welcome to our Catster Weekly Photo Contest, where every Thursday we pick the best three photos from our readers, based on that week’s topic.

This week’s topic was “Best Happy Face“, and we received some amazing photos from you. And although every cat is gorgeous, we had to pick our winners. Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who submitted their cats to our photo contest!

Next week’s topic is: “Hide and Seek”. Do you want to have a chance to get your cat featured on Catster, our Facebook and Instagram?

Send us your photos!

Name:	Rasputine
IG:	@rasputinethecat
Fun Fact:	“Rasputine is showing his smile after a cuddling session 😊”

Name:	Shegwa
Fun Fact:	“She likes to make faces and usually forgets to put her tongue back in”

Name:	Luna
Fun Fact:	“Little diva who loves demanding attention and is terrified of the outside world”

Enter Your Cat

Want to see your cat featured as our weekly winner? The next week’s topic is:

“Hide and Seek”

Submit Your Cat

We are looking forward to seeing your best photos!

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View our previous week’s winners here: April 16, 2026 – My Favorite Toy
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Radim Chudej

As a certified cat-lover, Radim was excited to join the Catster team on the mission to help all the cat parents in the world by providing useful and helpful information. He used to live with two wonderful cats before embarking on his travels around the world. Radim currently lives in Slovakia, surrounded by nature and his neighbors' cat community.

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