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

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

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

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

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Enter Your Cat

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

“Hide and Seek”

We are looking forward to seeing your best photos!

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