Best in Show

Best in Show: Most points and winner of a championship.
Best of Breed: A cat, which in the judge's opinion, comes closest to meeting the breed standard among all other competing cats of that breed.

Best in Show winner in each category
Only the adult winners (un-neutered) of the Best in Show compete for the Best of Best. These 4 winners are ranked by each allbreed judge.
Best of Best 2 ...

Blue tabby won Best in Show at the Crystal Palace Cat Show. This was the first official cat show (I presume world wide)
1889
Written up in one of the first cat books ...

Beau is a top 10 Best In Show, Best in Specialty winner! Standing at stud!His personality is as special as his beauty. He has sired many excellent Champions in his years of adulthood. A/C CH. Ramblewood Fancy Lady of Choice CGC, OFA, Cerf..

The highlight of the day at most cat shows is the Best in Show nomination. After all nominations have been recorded, the nominated cats are brought up to the panel of judges who then vote for the cat of their choice.

Best in Show awards are frequent, and several cats, including both entire and desexed, have reached Gold Double Grand Champion status. Both Spotted and Marbled Australian Mist have been awarded the much coveted SUPREME EXHIBIT IN SHOW.

This is a red classic tabby and white male 6 months old when he was best in show and the judges said he had a perfect head:
(N)Skaujentas Brage NFO d 09 22 Owner: Silje Hammersland Breeder: Julie Aastorp ...

New England cat fanciers began entering their Maine Coons in local cat shows and county fairs during the 1860s. A Maine Coon reportedly won Best in Show at the first major cat show in North America, which was held at Madison Square Garden in 1895.

As early as 1911, a British Blue was awarded the much sought after trophy for best in show, which on the European continent was exclusively reserved for Persians or Siamese.

The British Shorthair made its show debut at the Crystal Palace of London in 1871, winning Best in Show.
Personality:
Often referred to as teddy bears that purr, British Shorthairs are even-tempered, loyal and quiet supervisors.

In a relatively short span of time, the breed has gone from strength to strength with the Cornish Rex cats making their presence felt on the show bench. The Cornish are taking their fair share of Best in Show awards, ...

only favored British Shorthairs but even entered one in the first ever cat show, held at the famous Crystal Palace in 1870. Not only that, but Harrison Weir's British Shorthair cat, a 14-year-old blue tabby female, won the very first Best in Show ...

Please note that breeds marked "provisional" are in the process of gaining full recognition, and cats of these breeds are not eligible for championship titles, but they may, nonetheless, be awarded "Best in Show" if they are of sufficient merit.

See also: Champion, Cat Fancy, Grand champion, Purebred, Neuter