Shaded Silver Male
In the 2001-2002 show season, CFA began awarding a new title – Breed Winner, which is abbreviated as BW. This title is quite exclusive, being given to ONLY ONE cat in each breed or division in a given year – the highest scoring cat for that breed or division in the Championship class.
Although the award began in that season, CFA is retroactively adding the title to Breed Winners of previous years.
In the 2016-17 show season, the award areas were expanded, to provide 3 sets of awards – BWR (for all cats competing in regions 1-9), BWC (for cats competing in China), and BWI (for cats competing in all other International areas).
In this article, Best of Breed was researched back to the 1966-67 show season where the best of breed cats were first listed in the CFA yearbooks.
The first year an Exotic qualified for the award was the 1970-71 show season, and these cats are listed below. Although CFA may not have yet updated their records to add the BW title to the cats listed below, the cats have earned the right to use the BW title.
For the Exotic, the first Breed Winner was GC, BW Silver Secret of Gay-O, a shaded silver male. The first female Breed Winner followed in 1972-73, a black smoke named GC, BW, NW Docia-Dao’s Trilby.
Exotic Breed Winners in CFA
Year | Name | Sex | Color | |
| 1970-71 | GC, BW Silver Secret of Gay-O First Exotic BW | M | Shaded Silver | |
| 1971-72 | GC, BW Grayfire’s Pow-Wow of Cindy Lou | M | Shaded Silver | |
| 1972-73 | GC, BW, NW Docia-Dao’s Trilby First Female Exotic BW | F | Black Smoke | |
| 1973-74 | GC, BW, NW Docia-Dao’s Trilby | F | Black Smoke | |
| 1974-75 | GC, BW, NW Kalamara’s Sweet Pea of Swany | F | Tortoiseshell | |
| 1975-76 | GC, BW, RW Lowlands Christie of Docia-Dao | F | Blue | |
| 1976-77 | GC, BW, NW Lowlands Mabelline | F | Blue-Cream | |
| 1977-78 | GC, BW, NW Tamri’s Red Devil | M | Red | |
| 1978-79 | GC, BW, NW Woodland Warrior of Tamri | M | Red McTabby | |
| 1979-80 | GC, BW, NW Marcus Deviled Egg | F | Calico | |
| 1980-81 | GC, BW, RW Bon Appetit Honey Torte | F | Tortoiseshell | |
| 1981-82 | GC, BW, RW Kapa’s Kelli | F | Blue-Cream | |
| 1982-83 | GC, BW, NW Q-T Cats Surprise | F | Blue-Cream | |
| 1983-84 | GC, BW, NW Morvern’s Little Boy Blue | M | Blue | |
| 1984-85 | GC, BW, RW Lowlands Shanidar of Bilbet | M | Blue | |
| 1985-86 | GC, BW, NW Klasikat’s Rainbo Connection | M | Copper-Eyed White | |
| 1986-87 | GC, BW, RW Squire’s Honey Bear of Condocat | M | Cream | |
| 1987-88 | GC, BW, RW Satterlee Payday of Paku | M | Blue | |
| 1988-89 | GC, BW, NW Jovan Buster Brown, DM | M | Brown McTabby | |
| 1989-90 | GC, BW, NW Jovan Yipes Stripes | F | Red Tabby | |
| 1990-91 | GC, BW, NW Jovan The Legend | M | Brown Tabby | |
| 1991-92 | GC, BW, RW Starship’s Glory of Starbourne | M | Black | |
| 1992-93 | GC, BW, NW Luvlypurr’s Tuff Dude | M | Black | |
| 1993-94 | GC, BW, RW Prodigal’s Pistol Pete | M | Copper-Eyed White | |
| 1994-95 | GC, BW, RW Becton’s Desert Mirage | F | Black | |
| 1995-96 | GC, BW, NW Bryn Mawr Bugsy Malone, DM | M | Black | |
| 1996-97 | GC, BW, NW Emacx Mr Vermont | M | Brown McTabby | |
| 1997-98 | GC, BW, NW Larpa Curses of Marcus | F | Blue | |
| 1998-99 | GC, BW, RW Yellicle Ace N The Hole of Jobara | M | Brown Tabby | |
| 1999-00 | GC, BW, RW Bryn Mawr’s Daddys Girl of Benzac | F | Black | |
| 2000-01 | GC, BW, RW Kuorii Why2k of Teahs | M | Brown Tabby | |
| 2001-02 | GC, BW, RW Aegaeon’s Hero of Tabico | M | Blue Tabby | |
| 2002-03 | GC, BW, NW Marcus Mojo Jojo | M | Black | |
| 2003-04 | GC, BW, NW Lion House Simply Simon of JKZoo | M | Black & White | |
| 2004-05 | GC, BW, NW Desmin Driving Miss Daisy | F | Dilute Calico | |
| 2005-06 | GC, BW, NW Panei’s Thunderpaws of Parti Wai Ex | M | Blue & White | |
| 2006-07 | GC, BW, NW D’Eden Lover A-Paola of Wishes | F | Tortoiseshell | |
| 2007-08 | GC, BW, NW Ladiluck’s Rocket Man | M | Red Spotted Tabby & White | |
| 2008-09 | GC, BW, NW D’Eden Lover Cougart of Latin Lover | M | Black | |
| 2009-10 | GC, BW, RW D’Eden Lover Snoopy of Elan | M | Cream McTabby & White | |
| 2010-11 | GC, BW, NW Ivy Cat Black Ice of Purr Elli | M | Black | |
| 2011-12 | GC, BW, NW D’Eden Lover Pepito of Wishes | M | Black & White | |
| 2013-14 | GC, BW, NW Dandys Hey Jude of Ivy Cat | M | Cream Spotted Tabby | |
| 2014-15 | GC, BW, NW Tombock’s Chopin | M | Black | |
| 2015-16 | GC, BW, NW Wallhala Plu Ultra of Shou Shou | M | Blue Tabby & White | |
| 2016-17 | GC, BWR, NW Purr Elli Pitch Black | M | Black | |
GC, BWC, NW Love’Baby’s Yuanyuan | M | Brown Tabby | ||
GC, BWI, NW Hoobee Wakaka | M | Red Tabby | ||
| 2017-18 | GC, BWR, NW Toxicate Fuzzy Navel | F | Brown Patched Tabby | |
GC, BWC, NW Shou Shou Barona | M | Black | ||
GC, BWI, NW Hoobee Helios of JF Jsnswdb | M | Red Tabby | ||
| 2018-19 | GC, BWR, NW Perzot Something In The Water | F | Blue Patched Spotted Tabby/White | |
GC, BWC, NW Shou Shou Louis of 1/2 Mint | M | Cream McTabby | ||
GC, BWI, DW Jagoan Ku Hidetoshi Nakata | M | Brown Spotted Tabby/White | ||
| 2019-20 | GC, BWR, NW D’Eden Lover Coco Loco of PL*Jantar | M | Blue McTabby/White | |
GC, BWC, NW Tombrock’s Prince Albert | M | Red Tabby | ||
GC, BWI, NW Karta-Leo Prince Kayden | M | Cream McTabby | ||
After 2020, Exotics were shown and awarded breed wins in 7 separate classes, mirroring the Persians. Please reference the appropriate breed article for wins after that date:
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