September 15, 2013  

The next time someone calls Grumpy Cat (whose real name is Tardar Sauce) an Internet sensation, a phenomenon, a celebrity, don’t you dare laugh: She’s a big enough star to fill up 10,000 stadium seats at the recently-concluded second annual Internet Cat Video Festival held during the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, where she beat last year’s winner – Henri Le Chat Noir – for the much coveted Golden Kitty Award.

Although other nominees had a serious fighting chance to be the Web’s favorite kitty this year, Grumpy Cat was the runaway winner with over 20,000 votes. As she should – after all, she’s got her own manager, her own coffee drink brand, and a movie deal in the works.

But perhaps some new felines are about to give Grumps a run for her money. These are the latest Internet-beloved cats that are getting a shot at the limelight. We dare you not to get a case of the happy-sads going through this list.

Read the whole article here: http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/grumpy-cat-may-be-the-best-cat-on-the-internet-today-but-these-kitties-are-close-contenders/

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