Mister Leather Europe

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Mr. Leather Europe
NicknameMLE
StatusActive
Genre
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated1985 (1985)
Organised byEuropean Confederation of Motorsport Club
Website ecmc.eu/mr-leather-europe/

Mister Leather Europe (MLE) is a pan-European contest of leathermen held annually around October in Europe, organized by the European Confederation of Motorsport Club (ECMC) and hosted each year by a different member club. [1] [2]

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The first known contest was held in 1985 in Hamburg, Germany; the winner was David Riseborough, Sweden. [3]

MLE contestants must either be the winner of a local or regional ECMC club leather contest. Winners are usually sponsored to attend the International Mr. Leather contest in Chicago the following May.

Contest format

The contest take place during the ECMC AGM, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ECMC clubs, hosted each year by a different club. The AGM weekend program schedules: [4] [5]

Friday:

Saturday

Sunday

Usually, as in 2009 to 2011, [6] the contest is composed of two rounds:

1. On stage interview and appearance.

2. Fetish show

Scoring

Scoring varies from year to year and is decided by the host club.

Generally there is an aggregate score from the judges and the audience.

For 2013, the host club, Leather Friends Italia announced:-

1. The Jury of judges will represent two thirds of the ballot; the public will represent one third of the ballot. 2. The jury is composed by the judges invited at the sole discretion of the organizing club of the ECMC Annual General Meeting, i.e. Leather Friends Italia. 3. Mister Leather Europe 2012, the ECMC Secretary and the Presidents of each club physically present at the ECMC AGM will be invited to be judges in the Jury. A President can delegate his role as a judge to another person of his own club only. The judges will be invited immediately as jury members after registration of their club for the ECMC AGM. [7]

Winners

MLE YearDateMLE winnerWinner's preliminary title or sponsorWinner's cityField of contestantsContest's locationHost Club
1985 ?David Riseborough [3] Mr Tomsson Stockholm, Sweden  ? Hamburg, Germany MSC Hamburg e.V.
19861986-08-09 ? ? ? ?Bauernhaus HamburgMSC Hamburg e.V.
1987 ?Thomas Karasch [8]  ? Hamburg, Germany  ? ?MSC Hamburg e.V.
1988 ?Vincente Jimenez [8]  ? Barcelona, Spain  ? ? ?
1989 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1990 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1991 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1992 ?A. J. Steigenberger [8]  ? ? ? ? ?
1993 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
19941995-10-08 ? ? ? ?Wasahallen, Stockholm, Sweden [9] SLM Stockholm
19951995-11-05Antonio Sanchez [10] MSC Madrid Madrid, Spain 24 Amsterdam, Netherlands MSC Amsterdam
19961996-10-11–13Dario van der Lundin Videla [8] Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden  ? Brussels, Belgium MSC Belgium [11]
19971997-08-23Stein Lösnesgaard [12]  ? ? ? Manchester, England Manchester Super Chain, Motor Sports Club (MSC-MSC) [11]
19981998-10-09Rob Scheers [8]  ? Antwerp, Belgium  ?Zurich, SwitzerlandLoge 70
1999 ?Peter Wallace [12] Mr. Leather SLM-Oslo Gothenburg, Sweden  ? Copenhagen, Denmark SLM Copenhagen
20002000-08-19 ? ? ? ? Milan, Italy [13]  ?
20012001-10-06Maurizio [14] Mr Leather Italy Varese, Italy  ? Stuttgart, Germany  ?
20022002-10-19Fernando Manzali [15] [16] Mr. Leather Italy Mantua, Italy  ?chalet de la porte jaune Paris FranceASMF Paris
20032003-10-03–05Saad Hasson [17] Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden  ? MS Cap San Diego, HamburgMSC Hamburg
20042004-09-18Roberto MenichettiMister Leather BelgiumAntwerp, Belgium ? Helsinki, Finland [18]  ?
2005 ?Christian Roger ? ? ? ? ?
2006 ?Simen EnersenMr Leather Denmark Aarhus, Denmark  ?Fabrikken, Oslo, Norway SLM Oslo
20072007-09-27Martin Cedergren [19] Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden 5Gamla Tryckeriet, Stockholm, Sweden SLM Stockholm
20082008-10-18Ralf Lauritzen Rasmussen [20] Mr. Leather Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 6Universal Hall, BerlinBLF Berlin
20092009-10-03Pieter Claeys [21] Mr. MS Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 5Risto Theatre, RomeLeather Club Rome
20102010-10-02Eric Gutierrez [22] Mr Leather France Paris, France 9Tanzhaus West, FrankfurtFLC Frankfurter Leder Club
20112011-10-01Alexi Carpentieri [23] Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden 10Kulturhuset Islands, CopenhagenSLM Copenhagen
20122012-10-20Kilker Alcaraz [24] Mr Leather UK London, United Kingdom 9Mazza Restaurant, YoHo, Hamburg Spike Hamburg
20132013-11-09FrancescoMr Leatherman Italia Milan, Italy 9Kofler Restaurant, Padua Leather Friends Italia
20142014-10-25Arnaud [25] Mr. Leather Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 7Eagle Amsterdam, Amsterdam MS Amsterdam
20152015-10-24Thorsten Buhl [26] Mr. Leather Austria Vienna, Austria 9Fluc, ViennaLMC Vienna
20162016-08-27Joe King [27] Mr. Leather UK9 Helsinki, FinlandMSC Finland
20172017-10-28Raymond TimmerMr. Leather AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands5Amsterdam, NetherlandsMS Amsterdam
20192018-10-13Evert LeersonMr. Leather NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands?Paris, FranceASMF Paris
20202019-10-12Stevio BlackhartItalian Fetishman of the YearMilan, Italy8Rome, ItalyLeather Club Roma
20232022-10-01Andy WalgraefMister Leather BelgiumAntwerp, Belgium7Manchester, UKManchester Leatherman
20242023-10-28Tom KellerMr. Leather LondonLondon, UK6Milan, ItalyLeather Friends Italia
20252024-10-19David WeebleMr Leather Cymru/WalesCardiff, Wales8Zurich, SwitzerlandLeathermen of Switzerland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hides Across the Water: The History of Western European Leather" (PDF). Leather Times. Leather Archives and Museum. Summer 2004. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. ↑ "ECMC homepage". ECMC. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  3. 1 2 "International Mister Leather Contestants by Year". IMRL. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2010-05-18. (in English) - The 1985 contestant table reports David Riseborough as Mister Leather Europe organized by ECMC in Stockholm (during the previous year)
  4. ↑ M. Fusillo, Le Ragioni del Cuoio (Leather explanations) in Pride, n. 123, September 2009 (in Italiana)
  5. ↑ "AGM 2010". Frankfurter Leder Club. Retrieved 2010-04-28.[ dead link ] (in English)
  6. ↑ "Mister Leather Europe 2009 Gallery". LeatherClubRoma. 2009-10-04. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-28. (in English)
  7. ↑ "Contestant Guidelines for Mister Leather Europe Contest 2013" (PDF). Leather Friends Italia. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-13. (in English)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hides Across the Water: The History of Western European Leather, in Leather Times - News from the Leather Archives & Museum, Summer 2004, pg.5" (PDF). LAM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-10. (in English)
  9. ↑ "Mister Leather Italia 1994". LCROMA-LFI. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in English and Italian)
  10. ↑ "Leather History Timeline (year 195)". LAM. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-05-10. (in English)
  11. 1 2 "International Mister Leather Contestants by year (year 1998)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2010-05-10. (in English)
  12. 1 2 "Ny norsk seier i laerhomoEuropa (New Norwegian Victory in Mister Leather Europe)". 1999-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-10. (in Norwegian)
  13. ↑ "LCMilano on Colors of Leather". colorsofleather.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in English)
  14. ↑ "The new Mr. Leather Europe is from Italy E' italiano il nuovo Mr. Leather Europe". gay.it. 2001-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-17. (in Italian)
  15. ↑ "IML Diary October 2003". pawscave. 2003-10-06. Retrieved 2010-05-17. (in English)
  16. ↑ "Mr. Leather 2003 comes from London E' londinese Mr. Leather 2003". gay.it. 2003-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-17. (in Italian)
  17. ↑ "International Mister Leather 2004". usgaymen.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in English) Saad is the contestant #37 at IML 2004
  18. ↑ "Mister Leather Europe 2004" (PDF). mrleathermanitaly.it. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in Italian)
  19. ↑ "Martin valdes till Mr Leather Europe". QX.SE. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29. (in Swedish)
  20. ↑ "Ralf blev Mr Leather Europe 2008". QX.SE. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2009-04-16. (in Swedish)
  21. ↑ "Pieter from Holland is the Mister Leather Europe 2009". LeatherClubRoma. 2009-10-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-04-28. (in English)
  22. ↑ "Eric Gutierrez is International Mr Leather 2011". Gay Travellers Network. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  23. ↑ "Alexi ny Mr Leather Europe". QX.SE. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03. (in Swedish)
  24. ↑ "Kilker is Mr Leather Europe 2012". Leather History EU. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  25. ↑ "Arnaud is Mr Leather Europe 2014". Leather History EU. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  26. ↑ last, first. "Thorsten is Mr Leather Europe 2014". Leather History EU. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  27. ↑ "News – MSC FINLAND – TOM'S CLUB". mscfin.fi. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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