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]
1998 ?Rob Scheers [8]  ? Antwerp, Belgium  ? ? ?
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
20182018-10-13Evert LeersonMr. Leather NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands?Paris, FranceASMF Paris
20192019-10-12Stevio BlackhartItalian Fetishman of the YearMilan, Italy8Rome, ItalyLeather Club Roma
20222022-10-01Andy WalgraefMister Leather BelgiumAntwerp, Belgium7Manchester, UKManchester Leatherman
20232022-10-28Tom KellerMr. Leather LondonLondon, UK6Milan, ItalyLeather Friends Italia

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