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]
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 Mister Leather contest in Chicago the following May.
MLE 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:
- welcome party (with contestants introduction);
Saturday
- (afternoon) Conference of the ECMC clubs;
- (night) Gala Dinner;
- (night) Mister Leather Europe Contest;
Sunday
- (morning) Farewell Brunch
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]
MLE contest winners
| MLE Year | Date | MLE winner | Winner's preliminary title or sponsor | Winner's city | Field of contestants | Contest's location | Host Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ? | David Riseborough[3] | Mr Tomsson | Stockholm, Sweden | ? | Hamburg, Germany | MSC Hamburg e.V. |
| 1986 | 1986-08-09 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Bauernhaus Hamburg | MSC 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1994 | 1995-10-08 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Wasahallen, Stockholm, Sweden[9] | SLM Stockholm |
| 1995 | 1995-11-05 | Antonio Sanchez [10] | MSC Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 24 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | MSC Amsterdam |
| 1996 | 1996-10-11–13 | Dario van der Lundin Videla[8] | Mr Baltic Battle | Stockholm, Sweden | ? | Brussels, Belgium | MSC Belgium [11] |
| 1997 | 1997-08-23 | Stein 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 |
| 2000 | 2000-08-19 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Milan, Italy[13] | ? |
| 2001 | 2001-10-06 | Maurizio[14] | Mr Leather Italy | Varese, Italy | ? | Stuttgart, Germany | ? |
| 2002 | 2002-10-19 | Fernando Manzali[15][16] | Mr. Leather Italy | Mantua, Italy | ? | chalet de la porte jaune Paris France | ASMF Paris |
| 2003 | 2003-10-03–05 | Saad Hasson [17] | Mr Baltic Battle | Stockholm, Sweden | ? | MS Cap San Diego, Hamburg | MSC Hamburg |
| 2004 | 2004-09-18 | Roberto Menichetti | ? | ? | ? | Helsinki, Finland[18] | ? |
| 2005 | ? | Christian Roger | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2006 | ? | Simen Enersen | Mr Leather Denmark | Aarhus, Denmark | ? | Fabrikken, Oslo, Norway | SLM Oslo |
| 2007 | 2007-09-27 | Martin Cedergren [19] | Mr Baltic Battle | Stockholm, Sweden | 5 | Gamla Tryckeriet, Stockholm, Sweden | SLM Stockholm |
| 2008 | 2008-10-18 | Ralf Lauritzen Rasmussen [20] | Mr. Leather Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | 6 | Universal Hall, Berlin | BLF Berlin |
| 2009 | 2009-10-03 | Pieter Claeys [21] | Mr. MS Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5 | Risto Theatre, Rome | Leather Club Rome |
| 2010 | 2010-10-02 | Eric Gutierrez [22] | Mr Leather France | Paris, France | 9 | Tanzhaus West, Frankfurt | FLC Frankfurter Leder Club |
| 2011 | 2011-10-01 | Alexi Carpentieri [23] | Mr Baltic Battle | Stockholm, Sweden | 10 | Kulturhuset Islands, Copenhagen | SLM Copenhagen |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | Kilker Alcaraz [24] | Mr Leather UK | London, United Kingdom | 9 | Mazza Restaurant, YoHo, Hamburg | Spike Hamburg |
| 2013 | 2013-11-09 | Francesco | Mr Leatherman Italia | Milan, Italy | 9 | Kofler Restaurant, Padua | Leather Friends Italia |
| 2014 | 2014-10-25 | Arnaud [25] | Mr. Leather Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7 | Eagle Amsterdam, Amsterdam | MS Amsterdam |
| 2015 | 2015-10-24 | Thorsten Buhl [26] | Mr. Leather Austria | Vienna, Austria | 9 | Fluc, Vienna | LMC Vienna |
| 2016 | 2016-08-27 | Joe King [27] | Mr. Leather UK | 9 | Helsinki, Finland | MSC Finland | |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Raymond Timmer | Mr. Leather Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | MS Amsterdam |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | Evert Leerson | Mr. Leather Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ? | Paris, France | ASMF Paris |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Stevio Blackhart | Italian Fetishman of the Year | Milan, Italy | 8 | Rome, Italy | Leather Club Roma |
| 2022 | 2022-10-01 | Andy Walgraef | Mister Leather Belgium | Antwerp, Belgium | 7 | Manchester, UK | Manchester Leatherman |
| 2023 | 2022-10-28 | Tom Keller | Mr. Leather London | London, UK | 6 | Milan, Italy | Leather Friends Italia |
See also
References
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- ↑ "ECMC homepage". ECMC. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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- ↑ M. Fusillo, Le Ragioni del Cuoio (Leather explanations) in Pride, n. 123, September 2009 (in Italiana)
- ↑ "AGM 2010". Frankfurter Leder Club. Retrieved 2010-04-28. (in English)
- ↑ "Mister Leather Europe 2009 Gallery". LeatherClubRoma. 2009-10-04. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-28. (in English)
- ↑ "Contestant Guidelines for Mister Leather Europe Contest 2013" (PDF). Leather Friends Italia. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-13. (in English)
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- ↑ "Mister Leather Italia 1994". LCROMA-LFI. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in English and Italian)
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- 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)
- ↑ "LCMilano on Colors of Leather". colorsofleather.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in English)
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "IML Diary October 2003". pawscave. 2003-10-06. Retrieved 2010-05-17. (in English)
- ↑ "Mr. Leather 2003 comes from London E' londinese Mr. Leather 2003". gay.it. 2003-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-17. (in Italian)
- ↑ "International Mister Leather 2004". usgaymen.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in English) Saad is the contestant #37 at IML 2004
- ↑ "Mister Leather Europe 2004" (PDF). mrleathermanitaly.it. Retrieved 2012-11-02. (in Italian)
- ↑ "Martin valdes till Mr Leather Europe". QX.SE. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-29. (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Ralf blev Mr Leather Europe 2008". QX.SE. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2009-04-16. (in Swedish)
- ↑ "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)
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- ↑ "Alexi ny Mr Leather Europe". QX.SE. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03. (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Kilker is Mr Leather Europe 2012". Leather History EU. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Arnaud is Mr Leather Europe 2014". Leather History EU. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
- ↑ last, first. "Thorsten is Mr Leather Europe 2014". Leather History EU. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ↑ "News – MSC FINLAND – TOM'S CLUB". mscfin.fi. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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