Mister Leather Europe

Mr. Leather Europe
NicknameMLE
StatusActive
Genre
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated1985 (1985)
Organised byEuropean Confederation of Motorsport Club
Websiteecmc.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]

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:

  • 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]

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 Mister Leather Belgium Antwerp, Belgium ? 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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