Mister 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 Stockholm, Sweden; the winner was David Risenborough.[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 Risenborough[3]Mr TomssonStockholm, Sweden?Hamburg, GermanyMSC 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 MadridMadrid, Spain24Amsterdam, NetherlandsMSC Amsterdam
19961996-10-11–13Dario van der Lundin Videla[8]Mr Baltic BattleStockholm, Sweden?Brussels, BelgiumMSC Belgium [11]
19971997-08-23Stein Losnegaard[12]???Manchester, EnglandManchester Super Chain, Motor Sports Club (MSC-MSC)[11]
1998?Rob Scheers[8]?Antwerp, Belgium???
1999?Peter Wallace[12]Mr. Leather SLM-OsloGothenburg, Sweden?Copenhagen, DenmarkSLM Copenhagen
20002000-08-19????Milan, Italy[13]?
20012001-10-06Maurizio[14]Mr Leather ItalyVarese, Italy?Stuttgart, Germany?
20022002-10-19Fernando Manzali[15][16]Mr. Leather ItalyMantua, Italy?chalet de la porte jaune Paris FranceASMF Paris
20032003-10-03–05Saad Hasson [17]Mr Baltic BattleStockholm, Sweden?MS Cap San Diego, HamburgMSC Hamburg
20042004-09-18Roberto Menichetti???Helsinki, Finland[18]?
2005?Christian Roger?????
2006?Simen EnersenMr Leather DenmarkAarhus, Denmark?Fabrikken, Oslo, NorwaySLM Oslo
20072007-09-27Martin Cedergren [19]Mr Baltic BattleStockholm, Sweden5Gamla Tryckeriet, Stockholm, SwedenSLM Stockholm
20082008-10-18Ralf Lauritzen Rasmussen [20]Mr. Leather DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark6Universal Hall, BerlinBLF Berlin
20092009-10-03Pieter Claeys [21]Mr. MS AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands5Risto Theatre, RomeLeather Club Rome
20102010-10-02Eric Gutierrez [22]Mr Leather FranceParis, France9Tanzhaus West, FrankfurtFLC Frankfurter Leder Club
20112011-10-01Alexi Carpentieri [23]Mr Baltic BattleStockholm, Sweden10Kulturhuset Islands, CopenhagenSLM Copenhagen
20122012-10-20Kilker Alcaraz [24]Mr Leather UKLondon, United Kingdom9Mazza Restaurant, YoHo, HamburgSpike Hamburg
20132013-11-09FrancescoMr Leatherman ItaliaMilan, Italy9Kofler Restaurant, PaduaLeather Friends Italia
20142014-10-25Arnaud [25]Mr. Leather AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands7Eagle Amsterdam, AmsterdamMS Amsterdam
2015 2015-10-24 Thorsten Buhl Mr. Leather Austria Vienna, Austria 9 Fluc, Vienna LMC Vienna
2016 2016-08-27 Joe King 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

See also

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