Name: Luca
Current Title: Ms Leather Toronto 2015
City, State: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3)
HOTFF Surge Kinky Women’s and Trans Munch (as an organizer)
Unholy Harvest (as a workshop presenter)
Master/slave Con (as an avid participant)
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear:
That is a hard choice between my Wesco motorcycle boots and my beloved leather kilt.
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant Luca: Heart of the Flag Federation Inc. (HOTFF) is our local patch club which produces the Mr. Leather Toronto, Ms Leather Toronto, Bootblack Toronto, Mr. Rubber Toronto, Toronto Puppy, and Mr. Leather Fellowship contests.
I am also sponsored by the Black Eagle in Toronto, our local Leather bar and a focal point for many of our Leather events.
I have been involved with HOTFF as a title holder since 2014, and as a enthusiastic patron of the Eagle for much longer.
Name: slave tabitha arie
Current Title: None past title: Southwest Bootblack 2009
City, State: Phoenix, AZ
Website (if any) askmenetwork.com, Facebook: /AskMe Network, Twitter: @AskMeNetwork
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3)
• Team lead for graphic design and bootblack lounge for the Southwest Leather Conference (SWLC)
• Always bootblacking at many local events such as Mr. Phoenix Leather and Southwest Leather Sir/boy & Community Bootblack
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear
It would have to be my Red Sugar Fluevogs gifted to me by my Master. They are my high femme boots. For bar wear (I am usually bootblacking), I love to wear my 16 inch Carolina Linesman Boots. Both pairs make me feel powerful in different ways.
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant tabitha: I am being sponsored by Fantasies in Leather from Georgia, which in owned and operated by Archer and Elegant, both are fabulous craftsman. They sell beautiful custom leather and metal items. Elegant and I have become fast bootblack friends since I have started being part of Southwest Leather Conference.
My other sponsor is RnB Leather owned by Robert Schenberg. Robert is a great person and gives so much to the local Phoenix community. He deserves your support. I am so happy to have both sponsoring me this year. He just recently opened up a storefront...and he sells Huberd's!
Websites:
www.fantasiesinleather.com and www.etsy.com/shop/FantasiesInLeather
www.rnbleather.com
Name: Becca Bee
Current Title: Washington State Bootblack 2014
City, State: Olympia, WA
Website (if any): N/A
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3):
Blood, Sweat, and Queers at the Center for Sex Positive Culture in Seattle, WA
Bootblacking with PDX Bootblacks at Kinkfest in Portland, OR
SEA-PAH Moshes at The Cuff Complex in Seattle, WA.
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear
My high shine boots.
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so, please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant Becca: My run is sponsored by Washington State Mr/Ms Leather Organization.
This is the producing organization for the Washington State Mr/Ms/Bootblack contest held at the end of March at the Cuff Complex in Seattle, WA.
Name: Diana Heideman
Current Title: Ms Santa Clara County 2014, Iron Dom 2014
City, State: San Jose, CA
website: Facebook
regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3): SCCLA Uniform Dinner, NWLC, Folsom Street Fair Leather Alley
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear:
My boots. I bought this simple pair of black leather ankle boots at Dillards years before I even identified as kinky. They'e still my go-to Badass Boots.
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant Diana: Santa Clara County Leather Association is both my sponsor and my home club. SCCLA, like most clubs, has gone through some restructuring over the years, but we're in a vibrant period of growth and visibility right now. Our membership has tripled over the last 18 months, and I'm thrilled to represent them as the first Ms. Santa Clara County Leather in a decade
Name: Summer Rae Banks
Current Title: Ms Texas Leather 2014
City, State: Denton, TX
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3)
Dallas girls of Leather presents: Dungeon in the Woods (Fire and spiders and girls, Oh my!)
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear
So they aren’t technically mine, but my Daddy’s chaps fit me like a glove and make my ass look amazing. I love that they fit both of us. We’re the scissorhood of the traveling chaps!
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant Summer: Texas Leather Productions produces the Mr. and Ms. Texas Leather contests. Jeffrey Payne is the executive producer and is also the owner of the Dallas Eagle and founder of the Sharon St. Cyr fund. Texas Leather titleholders have gone on to win regional and international titles. Thanks to their support I had a freaking ball during my year as Ms. Texas Leather and I’m so proud to be representing them on the IMsL stage.
Texasleatherproductions.com
Name: Selogadi Ngwanangwato Mampane
Current Title: Ms SA Leather 2015
City, State: Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3)
Gala Youth Exchange
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear
My dyke boots
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant Selogadi: I am being sponsored by South Africa Leather, which is being led by Jaco Lourens.
My club recently opened up its doors to womyn. Previously, the community only invited in cisgendered men, most of whom were White. In 2014, Jaco led a road to opening up the community to anyone who identifies with Leather, regardless of their gender. Whilst SA Leather lost many members, it creates a foundation for a more open and accessible Leather organization.
I joined SA Leather in 2014 and was able to be part of the first competition open to womyn! I haven’t looked back since.
Name : IrishGrrl
Current Title : Ms. Texas Leather 2015
City, State Oakland, Ca.
Website (if any) https://bootblackingbabe.wordpress.com
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3)
Southplains Leatherfest
IMsL
Folsom Street Fair
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear
Jump Boots!
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant IrishGrrl: My sponsor is Texas Leather Productions, owned by Jeffrey Payne, International Mr. Leather 2009.
Texas Leather has produced International Mr. Leather and International Ms. Leather titleholders. There is a rich history in the Leather Titleholder Community, and Texas Leather works to promote the continuation of learning, sharing, educating, honoring, and working together to keep our rich history alive.
Name: Marta
Current Title(s): Great Lakes Bootblack 2014 & Indiana Bootblack 2014
City, State: Indianapolis, IN
Website (if any): I’m currently working for my Facebook account reactivation after my name was reported in violation of the “real names” policy almost a full month ago.
Fetlife: BootblackPigGrrl
Twitter: @bootblackpigrrl
Regular community events that you produce or participate (limit 3)
Indianapolis Kink Society sloshes at the 501 Eagle, Bootblacking 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays
Indianapolis Bootblacks’ Laboratory potluck and skillshare, Co-founder
Bootblack for many of the 501 Eagle’s leather contests and fundraisers: Including Indiana Sir/boy/Ms/Bootblack, Great Lakes Olympus, Great Lakes Power Exchange, cancer benefits and the High Shine IMsBB documentary fundraiser
Favorite Leather item in your arsenal of bar/fetish wear
My 17” Chippewa engineer boots. Getting them off at the end of the night still involves pleading, bargaining and cursing but they’re so worth it!
TLJ-VT: Is your run in April sponsored by an Event, bar, club, organization? If so Please tell me about your Sponsor (feel free to include a copy of their logo and a url to their website) and your involvement with them in 100 words or less.
IMsL Contestant Marta: Great Lakes Leather Alliance Weekend features dozens of workshops, parties and our regional Sir/boy/Ms/Master/slave/Bootblack contests. New this year: Larger hotel with attached waterpark and Great Lakes Puppy/Trainer contest!
Indianapolis Kink Society is the largest kinky social and educational club in Indiana. I’m incredibly thankful for their sponsorship and enthusiastic support of me as group Bootblack.
Great Lakes Leather Alliance Weekend provides support, education and service opportunities, sponsors our state-level Indiana leather contests and has generously continued their sponsorship through my International run.
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