International Ms. Leather

International Ms. Leather (IMsL) is a leather subculture fetish convention for women, held annually in California. Since 1999,[1] the convention has also included a Miss Bootblack (IMsBB) contest.[2][3]

After Ms. Leather events had been held in San Francisco since 1981, the first formal International Ms. Leather convention took place in 1987;[4][5] The event moved in 2014 from the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco to San Jose.[2] The first International Ms. Leather was Judy Tall Wing, of Apache, Tewa, and African heritage who was a survivor of the Indian boarding schools.[6] International Ms. Leather has had a focus on community leadership from the start;[4] contestants must meet objectives and deadlines set before the convention, and at the event are judged on costuming, speech, a fantasy performance, knowledge of the leather scene as demonstrated in a quiz and an interview, and also organizing skills as demonstrated in having two others set up an auction table for them at the convention.[7] Producers of the event have included Audrey Joseph[8] and Amy Marie Meeks.[1]

International Ms. Leather Winners
Year IMsL winner Winner's preliminary title or sponsor Winner's city
1987 Judy Tallwing McCarthy ? Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona
1988 Shann Carr Sponsored by Portland Power and Trust Portland, Oregon
1989 Susie Shepherd Ms. Portland Leatherwoman 1989 Portland, Oregon
1990 Gabrielle Antolovich Ms. Southern California Leatherwoman 1989 Los Angeles, California
1991 Kay Hallinger North Halsted Ms. Leather 1991 Bloomington, Indiana
1992 Blair Kituhwa Ms. San Francisco Leather 1992 San Francisco, California
1993 Amy Marie Meek Ms. Leather Nebraska 1992 Omaha, Nebraska
1994 Spencer Bergstedt (Stepped down mid-year) Washington State Ms. Leather 1993 Seattle, Washington
Cindy Bookout Ms. Oklahoma Leather 1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1995 Pat Ballie Ms. LeatherMaster 1995 Phoenix, Arizona
1996 Jill Carter ? Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
1997 Genelle Moore Sponsored by the Female Leather Exchange (FLEX) Lincoln, Nebraska
1998 Megan (DeJarlais) Martin Ms. Baltimore Eagle 1993 Baltimore, Maryland
1999 Pam Meyer Ms. San Francisco Leather 1999 San Francisco, California
2000 Jo Blas Sponsored by Kim Wolf of Leatherwoman Productions San Diego, California
2001 Joni Perry Ms. Olympus Leather 2000 Springfield, Virginia
2002 Russ Cosgrove Sponsored by 3SM Calgary, Canada
2003 Tammie Nelson Sponsored by Kendra McClain and the Great Lakes Leather Alliance Greenwood, Indiana
2004 Lori Ellison Sponsored by HPL Productions of Colorado Rio Rancho, New Mexico
2005 Jessi Holman Ahart Ms. Baltimore Eagle 2005 Baltimore, Maryland
2006 Lady Faye Falconeer Sponsored by Flesh & Fantasy and the Dallas Eagle Dallas, Texas
2007 Lauren Ide Southwest Ms. Leather 2006 Phoenix, Arizona
2008 Hobbit ? Seattle, Washington
2009 Lamalani Siverts Washington State Ms. Leather 2008 Seattle, Washington
2010 Mollena Williams Ms. San Francisco Leather 2009 San Francisco, California
2011 Sara Vibes ? New York, New York
2012 Synn Ms. Texas Leather 2012 Dallas, Texas
2013 Sarha Shaubach Ms. Alaska Leather 2011/2012 Meadow Lakes, Alaska
2014 Patty Ms. Leather Toronto 2014 Toronto, Canada
2015 Sarge Ms. San Diego Leather 2015 San Diego, California
2016 Lascivious Jane Ms. Philadelphia Leather 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2017 Girl Complex Ms. Alameda County Leather 2016 Oakland, California
2018 Girl Ang ? Melbourne, Australia
2019 Haley Ms. San Francisco Leather 2018 San Francisco, California
2020 contest cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [title left vacant] N/A N/A

International Ms. Bootblack Winners
Year IMsBB winner Winner's preliminary title or sponsor Winner's city
1999 Leslie Anderson American Leatherwoman 1997 Bosque Farms, New Mexico
2000 michael ann Sponsored by High Plains Leather Colorado Springs, Colorado
2001 Charlie Flake Sponsored by The Denver Triangle Denver, Colorado
2002 Kari Sponsored by Centaur Motorcycle Club Washington, DC
2003 Slaveboi Eddie Sponsored by Los Angeles boys of Leather and Bill Mitchell, American Leatherman 2003 Los Angeles, California
2004 izzy Sponsored by the Great Lakes Leather Association Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2005 Suka ? Chicago, Illinois
2006 Alex Bettencourt Sponsored by the Great Lakes Leather Alliance and Ramrod Medford, Massachusetts
2007 Ms. V Sponsored by the San Francisco Boot Black Studio Alameda, California
2008 Q SouthEast LeatherFest Bootblack 2007 Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Pony Leather Rose's House Bootblack Chicago, Illinois
2010 Jayson DaBoi ? Albuquerque, New Mexico
2011 kd ? New England
2012 Tarna ? Toronto, Canada
2013 bella Great Lakes Bootblack 2012 Louisville, Kentucky
2014 Dara Oregon State Bootblack 2013 Portland, Oregon
2015 slave tabitha ? Phoenix, Arizona
2016 Meghan Great Lakes Bootblack 2015 Louisville, Kentucky
2017 Elisa Great Lakes Bootblack 2016 Detroit, Michigan
2018 Teagan Southwest Bootblack 2017 Oakland, California
2019 Gretchen Alaska State Bootblack 2018 Anchorage, Alaska
2020 contest cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [title left vacant] N/A N/A

See also

References
  1. Baume, Matt (August 18, 2017). "Inside the Changing Leather Scene". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. Horn, Tina (June 21, 2014). "Black Boots and Big Booties at the International Ms. Leather and International Ms. Bootblack Contest". VICE. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. Bannon, Race (April 24, 2019). "BARtab: Celebrating women - International Ms. Leather and Bootblack in San Jose". Bay Area Reporter.
  4. Rubin, Gayle S. (1997). "Elegy for the Valley of Kings: AIDS and the Leather Community in San Francisco, 1981–1996". In Levine, Martin P.; Nardi, Peter M.; Gagnon, John H. (eds.). In Changing Times: Gay Men and Lesbians Encounter HIV/AIDS. Chicago: University of Chicago. p. 126. ISBN 9780226278568.
  5. Rubin, Gayle S. (1994). The Valley of the Kings: Leathermen in San Francisco, 1960–1990 (PhD dissertation). 2. University of Michigan. p. 419. OCLC 68797881.
  6. Deerinwater, Jen (June 5, 2018). "Our Pride: Honoring and Recognizing Our Two Spirit Past and Present". Rewire.News. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  7. Bannon, Race (April 27, 2017). "Celebrating Leather Women". Bay Area Reporter – via Issuu.
  8. Lord Martine (November 30, 2001). "Ace of clubs puts her cards on the table". San Francisco Chronicle.
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