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.

The first known contest was held in 1985 in Hamburg, Germany; the winner was David Riseborough, Sweden.

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:M. Fusillo, Le Ragioni del Cuoio (Leather explanations) in Pride, n. 123, September 2009 (in Italiana) (in English)

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, (in English) 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. (in English)

Winners While the MLE contest has been held since at least 1985, complete records of past winners are difficult to locate. As of 2025, this list is incomplete and only reflects the information currently accessible to the public.

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 Mr Tomsson Stockholm, Sweden Hamburg, Germany MSC Hamburg e.V. 1986 1986-08-09 Bauernhaus Hamburg MSC Hamburg e.V. 1987 Thomas Karasch (in English) Hamburg, Germany MSC Hamburg e.V. 1988 Vincente Jimenez Barcelona, Spain 1989 1990 1991 1992 A. J. Steigenberger 1993 1994 1995-10-08 Wasahallen, Stockholm, Sweden (in English and Italian) SLM Stockholm 1995 1995-11-05 Antonio Sanchez (in English) MSC Madrid Madrid, Spain 24 Amsterdam, Netherlands MSC Amsterdam 1996 1996-10-11–13 Dario van der Lundin Videla Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden Brussels, Belgium MSC Belgium (in English) 1997 1997-08-23 Stein Lösnesgaard (in Norwegian) Manchester, England Manchester Super Chain, Motor Sports Club (MSC-MSC) (in English) 19981998-10-09 Rob Scheers Antwerp, Belgium Zurich, Switzerland Loge 70 1999 Peter Wallace Mr. Leather SLM-Oslo Gothenburg, Sweden Copenhagen, Denmark SLM Copenhagen 2000 2000-08-19 Milan, Italy (in English) 2001 2001-10-06 Maurizio (in Italian) Mr Leather Italy Varese, Italy Stuttgart, Germany 2002 2002-10-19 Fernando Manzali (in English) (in Italian) Mr. Leather Italy Mantua, Italy chalet de la porte jaune Paris France ASMF Paris 2003 2003-10-03–05 Saad Hasson (in English) Saad is the contestant #37 at IML 2004 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 (in Italian) 2005 2005-09-16 Christian Roger Amsterdam MS Amsterdam 2006 Simen Enersen Mr Leather Denmark Aarhus, Denmark Fabrikken, Oslo, Norway SLM Oslo 2007 2007-09-27 Martin Cedergren (in Swedish) Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden 5 Gamla Tryckeriet, Stockholm, Sweden SLM Stockholm 2008 2008-10-18 Ralf Lauritzen Rasmussen (in Swedish) Mr. Leather Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 6 Universal Hall, Berlin BLF Berlin 2009 2009-10-03 Pieter Claeys (in English) Mr. MS Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 Risto Theatre, Rome Leather Club Rome 2010 2010-10-02 Eric Gutierrez Mr Leather France Paris, France 9 Tanzhaus West, Frankfurt FLC Frankfurter Leder Club 2011 2011-10-01 Alexi Carpentieri (in Swedish) Mr Baltic Battle Stockholm, Sweden 10 Kulturhuset Islands, Copenhagen SLM Copenhagen 2012 2012-10-20 Kilker Alcaraz 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 Houesnard Mr. Leather Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 7 Eagle Amsterdam, Amsterdam MS Amsterdam 2015 2015-10-24 Thorsten Buhl Mr. Leather Austria Vienna, Austria 9 Fluc, Vienna LMC Vienna2016 2016-08-27 Joe King Mr. Leather UK 9 Helsinki, Finland MSC Finland2017 2017-10-28 Raymond Timmer Mr. Leather Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 Amsterdam, Netherlands MS Amsterdam2019 2018-10-13 Evert Leerson Mr. Leather Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands Paris, France ASMF Paris2020 2019-10-12 Stevio Blackhart Italian Fetishman of the Year Milan, Italy 8 Rome, Italy Leather Club Roma2023 2022-10-01 Andy Walgraef Mister Leather Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 7 Manchester, UK Manchester Leatherman2024 2023-10-28 Tom Keller Mr. Leather London London, UK 6 Milan, Italy Leather Friends Italia20252024-10-19David Weeble Mr Leather Cymru/WalesCardiff, Wales8Zurich, SwitzerlandLeathermen of Switzerland20262025-10-18 Jamie RyanMr Dublin Leather Dublin, Ireland 10IJland, Amsterdam, NetherlandsMS Amsterdam2027Seville, SpainInternational Leather & Boots Spain2028Rome, ItalyLeather Club Roma

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