Ms SF Leather

We had a fabulous panel of judges for 2009.

Our 2010 panel will be announced shortly.

Mr. Marcus Hernandez (Honorary Judge In Memoriam)

Mr Marcus passed away on October 8.

Celebrating his 38th year as the leather columnist in San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter, (Mr.) Marcus Hernandez has been covering the worldwide leather scene since October 1971. He has contributed articles and photos to Drummer Magazine, The Leather Journal, the annual International Mr. Leather Program, the annual International Mr. Drummer Program, and many other publications.

Mr. Marcus has been judging International Mr. Leather since 1980 and is now the Judge Emeritus for life on that panel. He has judged leather contests from coast to coast, in Canada and in Europe and is also the Judge Emeritus for the American Brotherhood Weekend titles and International LeatherSIR/boy contests.

A memorial to celebrate Mr. Hernandez’s life is planned for Saturday, November 21 at 1 p.m. at City Nights, 715 Harrison Street in San Francisco.

“Mama “ Sandy Reinhardt (Head Judge)

“Mama “ Sandy Reinhardt has been in the Leather community for 20 years and has been very active in the fundraising arena for most of  those years.  Her fundraising activities include her annual Breast Cancer Emergency  Dinner, her Leather Walk for the Aids Emergency Fund & the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, and her toy drive for Camp Sunburst “Kids Living w/ HIV-AIDS.” She has judged countless local, regional & international contests.  Her accolades include being the SF Pride Grand Marshal, being the recipient of the John Stephen Bassett Leather Pride Award as well as the Harvey Milk Award, and receiving proclamations from City, County & State officials.  Mama is respected & revered most for her abilty to galvanize & motivate her international Family with her best know philosophies of “We are Family” & “Manners & Respect.”  Mama’s Family has over 1000 members across the US, Canada, France, and Germany who together help raise over $2,000,000 annually for non-profit organizations.

Secret Judge Daddy Sal

Daddy Sal has been a part of the Leather Community and an activist for 20 years. She is founder and past coordinator of The Exiles in San Francisco and has organized numerous events and fundraising efforts. She is currently co-producer of Leather Traditions, a group dedicated to support, education and mentoring of the leather D/s lifestyle through weekend retreats. She identifies as a Sir and a Daddy. She has a collared boy who has been in her service for nearly 10 years.

Her participation in the community comes from a passion for the Leather lifestyle, for education and for mentoring.

Pam Meyer (Ms. San Francisco Leather 1999 & International Ms. Leather 1999)

Lamalani (International Ms. Leather 2009)

Lamalani is a life-long Seattle resident and held the title of Washington State Ms Leather 2008 before winning International Ms Leather 2009. She has been active in the leather community since 1999 when she started teaching workshops through the women-owned sex toy store Babeland. Professionally, Lamalani makes hemp bondage rope with Twisted Monk. Lamalani has presented at Desire Leatherwomen’s conference, Michigan Womyn’s Festival, Mistress Shae’s Academy in Los Angeles, Portland Bad Girls and offers private classes around the Puget Sound area. Lamalani has had the honor of judging Northwest Leather Sir/boy & Community Bootblack, Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather and San Francisco Leather Daddy contests.  She is an enthusiastic practitioner of rope bondage, fire play and roughhousing. Lamalani relaxes by playing percussion, observing marine ecology and riding her motorcycles.

Brandon Clark (Mr. San Francisco Leather 2009)

Brandon Clark has been involved with kink and leather since the age of 14 when he discovered the joys of body piercing. Since that time, he has explored the deepest realms of fetish and fantasy; some of his favorites are cbt, sounding, e-stim and bondage. He is also a fixture in the San Francisco leather community and currently holds the titles of Mr. San Francisco Leather and Mr. Powerhouse.

Besides serving the San Francisco leather community Brandon has also served in the Army Reserves for 8 years where he was a Combat Medic.  Not one to sit idly, he is also a competitive bodybuilder, an avid motorcycle enthusiast and works with works with many non-profits, giving back to the community that has given so much to help shape who he is today. (M