Ms SF Contest

Announcement: 2017 Ms. SF Leather Contest Press Release Date: August 1st, 2016

The winds will be chilly and howling. Your windows will be cloaked with frost. What better remedy is there than to let the 2017 Ms. San Francisco Leather Contest warm you up? Come celebrate the fabulous title year of Ms. San Francisco Leather 2016 Stela D. Love and the wonderful way she has represented our city and our community. Watch hot fiery femmes, cool sexy butches, and everyone in between take the stage and bring their very best for the opportunity to be our next Ms. San Francisco Leather! The contest is set for early 2017 with more hot, salacious details still to come! What we CAN tell you is the weekend format you've come to know and love won't go away; with a contestant Meet & Greet on Friday, the 2017 Ms. San Francisco Leather Contest on Saturday, and the Titleholder Victory Brunch on Sunday! You’re not going to want to miss all the hotness! Who will be the next Ms. SF Leather?

2015 Contest Information

2015 Contestants

	Tali Tart A proud Oakland freak, Tali the Tattooed Tart has performed in burlesque and drag shows all over the Bay Area from private play parties to the stages of Folsom Street Fair. Described as "a cupcake full of razor blades," she's got a butt as big and beautiful as her winning smile and one seriously twisted sense of humor. She'll make off with your heart (and anything else that isn't nailed down!)
	Stela D. Love Stela Furtado is a Portuguese, gender-fluid local artist and performer. Born in the bay area and graduated from California College of Arts. They are Drag Daddy and Co-Founder of dance drag king troupe Fella-Fem, a event producer for Queer Sphere, and part of the Debauchery Burlesque family of performers, donating performance for local non-profits.
	Eden Alexander Mistress Eden Alexander is a native San Francisco BDSM and fetish film maker, Pro Domme, fetish and bondage model, feature burlesque performer, and adult actress. In her professional career, she has been nominated for over 33 performer awards, including Kinkiest Performer of the Year, Best Femdom Release, and Best BDSM Release. She identifies as a High Femme Switch is passionate about leather, latex, pet play and service to the community through volunteer work and outreach. She is extremely excited to run for her first Leather Title here at Ms SF Leather, and in her spare time she enjoys singing in a competitive singing league, Beauty Blogging, collecting vinyl records, and spending time with her 2 "bio dogs" and her "pack" of 'puppy play Pups!
	SaraMara "Artist, activist and musician of some repute, SaraMara is a quintessential Libra, lifestyle BDSMer, trained Domina and arch-fetishist. Her renown as a pony-player is both as a ponygirl in events, parades, and even wedding, as well as a community leader for the SF Stampede. Her flair for organization and administration is evidenced by her success with the Northern California Human Fox Hunt (aka The Chase) and her assistance with the Leather Contingent at the SF Pride Parade. Her pony play exploits have been featured in Slate magazine and the Playboy Channel. She and her partner, TheDragonLord, co-host a semi-regular rope suspension event for Queer Sphere in Oakland and she is a regular feature at Master Scorpio's Dominance Dojo and Alchemy events."

2015 Contest Judges

	Daddy Vick Germany (Head Judge) Daddy Vick won the SF Dyke Daddy contest in 2002. She was a member of the Outcasts, a former director of the Inter-Club Fund (ICF), former president of the SF Dykes on Bikes® Women’s Motorcycle Contingent, and a past Leather Pride Contingent Co-Grand Marshal. Daddy Vick was on the organizing committees for Leather-Levi Weekend and Leather Leadership Conference 12. She has judged local and international contests, including IMsL, IML XXX, and IMsL Bootblack. Daddy Vick was honored by the LA&M’s Women’s Leather History project as one of the ‘Women in Leather History’. She was selected the ICF’s ‘Woman of the Year’ 3 times. Daddy Vick was presented a ‘President’s Award’ at the Pantheon of Leather Awards 18 for her work in overseeing the trademarking of the phrase ‘Dykes on Bikes®’ that was challenged all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Currently Daddy Vick is a member of the Exiles, the Leather Archives and Museum (LA&M), part of Mama’s Family (Mama’s SF Dyke Daddy and Mama’s Master Flogger), an organizational director of the SF Bay Area Leather Alliance, and a board of director with the SF Dykes on Bikes® Women’s Motorcycle Contingent.
	Madame Estrella Madame Estrella is a genderqueer Femme Domme, and SM Top, who has lived and breathed BDSM for the last twenty-five years. It’s amused her to discover just how useful a degree in Communications and training as a conflict mediator have been in her ongoing exploration and communication about BDSM. Estrella is a respected educator and well known performance artist, and was a pro Domme for twelve years. Estrella has a strong commitment to building ongoing leather community, and finds great joy in sharing her knowledge and skills. She has presented or performed for QSM, Fantasy Makers Academy, The Center for Sex and Culture, The Exiles, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and Twelve Inches of Sin, as well as for conferences including DomDominion, Folsom Fringe, IMsL, and Living in Leather.
	Trevor Black Trevor Black is Mr. San Francisco Leather 2015 and Mr. Daddy's Barbershop Leather. Trevor moved to San Francisco 4 years ago when he was 18, and began to thrive. He attended various goth and kink clubs, and eventually started participating in public demonstrations as a kink model at local bars. Doing this allowed him to connect with the leather community. Eventually Trevor started throwing parties, and helped raise money for various local nonprofits. Because of these experiences he began exploring his own deviant side, connecting himself with people in San Francisco. A byproduct of throwing these events was witnessing the charitable side of it all, and seeing the efforts those put in to supporting causes they believe in to this day inspires him to do what he loves, and to keep on supporting our community.
	Val Langmuir Val Langmuir, Ms. San Francisco Leather 2013, and Mama's British Butch, is honored and excited to be one of your judges for this year’s contest. Val has been an out leatherdyke and polymorphous pervert for a bit over 20 years, and now also embraces the label of genderqueer. Val's leather journey started in the UK, where they helped organize SM pride. Val moved to the Bay Area in 1996 and soon joined The Exiles, serving as an officer from 2004-2015. Val represented San Francisco in the International Ms. Leather class of 2015. Val loves to share skills, and has presented or co-presented kink workshops locally and internationally, most recently last year on British Discipline. Val loves playing hard, traveling, geocaching, and serving on the board of their synagogue. Married to Marilyn and happily polyamorous, Val is a switch who loves boots and canes.
	Ms. WillowKat Ms. WillowKat co-holds the titles of International and Pacific Coast Power Exchange 2015 as part of a triad. She has taught at events including Rocky Mountain Rebellion, Foundations, SF Journey, West Coast Bound and Dark Odyssey. In addition to teaching, she brings her creative passion for healing to her endeavors as shamanic priestess, Master, kinky caregiver and midwife to the dying. Her passions include painting, teaching, ritual, D/s, sex magic, BDSM edge play, tree-hugging, and heading her canine pack. Nicknamed “the hurricane”, she is known for her dynamic teaching style and her passionate commitment to life.

2015 Contest MCS

Miss Bethie Bee

Miss Bee is a queer fierce femme Leather dyke, fetishist and occasional dandy. She began her journey in kink in 2005 and moved to the Bay Area in 2006 to be more fully involved in the Leather and kink communities. She has served various organizations within the SF Bay Area including the Society of Janus, Leather Traditions, and the SF Citadel. She holds the titles of Ms SF Citadel 2011 and Ms SF Leather 2011. Her passions include femme solidarity, feminism, voicing unpopular opinions loudly, ridiculously elaborate tea parties, and super freaky sex. Although she has presented classes and moderated discussions for many years on many topics, this is Miss Bee's first time emceeing a contest. She's excited to have one of her few remaining cherries publicly popped for your entertainment.

Q

A queer, poly/non-monogamous leather boi, Q has presented on a number of topics both abroad, and in the US. An activist for over 15 years and certified sex educator, he is passionate about bringing together the various communities he is a part of through education and adult film. This charming and flirtatious southern boi resides in Oakland, CA traveling extensively for work and play, and is always on the lookout for new adventures along the way. Q is honored to hold the titles of International Ms Bootblack 2008 and Southeast Leatherfest Bootblack 2007. In service to his community, Q has presented and/or judged at number of community events including Southwest Leather Conference, International Leather Sir/boy/Community Bootblack, Great Lakes Leather Alliance, Toronto Leather Pride, Dark Odyssey Winter Fire, Mr/Ms New Jersey Leather, Black Rose, and Northern California Community Bootblack.

Contest Catagories

Interview in Street/Casual Wear (75 points): Contestants will be interviewed by the judging panel prior to the evening portions of the contest. These interviews will be closed to the public. Contestants will be judged on their ability to think on their feet, their knowledge of lifestyle-related issues and history, and how they respond to the questions asked of them. The appropriate dress for this section is street legal leather/fetish/kink wear. Speech and Formal Wear (45 points): Contestants will each be given 90 seconds to speak on a topic of their choice related to the Leather/Fetish/Kink community. Contestants will be judged on the delivery of their speech as well as on their formal wear (what you would wear to a formal leather/fetish/kink event or banquet). Fantasy (35 points): Each contestant will be given 5 minutes to perform a fantasy on stage. Contestants will be scored on the creativity they use in the fantasy portion and how well they engage the audience. On Stage Pop Question and Cruise/Bar Wear (20 points): Each contestant will randomly select one pop question to answer on stage. Questions will be submitted by the community at the Meet and Greet, the judges and emcee. The appropriate dress for this section is your sexy best. Comportment (25 points): Judges will observe each contestant throughout the contest weekend and judge each contestant on their comportment during the weekend.