Salt Lake City Leather Pride
Salt Lake City, Utah
When:
Early, October
Website:
Title Contest:
Mr Leather SL,UT Title Contest
Title(s):
Mr Leather SL,UT
About
From the Producers: a highlight of the 2024 Salt Lake City Leather Pride Celebration and will take place throughout the weekend.
Contestants will compete in a display of skill, charisma, and dedication to the leather lifestyle, honoring tradition, embracing diversity, and celebrating the essence of Leather Pride.
Opportunities
Title Contest(s)
Open to trans/cis identified men, 21+ and must live within 100 miles of Salt Lake City.
From the Contest Rules: The Mission of the MR. LEATHER SL❤️UT contest is to promote leather culture among the Salt Lake City community. We are looking for leather men that can act as an ambassador to work with various segments of both LGBTQ community as well as various segments of the radical sex communities.
We are looking for men who are passionately interested in activism, charity, and community building. We are seeking titleholders that can articulately express their own platform and excite those around them to get involved.
This is a “bar title”, and the winning contestant will be eligible to compete at the 2025 International Mr. Leather (IML) contest in Chicago as well as various other regional/national contests.
Judging Criteria
Fetish Wear (200 Points)
The producers of MR. LEATHER SL❤️UT believe all body types are sexy and want you to show your own personal sex appeal. The Fetish Wear section will be broken out into four categories.
Bar wear (50 Points)
Formal wear (50 Points)
Backroom (50 Points)
Boots (50 Points)
Speech (100 Points)
Each contestant is asked to prepare a two(2) to four(4) minute speech.
Interview (200 Points)
Each contestant will participate in a Judge's interview that will take place prior to the stage contest. The contestant interview should last between 20 and 40 minutes.
Pop Questions (100 Points - 50 each question)
On stage in front of the audience each contestant will be asked two pop questions. One question will be a light hearted or funny question designed to show the contestants personality, their wit and how they think on their feet. The other question will be a serious question designed to show they understand the issues facing the LGBTQ, sex positive and leather communities of Salt Lake City.
Crowd Ballot (200 points)
The value of a titleholder most often is in their ability to get people involved. To promote activism. The crowd ballot is about more than popularity, it’s about your power as a spokesperson or activist.
A contestant must score a minimum of 70% of the possible points to place. If no contestants meet the 70% minimum no winner will be selected.
Volunteer Opportunities
Producers make a volunteer form available for Leather pride. https://www.slcleatherpride.com/volunteer
Previous Titleholders
2017 - Michael Sanders
2018 - Nicholas Cendese
2019 - Chris Hansen