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The SC Leather Contest 2011 Titleholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                               

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SC Leather girl - kimberli R

Goes by 'kimberli"

Current South Carolina City of Residence:

                                          Greenville, SC

Gender Identification:    F

Sexual Orientation;              Bisexual

Age:                                        27

Height:                                   5'4"

Weight:                            Fluffy

Hair Color:                      Brown

Eye Color:                        Hazel

Zodiac Sign:                     Taurus

Current Occupation/Profession:          Customer Service

Sponsor #1 - Name, City, State:

         Sir Kris, Chicago, IL

Sponsor #2 - Name, City, State:        

         Ms Jan, Greenville, SC

Community Involvement (past 3 years): Former SC LOCK board member, current LOCK host of "Explorations", active in Hickory Playground. Presented at "Submissive Journey Weekend". Panel of judges at NCLC.

Club Memberships/Affiliations - SC-LOCK, CAPEX, Hickory Playground, PLEASE, Western Mass Power Exchaange-TRG (Founder), The Society, ( Hartford, CT)

Hobbies/Skills/Interests ; Fire Cupping, Reading, Horseback Riding, Community Service

The following are the questions asked when applying to compete.

 1. How long have you been involved with the Leather community in South Carolina?

4 years as of this past month, but active in my local BDSM community for 9 years as of this past May.

2. Please list your current club/group affiliations (please also list any offices held).

SC-LOCK former board member for 3 years

WMPE-TNG, founder, director for 2 years.

The Society ( Hartford CT) - Events cair for 2 years

3. Why are you wishing to run for the South Carolina Leather boy/girl title?

I want to support the contest itself and the Leather community in my state. I love outreach to other parts of our community. Love to meet new people and share my love of Leather with them, and this contest just felt like the best thing to do at this point in my journey.

4. If you win the title of South Carolina Leather boy/girl, what would your goals be for your title year?

To bust some of the misconceptions people have about the Leather community and to show people that leatherfolk are not the stuffy elitists that we have the reputation of being. I want people to know that the Leather community is accessible to them. If it is in your heart, you can walk this path regardless of whether you "fit the mold".____

5. What is your greatest strength and how would that strength benefit you as the South Carolina Leather boy/girl titleholder?

I am a people person, friendly, outgoing, and approachable. It makes traveling to new areas and groups easier and makes me a more approachable and memorable ambassador.

6. What challenges do you think you might face as the South Carolina Leather boy/girl titleholder?

I think that I will face the same challenges that every titleholder has - money, and time. Thankfully, I have the love and support of my local community who have offered fundraisers to help with the first and soon will have a more flexible work schedule to help with the second._________________

7. How do you think it will impact you if you are not chosen to be the next South Carolina Leather boy/girl title holder?

I think that the entire experience of preparing and running for this title has already impacted me more than words can say. Whether or not I leave as the ne SC Leather girl, I will have won something.

8. Please list any additional information you would like to share with the judges.

I am a Leather girl. I am a leader, a community member and a representative. I will continue n mu path of outreach and education whether I have the privilege of being South Carolina Leather girl or just plain old kimberli J

SC Leather boy 2011

Goes by boi andy

 

Current South Carolina City of Residence:

                                              Sumter, SC

 

Gender Identification:        Male identified GQ

 

 Sexual Orientation;             Bisexual

 

 Age:                                       32

 

Height:                                    5'6"

Weight:                                    330

Hair Color:                              Red/blue

Eye Color:                                Grey

Zodiac Sign:                              Leo

Current Occupation/Profession: Customer Service Representative

 

Other titles held (title/year):              SELF Bootblack 2008

Community Involvement (past 3 years):     La Fortress, Greensboro NC. WINK, Wilmington NC, CAPEX, Charlotte NC, HPG Hickory NC, T3WD, Columbia SC

Club Memberships/Affiliations: T3WD

Hobbies/Skills/Interests: Bootblacking, Leather History, Science Fiction Books, Trivia Games, Ceramic Painting.

The following are the questions asked when applying to compete.

How long have you been involved with the Leather community in South Carolina?

I have been involved in the SC Leather Community since 2005.

2. Please list your current club/group affiliations (please also list any offices held).

I am currently a member of T3WD. I held the Member at Large office there for 2 years.

 

3. Why are you wishing to run for the South Carolina Leather boy/girl title?

I wish to run for the title of SC Leather boi because I enjoy title holding and I enjoy being a boi. I want to be able to take the title to all parts of SC and offer classes and workshops.

4. If you win the title of South Carolina Leather boy/girl, what would your goals be for your title year?

If I win the title, my goal would be to hit each region of the state at least once and to meet as many people as I can and promote the SC Leather Contest. I would like to promote understanding between the generations and between the different sects of the community.

5. What is your greatest strength and how would that strength benefit you as the South Carolina Leather boy/girl titleholder?

My greatest strength is my love of teaching. I think this will benefit me as the SC Leather boi because it will help me reach more groups with my classes.

6. What challenges do you think you might face as the South Carolina Leather boy/girl titleholder?

My biggest challenge would be finding a place within the gay male culture, its hard to be accepted when you are still biologically a female.

7. How do you think it will impact you if you are not chosen to be the next South Carolina Leather boy/girl title holder?

Not being chosen simply means I will continue to support the SC leather community from the background. 

8. Please list any additional information you would like to share with the judges.

 

I am an open book. Anything you wish to know, please ask.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ms SC Leather 2011

 

Goes by Paige C

Scene/Stage Name:                     1WickedMistress

Current South Carolina City of Residence:

                                                       Lexington, SC

 

Gender:                                          F

 

Sexual Orientation;                      Bisexual

Age:                                                 44

Height:                                            5'4"

 

Weight:                                            ????

 

Hair Color:                                     Red

 

Eye Color:                                      ????

 

Zodiac Sign:                                   Scorpio

Current Occupation/Profession:  Educator, P/T, Mad Scientist/Painting Contractor

                                   

Community Involvement (past 3 years): I have attended events through T3WD, CAPEX, AIRS and Carolina Kinksters. Volunteered at Instinct: Columbia's Fetish Ball, The SCLC tent at Pride, 2010. Attended "Dining With Friends" and House of Decorum Leather Dinner/Fundraiser. I also conducted my first demo on cell Popping.

Club Memberships/Affiliations; T3WD and recipricols.

Hobbies/Skills/Interests

Adventure shopping at thrift stores for Leather boots and pervertibles. Love live music, making toys. Realized long ago that you can wear Leather everyday if you are a biker chick and the vanillas don't know how kinky you are. (Independabt film, meeting new people.

 

The following are the questions asked when applying to compete.

1. How long have you been involved with the Leather community in South Carolina?

I attended my first event over 2 years ago, privately. I had my first D/s relationship over 16 years ago.

2. Please list your current club/group affiliations (please also list any offices held).

I am currently a member of T3WD.

3. Why are you wishing to run for the Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title?

I believe I would make a great ambassador for the community. Education and helping others is something I have done all my life and I wish to transfer those skills to the world of BDSM.___

4. If you win the title of Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather, what would your goals be for your title year?

I would like to dispel the myth that our lifestyle is all about abuse, beating the crap out of each other. I love working with vanillas & newbies, making them feel comfortable, accepted, and hopefully a little enlightened.

5. What is your greatest strength and how would that strength benefit you as the Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title holder?

Communication. I am able to relate to others on many different levels, communicating effectively no matter where they are coming from. They call me the feather smoother at work.

6. What challenges do you think you might face as the Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title holder?

Scheduling, due to the plethora of wonderful events out there.

7. How do you think it will impact you if you are not chosen to be the next Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title holder?

The only real impact is that I would be welcoming & educating on a much smaller scale. My only regrets would be not being able to reach more people.

8. Please list any additional information you would like to share with the judges.

I enjoy exploring the relationships between pain, pleasure, service, and fulfillment within others and myself. I feel I have been taking steps in the lifestyle but need to make a giant leap. This title would enable me to do so & share my knowledge & experience with many others.

 

Mr SC Leather 2011

Goes by Baran L.

 

Current South Carolina City of Residence:

                                                       Columbia, SC

 

Gender:                                         M

 

Sexual Orientation;                     Gay

Age:                                              42

Height:                                         6'3"

 

Weight:                                        195

 

Hair Color:                                  Brown

 

Eye Color:                                    Blue

 

Zodiac Sign:                                 Aquarius

Current Occupation/Profession:  Catering/Bartender

Community Involvement (past 3 years): For the past 3 years involvment in the community includes several SECC Runs as well as being involved with the Tri-River Guardians here in the Columbia area (the monthly bar nights and the Instinct Ball of Columbia).

Club Memberships/Affiliations; The Imperial Court of Houston, (founding member)

Hobbies/Skills/Interests: Drawing/painting, sports, singing.

 

The following are the questions asked when applying to compete.


1. How long have you been involved with the Leather community in South Carolina?

I've been involved in a Leather community here is SC for about the past year, but have been involved in a Leather community in the Houston area before moving back here to SC from Texas in 2009.

 

 

2. Please list your current club/group affiliations (please also list any offices held).

At this point I'm not affiliated with any clubs here in SC, but, have applied to become a member of the TRG of Columbia..

 

 

3. Why are you wishing to run for the Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title?

I am running for Mr. SC Leather because I'd like to be a representative of my home state and my Leather family. To also help out the community in any way that I can.

 

 

4. If you win the title of Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather, what would your goals be for your title year?

My goals for the year would be to represent the Leather Communityand the state of Southh Carolinawith the best of my ability, to work to bring together not just the Leather Community here in Columbia but to bring together the whole state.

 

 

5. What is your greatest strength and how would that strength benefit you as the Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title holder?

My greatest strenght would be my ability to work with others to arrive at the best solution to resolve a problem or to devise the best way to use all aspects and ideas to work out a project or event.

 

 

6. What challenges do you think you might face as the Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title holder?

Challenges that I might face as Mr. SC Leather, honestly I can't think of anything other than being able to travel around the state as their representative as much as I'd like to do during my title year.

 

 

7. How do you think it will impact you if you are not chosen to be the next Mr./Ms. South Carolina Leather title holder?

It will only help me out with that I need to improve for my future in the Leather community.

 

 

8. Please list any additional information you would like to share with the judges.

I've been involved with several groups/organizations in the Houston area; one as a founding member of The Imperial Court of Houston. I also worked closely with other groups such as the Houston Council of Clubs, The Colt 45's and the Houston Area Bears.