2024 Judges

 redwarrior is a feisty Leathergirl who loves all things rough, heavy, and primal.  She has presented classes across the US and Canada and lived in Florida, Alaska, and now Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Her passions include power exchange, where she identifies as a slave and all manner of play, where she often Tops as well as bottoms.  She has s

 redwarrior is a feisty Leathergirl who loves all things rough, heavy, and primal.  She has presented classes across the US and Canada and lived in Florida, Alaska, and now Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Her passions include power exchange, where she identifies as a slave and all manner of play, where she often Tops as well as bottoms.  She has served her community as SouthEast Community Bootblack in 2010, International Community Bootblack in 2010, and was honored as the Pantheon of Leather Woman of the Year in 2011. 

 Holly Myst is a bootblack, service submissive and bondage enthusiast originally from the great lakes and now local to Atlanta. She is Ms. Wisconsin Leather Pride 2020 and volunteered with groups in Wisconsin including Satyricon, Rope in Waukesha, SWIPE, Milwaukee Area Subs Gathering and the Milwaukee Naughties. She began bootblacking in 

 Holly Myst is a bootblack, service submissive and bondage enthusiast originally from the great lakes and now local to Atlanta. She is Ms. Wisconsin Leather Pride 2020 and volunteered with groups in Wisconsin including Satyricon, Rope in Waukesha, SWIPE, Milwaukee Area Subs Gathering and the Milwaukee Naughties. She began bootblacking in 2015, and takes every opportunity to learn from, and share skills with, other bootblacks. Her philosophy is that bootblacking is a way to serve the kink community by preserving the unique leathers of others, making others look and feel sexy in their gear, and sharing knowledge along the way. When not volunteering at various events, both kink and vanilla alike, Holly can be found bootblacking a couple times a month at the Atlanta Eagle. 

 Hello everyone, meet Pup Spark, your inaugural Midwest Person of Leather 2023! She is transfem and use She/Her/Pup pronouns. She started her transition in September of 2023 and has absolutely adored all the wonderful changes she's experienced!  She is a Pup and has had an interest in pet play since 2016 and joined Midnight Howl Kansas Ci

 Hello everyone, meet Pup Spark, your inaugural Midwest Person of Leather 2023! She is transfem and use She/Her/Pup pronouns. She started her transition in September of 2023 and has absolutely adored all the wonderful changes she's experienced!  She is a Pup and has had an interest in pet play since 2016 and joined Midnight Howl Kansas City in August of 2019 initially as a handler before switching teams to a pup in early 2023, and she feels so much more comfortable on the other end of the leash (although she still can very much dom!) She is happily collared by her owner.  She is a pan/demi/poly switch with an interest in impact, rope, cigars, BDSM, and making sure everyone has fun!  She is the creator of The Leather Enby Pride Flag  If you ever see her, feel free to come up and say hello. She doesn't bite (hard)~ 

 haifisch is a Cincinnati-based submissive and ropeslut. she has been active in the public scene since 2017, serving in various volunteer roles as well as a board member for both Cincinnati Leather and Titans of the Midwest. she is a founding member of Haus of Heathens, a queer Leather family centering radical inclusivity.  As a fat, quee

 haifisch is a Cincinnati-based submissive and ropeslut. she has been active in the public scene since 2017, serving in various volunteer roles as well as a board member for both Cincinnati Leather and Titans of the Midwest. she is a founding member of Haus of Heathens, a queer Leather family centering radical inclusivity.  As a fat, queer woman practicing relationship anarchy, she strives to create inclusive spaces and promotes active unlearning of societal standards of beauty and sexuality. she was awarded the inaugural Cincinnati Critter Title in 2022 and World Pet in 2023. her professional background is in bioethics, gender affirming care, and HIV care and prevention.   This unicorn believes in the power of laughter and experiences the most joy when pursuing absurdity through kink. 

Cade originally hails from Houston, Texas, which is where he first wandered into a seedy Leather bar and was hooked. He now resides in Rochester MN and has been in the frozen North for most of the last 21 years, collared to his Daddy, Shay Raven. Together, in 2023, they founded House of Raven, a Leather house with 5 members currently. Cad

Cade originally hails from Houston, Texas, which is where he first wandered into a seedy Leather bar and was hooked. He now resides in Rochester MN and has been in the frozen North for most of the last 21 years, collared to his Daddy, Shay Raven. Together, in 2023, they founded House of Raven, a Leather house with 5 members currently. Cade is Mr. Route 66 Leather 2023, and IML class 46. He has also served as Mr. Lonestar Houston 2016. Cade works in healthcare administration, loves to travel and photograph abandoned homes and buildings, and is a transgender and disability advocate. He is a member of the Exiles, San Francisco and Mama’s Family, as Mama’s Lucky Charm. Cade flags hunter green, white and red on the right.

 Zach Gillette resides in Des Moines, Iowa. Has been a part of the Leather and kink community since 2018. Zach identifies as a kinky Dom/switch, with many interests and is always learning new things with his pup Kelly Gillette (Gus Gus). Zach is Mr. World Bear 2021 and Iowa Bear 2019, vice president of the Capital Bears and part of the Pr

 Zach Gillette resides in Des Moines, Iowa. Has been a part of the Leather and kink community since 2018. Zach identifies as a kinky Dom/switch, with many interests and is always learning new things with his pup Kelly Gillette (Gus Gus). Zach is Mr. World Bear 2021 and Iowa Bear 2019, vice president of the Capital Bears and part of the Priory of the Wilde Rose (sisters of perpetual indulgence). He likes to volunteer and help better the community when and where he can. Zach strives to be a good role model and let others know that you are not alone.. 

Sir Nate is proud to serve pups and kinksters alike through education, outreach,and leadership. He has twelve years #39; experience in the kink, leather, and pup communities and has amalgamated a tradition that encompasses both old and new values which he is proud to share with others to help the community grow.

He served the community as

Sir Nate is proud to serve pups and kinksters alike through education, outreach,and leadership. He has twelve years #39; experience in the kink, leather, and pup communities and has amalgamated a tradition that encompasses both old and new values which he is proud to share with others to help the community grow.

He served the community as Great Lakes Trainer 2018 and first runner-up

International Trainer 2018. He was the founding president of Badger Pets and

Handlers, taught classes with the Titans of the Midwest, and was the founder and

former owner and producer of Wisconsin Leather Pride. He currently resides in

Colorado where he is at it again, working on the creation of a new local critter group,

Mile High Pets and Handlers.

Sir Nate is dedicated to education and research both professionally and personally. In

addition to his professional research on infectious disease, he teaches in both the kink

community and local communities through outreach about HIV and STI’s and

advocates for PrEP, expanding awareness of U=U, and for a stigma free, sex positive

Society.

More personally, Sir Nate is known for his sneaker and gear fetishes and loves

connecting kink to leisure and lifestyle. He is an avid outdoorsman and can frequently

be found exploring the mountains and is always happy to have excited pups and

kinksters to take on his adventures!