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| Titleholders from 1991 to Present |
IMrDL
1991 Philip Rubin
1992 Bob Donaldson
1993 Chris Mueller
1994 Jose Granda
1995 David Cowan
1996 Daniel Sonnenfeld
1997 Patrick Richardson
1998 Danny Carbonell
1999 Bob Rourke
2000 Buck Rogers
2001 Alan 'SPO' Schwartz
2002 William ‘BAM’ Coleman
2003 Juan Zazueta
2004 Paul O'Rourke
2005 Michael Ratzlaff
2006 Steve Kennedy
2007 Jerry Garmany
2008 Sir "Y" |
IMsDL
1996 Cool Cat
1998 Susan Gonazles
2000 Black C
2001 Black X
2003 Renata Millet
2004 Stephanie Juge
2005 Leather Cat
2006 Leather Cat
2007
2008
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IDLboy
2005 boy alex
2006 boy b
2007 boy b
2008 boy taz
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Contestants from 1991 to Present |
1991 - Dallas, TX
"Country & Western"
MC: Larry Warnow
Contestants: 15
IMDL: Philip Rubin
First Runner Up: Victor Magide
Second Runner Up: Jose Granda |
1992 - Baltimore, MD
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MC: Steve Kennedy & Jan Lyons
Contestants: 6
IMDL: Bob Donaldson
First Runner Up: Jeff Barrett
Second Runner Up: Marvin Evrink |
1993 - Los Angeles, CA
"LA Airline"
MC: Gerry Reyes
Contestants: 4
IMDL: Chris Meuller
First Runner Up: Rachid
Second Runner Up: Danny Nelson |
1994 - New York City, NY
"Stonewall"
MC: Bob Donaldson and Philip Rubin
Contestants: 8
IMDL: Jose Granda
First Runner Up: Mark Cairns
Second Runner Up: Victor Magide |
1995 - Montreal, Canada
"Bathhouse"
MC: Philip Rubin & Bob Donaldson
Contestants: 8
IMDL: David Cowan
First Runner Up: Patrick McCarthy |
1996 - Chicago, IL
"Construction Workers"
MC: Jose Granda
Contestants: 6
IMDL: Daniel Sonnenfeld
IMsDL: Cool Cat |
1997 - Kansas City, KS
"The Leather of Oz"
MC: Barbara
Contestants: 7
IMDL: Patrick Richardson
IMsDL: Cool Cat
First Runner Up: Paul O'Rourke
Second Runner Up: William 'BAM' Coleman |
1998 - Denver, CO
"Wild, Wild West"
MC: Clayton Valli & Alan 'SPO'
Contestants: 7
IMDL: Danny Carbonel
IMsDL: Susan Gonzales
First Mr. Runner Up: Jeff Dell
Second Mr. Runner Up: Steven Mayers
First Ms. Runner Up: Susan Byrd |
1999 - New Orleans, LA
"Mardi Gras"
MC: Philip Wolfee & Alan 'SPO'
Contestants: 5
IMDL: Bob Rourke
First Mr. Runner Up: Chuck Putvin
Second Mr. Runner Up: Chris Hall |
2000 - San Francisco, CA
"Gold Rush"
MC: Alan 'SPO'
Contestants: 4
IMDL: Buck Rogers
IMsDL: Carla 'Black C' Masi
First Mr. Runner Up: John Roades
Second Mr. Runner Up: Steven Mayers |
2001 - Seattle, WA
"NW Camping"
MC: Bob Donaldson
Contestants: 7
IMDL: Alan 'SPO'
IMsDL: Black X
First Mr. Runner Up: Dennis Hart
Second Mr. Runner Up: Alex James
First Ms. Runner Up: Gigi Doran |
2002 - Washington, DC
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Contestants:
IMDL: William 'BAM' Coleman
First Mr. Runner Up: Doug Dickson
Second Mr. Runner Up: Dennis Hart |
2003 - Orlando, FL
"Discovery of Florida by Ponce De Leon"
MC: Jose Granda
Contestants:
IMDL: Juan Zazueta
IMsDL: Renata Millet
First Mr. Runner Up: Jerry Garmany
2nd Mr. Runner Up: Jerome 'Jer' Seboltspan> |
2004 - Dallas, TX
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Contestants:
IMDL: Paul 'Teddy' O'Rourke
IMsDL: Stephanie Juge
First Runner Up: Jeff Barrett |
2005 - Washington, D.C.
"We, the Bear and Leather People..."
MC: Carla 'Black C' Masi
Contestants: 6
IMDL: Michael Ratzlaff
IMsDL: Crystal Sisk aka Leather Cat
IDLboy: Alex ‘boy alex’ Leffers
First Mr. Runner Up: Jerome 'Jer' Sebolt
Second Mr. Runner up: David
First Ms. Runner up: Maria Hernandez |
2006 - San Diego, CA
"15th Anniversary"
MC: Sheryl Dee and Tony Daverso
Contestants: 6
IMDL: Steve Kennedy
IMsDL: Crystal 'Leather Cat' Sisk
IDLboy: boy b
First Mr. Runner Up: Marc 'Y' Burton |
2007 - Atlanta, GA
"Cave"
MC: Patrick Richardson
Contestants: 3
IMDL: Jerry Garmany
IDLboy: boy b |
2007 - Philadelphia, PA
"Love"
MC: Patrick Richardson
Contestants: 2
IMDL: Sir "Y"
IDLboy: boy taz |
Contest Events from 1991 to Present |
1989
In Chicago, IL, the National Leather Association Conference created a task force for Deaf leather people. Michael Felts chaired a small group named "NLA: Deaf Chapter". The co-founders who established the yet-to-be International Deaf Leather were: Michael Felts, Philip Rubin, Bob Donaldson, Rolf Hagton, Jim Dunne, Bobby Andrascik and Charles Wilkinson .
1991
NLA: Deaf Chapter renamed to International Deaf Leather (IDL). The International Mr. Deaf Leather Contest made its debut in Dallas, TX. Philip Rubin became the first in history to win the IDL title.
1992
IDL held its second contest in Baltimore, MD. Bob Donaldson won the top honors.
1993
Los Angeles, CA was the site of the third IDL competition. At age 22, Chris Meuller of Berlin, Germany became the youngest ever to win the IDL title.
1994
The fourth IDL contest took place in New York City, NY with Jose Granda as its winner.
1995
Montreal, Canada hosted the fifth IDL contest, with the title going to David Cowan.
1996
For the sixth competition in Chicago, IL, IDL inaugurated the International Ms. Deaf Leather (IMsDL) contest - won by Cool Cat. The IMDL winner was Daniel Sonnenfield.
1997
The seventh IDL contest was held in Kansas City, KS with Patrick Richardson as its winner.
1998
Danny Carbonell and Susan Gonazlez were IMDL and IMsDL winners, respectively, during the eighth IDL competition, which was held in Denver, CO.
1999
IDL held its ninth contest in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bob Rourke won the titles of IDL.
2000
San Francisco, CA was the site of the 10th IDL contest. Buck Rogers and Black "C" were the IMDL and IMsDL winners.
2001
Seattle, WA was the host of the 11th IDL contest with Alan ‘SPO’ Schwartz and Black X winning the titles.
2002
IDL cames to Washington, DC for its 12th annual event.
2003
IDL visited Orlando, FL for it next event.
2004
IDL booted up in Dallas, TX for it's 14th annual event.
2005
We, the Bear and Leather People... Visited Washington, DC again.
2006
San Diego, CA was getting ready for IDL.
2007
IDL hosted 17th IDL Contest Event in Atlanta, GA.
2008
City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection (Philadelphia, PA) was the place where IDL 2008 Event was held.
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