Mr. Missouri Leather 2012
Sponsored by Gateway MC
St. Louis, Missouri
March 24, 2012
Mr. Missouri Leather 2012 will be the weekend of March 24, with all events taking place at JJ's Clubhouse in St. Louis, Missouri. Sponsored by Gateway Motorcycle Club since 1983, this event is one of the longest running annual Leather contests in the country that is sponsored by a single club.
The weekend will kickoff with a Meet and Greet, Friday night at 10 pm., for the contestants, judges and bootblack. The...
Mr. Missouri Leather 2012
Sponsored by Gateway MC
St. Louis, Missouri
March 24, 2012
Mr. Missouri Leather 2012 will be the weekend of March 24, with all events taking place at JJ's Clubhouse in St. Louis, Missouri. Sponsored by Gateway Motorcycle Club since 1983, this event is one of the longest running annual Leather contests in the country that is sponsored by a single club.
The weekend will kickoff with a Meet and Greet, Friday night at 10 pm., for the contestants, judges and bootblack. The annual MML silent auction presented by Gateway MC and a used leather sale presented by Blue Max will round out the evening. The contestants and judges will be introduced at Midnight, at this time the contestants will draw their numbers. This years judging panel includes: Tyler McCormick, International Mr. Leather 2010; Ben Carter, Mr. SECC Leather 2011; DJ Kaiser, Mr. Missouri Leather 2011; Joey McDonald, International Mr. Leather Executive Board Member and Dave Rhodes, The Leather Journal publisher and editor. The emcees for MML will be Mike Lunter, Mr. Missouri Leather 2009 and Terry Laupp, Mr. Missouri Leather 2010. Loki will be the bootblack for the event.
Saturday will start for the contestants at 1 pm. at JJ's for their interviews; this part of the competition is not open to the public. The weekend will continue at 10 pm. with the Mr. Missouri Leather 2011 competition, admission $10. The contestants will be judged on Cruise wear, Physique and Personality, Formal wear as well as deliver a short speech to the crowd. The silent auction and used leather sale will continue throughout the evening. Final bids for the auction will be tallied as the contest comes to a close. The newly sashed Mr. Missouri Leather 2012 will receive a sponsorship to IML 2012, $100, a title sash and much more. Second place will receive $100, with Third place receiving $50. The informal Gateway Guy contest has been a feature of the Mr. Missouri Leather contest to actively involve more people in the event and perhaps to encourage future contestants for Mr. Missouri Leather. The weekend will conclude on Sunday morning with the Mr. Missouri Leather Victory Brunch from 11 am to 2 pm presented by Blue Max, cost for the brunch is $10.
Gateway MC was established in 1973. For a number of years, all the members had to have motorcycles, and most of the activities were cycle related. Eventually, like other such clubs around the country, Gateway developed into a men's social organization in which motorcycles were not the only focus. Activities broadened to encompass the Levi/Leather community as a whole and its need for its own identity, events and network of brotherhood.
For more information or a contestant application check out gatewaymc.org or jjsclubhouse.com.