HISTORY

(If you find wrong information or missed names, let me know and I’ll update the listing.)

Titleholders from 1991 to Present

IMrDL

1991 – Philip Rubin
1992 – Bob Donaldson
1993 – Chris Mueller
1994 – Jose Granda
1995 – David Cowan
1996 – Daniel Sonnfeld
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”
2009 – Terry Morrell
2010 – Terry Morrell
2011 – Sir Justin
2012 –
2013 –
2014 –

IMsDL

1996 – Cool Cat
1997 –
1998 – Susan Gonazles
1999 –
2000 – Black C
2001 – Black X
2002 –
2003 – Renata Millet
2004 – Stephanie Juge
2005 – Leather Cat
2006 – Leather Cat
2007 –
2008 –
2009 –
2010 – Val Sherrill
2011 – Val Sherrill
2012 –
2013 –
2014 –

IDLboy

2005 – boy alex
2006 – boy b
2007 – boy b
2008 – boy taz
2009 – boy taz
2010 –
2011 – boy david
2012 – boy richard
2013 – boy richard
2014 –

Contests 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 ” ” 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 IMrDL: Daniel Sonnenfeld IMsDL: Cool Cat
1997 – Kansas City, KS “The Leather of Oz” MC: Barbara Contestants: 7 IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: 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 ” ” MC: Contestants: 3 IMrDL: 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: IMrDL: Juan Zazueta IMsDL: Renata Millet First Mr. Runner Up: Jerry Garmany 2nd Mr. Runner Up: Jerome ‘Jer’ Sebolt	2004 – Dallas, TX ” ” MC: Contestants: IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: 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 IMrDL: Jerry Garmany IDLboy: boy b	2008 – Philadelphia, PA “Love” MC: Patrick Richardson Contestants: 2 IMrDL: Sir “Y” IDLboy: boy taz
2009 – Chicago, IL “Let’s Start a 2nd Great Chicago Fire” MC: Jose Granda Contestants: 2 IMrDL: Terry Morrell IDLboy: boy taz	2010 – Las Vegas, NV “Viva Leather Vegas” MC: boy alex Contestants: 1 IMrDL:Terry Morrell IMsDL:Val Sherrill
2011 – Denver, CO “IDL Family Continues to Grow…” MC: Jose Granda and Bob Donaldson Contestants: 3 IMrDL: Sir Justin IMsDL: Val Sherrill IDLboy: boy david	2012 – Baltimore, MD “Leather More…We Show You our Charm!>” MC: Lillith Grey Contestants: 1 IDLboy: boy richard
2013 – Montreal, Canada “Deaf Leather Villiage” MC: Michel Turgeon Contestants: 0

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.

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.

1995

Montreal, Canada hosted the fifth IDL contest.

1996

For the sixth competition in Chicago, IL, IDL inaugurated the first International Ms. Deaf Leather (IMsDL) contest – won by Cool Cat.

1997

The seventh IDL contest was held in Kansas City, KS.

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.

2000

San Francisco, CA was the site of the 10th IDL contest.

2001

Seattle, WA was the host of the 11th IDL contest.

2002

IDL came 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 took place in Philadelphia where IDL 2008 Event was held.

2009

Chicago Firefighters were not happy with IDL for starting the 2nd Great Fire!

2010

IDL invaded Las Vegas as same time as DeafNation Expo!!

2011

IDL celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a theme “IDL Family Continues To Grow…” held in Denver. IDL respectfully honored a long history of the titleholders.

2012

Charm City showed its charm with the theme “Leather < More…We Show You Our Charm” when IDL came to host its 21st Anniversary in Baltimore.

2013

IDL returned to Montreal for the first time since 1995 by hosting a theme called “Deaf Leather Village”. For the first time, there was no contest held, but there were some excellent shows on the stage.