Year and contest location |
IMsL winner |
Winner's preliminary title or sponsor |
Winner's city |
Field of contestants |
1987 - San Francisco, CA |
Judy Tallwing McCarthey |
|
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona |
15 contestants |
1988 - San Francisco, CA |
Shann Carr |
Sponsored by Portland Power and Trust |
Portland, Oregon |
10 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
1989 - San Francisco, CA |
Susie Shepherd |
Ms. Portland Leatherwoman 1989 |
Portland, Oregon |
11 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
1990 - San Francisco, CA |
Gabrielle Antolovich |
Ms. Southern California Leatherwoman 1989 |
Los Angeles, California |
12 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
1991 - San Francisco, CA |
Kay Hallinger |
North Halsted Ms. Leather 1991 |
Bloomington, Indiana |
12 contestants |
1992 - San Francisco, CA |
Blair Kituhwa |
Ms. San Francisco Leather 1992 |
San Francisco, California |
10 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
1993 - San Francisco, CA |
Amy Marie Meek |
Ms. Leather Nebraska 1992 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
9 contestants |
1994 - San Francisco, CA |
Anne C.S. Bergstedt, later known as Spencer Bergstedt (Resigned on September 13, 1994, giving the title to Cindy Bookout; Bergstedt’s resignation was not related to his being transgender)[7] |
Washington State Ms. Leather 1993 |
Seattle, Washington |
11 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
Cindy Bookout |
Ms. Oklahoma Leather 1993 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
1995 - Chicago, IL |
Pat Ballie |
Ms. LeatherMaster 1995 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
19 contestants |
1996 - Philadelphia, PA |
Jill Carter (the first black International Ms. Leather)[16] |
TULSA (Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Assoc.) |
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania |
20 contestants |
1997 - San Diego, CA |
Genelle Moore (her brother Ron Moore had become the first black International Mr. Leather in 1984, and her win as International Ms. Leather in 1997 made them the first siblings to hold international leather titles.)[17][18] |
Sponsored by the Female Leather Exchange (FLEX) |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
11 contestants |
1998 - Atlanta, GA |
Megan (DeJarlais) Martin |
Ms. Baltimore Eagle 1993 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
18 contestants |
1999 - Las Vegas, NV |
Pam Meyer |
Ms. San Francisco Leather 1999 |
San Francisco, California |
14 contestants |
2000 - Toronto, Canada |
Jo Blas |
Sponsored by Kim Wolf of Leatherwoman Productions |
San Diego, California |
10 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
2001 - Dallas, TX |
Joni Perry |
Ms. International Olympus Leather 2000 |
Springfield, Virginia |
9 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
2002 - Omaha, NE |
Russ Cosgrove |
Sponsored by 3SM |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
6 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
2003 - Omaha, NE |
Tammie Nelson |
Sponsored by Kendra McClain & the Great Lakes Leather Alliance |
Greenwood, Indiana |
5 contestants, from the U.S. and Canada |
2004 - Omaha, NE |
Lori Ellison |
Sponsored by HPL Productions of Colorado |
Rio Rancho, New Mexico |
5 contestants |
2005 - Omaha, NE |
Jessi Holman Ahart |
Ms. Baltimore Eagle 2005 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
4 contestants |
2006 - Omaha, NE |
Lady Faye Falconeer |
Sponsored by Flesh and Fantasy & the Dallas Eagle |
Dallas, Texas |
2 contestants |
2007 - San Francisco, CA |
Lauren Ide |
Southwest Ms. Leather 2006 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
6 contestants |
2008 - San Francisco, CA |
Hobbit |
Washington State Ms. Leather 1996 |
Seattle, Washington |
4 contestants |
2009 - San Francisco, CA |
Lamalani Siverts |
Washington State Ms. Leather 2008 |
Seattle, Washington |
3 contestants |
2010 - San Francisco, CA |
Mollena Williams |
Ms. San Francisco Leather 2009 |
San Francisco, California |
8 contestants |
2011 - San Francisco, CA |
Sara Vibes |
|
New York, New York |
4 contestants |
2012 - San Francisco, CA |
Synn |
Ms. Texas Leather 2012 |
Dallas, Texas |
? |
2013 - San Francisco, CA |
Sarha Shaubach |
Ms. Alaska Leather 2011/2012 |
Meadow Lakes, Alaska |
? |
2014 - San Jose, CA |
Patty |
Ms. Leather Toronto 2014 |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
? |
2015 - San Jose, CA |
Sarge |
Ms. San Diego Leather 2015 |
San Diego, California |
9 contestants |
2016 - San Jose, CA |
Lascivious Jane |
Ms. Philadelphia Leather 2015 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4 contestants |
2017 - San Jose, CA |
Girl Complex |
Ms. Alameda County Leather 2016 |
Oakland, California |
7 contestants |
2018 - San Jose, CA |
Girl Ang |
Sponsored by Lucrezia and De Sade |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
6 contestants |
2019 - San Jose, CA |
Haley |
Ms. San Francisco Leather 2018 |
San Francisco, California |
2 contestants |
2020 |
Contest cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2021 |
Virtual event held with no contest |
2022 |
2023 - Piscataway, NJ |
Master Liquid Rulz |
Northeast Leatherperson 2020/2021 |
New York, New York |
3 contestants |
2024 - Piscataway, NJ |
The Goddess Indigo |
Ms. Texas Leather 2023 |
Austin, Texas |
2 contestants |