The Competition

THE APPLICATION

ELIGIBILITY

AS PART OF THE APPLICATION FORM, CANDIDATES ARE ASKED TO CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY ALONG WITH THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE TITLE.

QUESTIONS

CONTESTANTS ARE ASKED TO ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR MOTIVATION, ASPIRATIONS AND COMMITMENT TO LEATHER.

JUDGED ON: ABILITY TO ARTICULATE, ROLE OF LEATHER IN THEIR LIFE, MOTIVATION.

THE interview

PANEL INTERVIEW

CONTESTANTS ARE ALL ASKED THE SAME SET OF QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS GRADED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES WHO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF DIFFERENCE ASPECTS OF THE LEATHER COMMUNITY.

JUDGED ON: COMMITMENT TO LEATHER SCENE, ETHICS AND CONDUCT, HONESTY, ATTITUDE.

THE STAGE EVENT

FIRST IMPRESSION

ONE AT A TIME CONTESTANTS STEP FORWARD AND ARE INTRODUCED TO THE EVENT AUDIENCE BY THE HOST.

JUDGED ON: FIRST IMPRESSIONS, POISE, PRESENCE AND SEXINESS.

QUESTIONS

CONTESTANTS ARE INDIVIDUALLY ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS BY THE HOST RELATED TO LEATHER CULTURE.

JUDGED ON: PERSONALITY, ROLE MODEL POTENTIAL

PERSONAL STATEMENT

THE CONTESTANTS ARE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE AS TO WHY THEY SHOULD BE AWARDED THE TITLE.

JUDGED ON: VISION/ASPIRATION, COMMUNITY SPIRIT, PUBLIC SPEAKING


SCORING

Contestants are scored for various attributes at each stage of the competition. Judges grade the contestants separately before their scores are combined into a medium score for each entrant. These are then combined with the votes from the audience for the Stage Event to determine the Title Holder.

APPLICATION QUESTIONS – 30 MARKS

PANEL INTERVIEW – 65 MARKS

FIRST IMPRESSIONS – 30 MARKS

MEET AND GREET – 50 MARKS

PERSONAL STATEMENT – 50 MARKS

AUDIENCE VOTE ACCOUNTS FOR 1/3 OF TOTAL SCORE