Mr & Ms West Coast Olympus Leather Contest
The Mr. and Ms West Coast  Olympus Leather Contest is a Feeder Contest to The Mr and Ms Olympus Leather Contest held at The Pantheon of Leather Awards in Chicago , and shares the same ideals for our contest and contestants.  It is to promote a positive image of the Leather lifestyle. It is our belief that the Leather community is comprised of an extremely diverse group of people ranging from the motorcycle and Leather/Levi clubs to the heaviest SM edge player and all of the Leatherfolk in between. The Mr. and Ms West Coast Olympus Leather title seeks to make all Leatherfolk feel good about themselves regardless of race, religion, political beliefs, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, size, handicap, or health condition. It is the goal of Mr. and Ms Olympus Leather to make all those who wish to be a part of the Leather community feel welcome in doing so.
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Format
Categories for the Mr. and MsWest Coast  Olympus Leather Contest are Interview, Fantasy, Fetish Image and Stage Presence.
The Interview will consist of a question/answer period with a panel of six to eight judges. The Interview will last approximately 15 minutes on the Saturday morning of the contest.
The Fantasy will be a staged erotic production of 5-7 minutes by each contestant. This Fantasy does not have to be an SM fantasy, but must be descriptive of, or based on, at least one fetish.
The Fetish Image is how one demonstrates his/her concern for the entire Leather/SM/Fetish community, during the weekend. Fetish Image includes interactions with judges, other contestants, VIP’s, and the general public during The DomCon LA weekend. This starts Friday when the contestants arrive and continues until the staged portion of the Mr. and MsWest Coast  Olympus Leather Contest begins.
Stage Presence includes an appearance on stage where each contestant will be asked a couple questions given to them by the emcee(s) and how they make a presence of auctioning off their travel fund basket. The questions will be made out in advance by the contest Judges and/or producers and will be drawn by lot on stage during the contest by each contestant. Every effort will be made to ensure that the questions are equally relevant and thought provoking to provide a fair balance. Judging the basket presentation will deal strictly with stage skills and the amount raised from their basket sale will not be taken into consideration.
Judges
Judges for the 2008 Mr and Ms Olympus Leather Contest are...
Mike Gerle - International Mr Leather 2007, Mr Los Angeles Leather 2007  
Dave Rhodes - Publisher of The Leather Journal, Founder of The Mr & Ms Olympus Contest, Founder of The Pantheon of Leather Awards
Insatiable Amazon - Ms Southeast Olympus 2007
Steve Ganzell - Chair of The Los Angeles Leather Coalition
Dr Lawrence Burden - Secretary of The Los Angeles Leather Coalition
Boi Eddie - International Ms Bootblack 2004
Mistress Eve Minax - Educator and Professional Dominatrix
Judging
The high scores and low scores in each category will be discarded. Judges score cards will be collected and tallied at the end of each segment of the contest. The winners will be announced on stage at the end of the contest. In the event of a tie, the high scores that were previously discarded for the tied contestants will be added and the contestant with the most points will win the position for which they are tied. If a tie still remains, the low scores will be added. The third tie breaker will be high score in interview from all judges.
Scoring
Point values for each of the four categories is thus: Interview = 200 points possible, Fantasy = 100 points possible, Fetish Image = 100 points possible and Stage Presence = 100 points possible; for a maximum of 500 points possible. It is not necessary for judges to give scores in increments of five. They may give one contestant a “77” and another “78”. Scores will not be rounded off to 75 or 80.
Contestant Eligibility Requirements

All contestants for the finals of the Mr. and Ms West Coast Olympus Leather Contest must meet the following requirements upon entering the finals during The DomCon LA r Weekend.

Each contestant must be at least 21 years of age. Contestants will be required to sign a model release and provide photocopies of a government issued photo identification of themselves with their entry form to the finals. The model releases will be available at contestant registration.

There is NO entry fee required to compete for The Mr or Ms West Coast Olympus Leather Title, and will receive a complimentary admission to DomCon LA for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This also includes The Thursday Night DomCon Meet and Greet and The Sunday Night After Party, but NOT the Friday or Saturday Night Play Parties. Those tickets may be purchased separately.

Each contestant agrees to come up with a basket of items to auction off during the contest as a benefit for the winners' travel fund. The purpose of the travel fund is to help defray some of the expense of representing the title. The auction will take place during the contest.

Each contestant agrees to attend The  Pantheon of Leather Weekend and to participate in the Mr. and Ms Olympus Leather Contest representing The West Coast Olympus Title. The winner is also obligated to attend the following year’s Mr and Ms West Coast Olympus  Contest to Judge and give their step down speeches.


Each contestant agrees on the preliminary level to represent DomCon LA and the Mr. and Ms West Coast Olympus Leather titles during the full year of their title should they win on the preliminary or final level. They are not obligated to travel, speak, participate, or do any fundraising although they may be asked to do so by clubs, organizations, and businesses in the community. If they elect to travel, speak, participate, or do fundraising, they do so of their own volition. It is not a requirement of the title.

Each contestant agrees to hold blameless DomCon LA and/or its board of directors, weekend volunteer personnel and/or state sponsors for injuries, economic loss, or any liability; and to pay all court costs in any litigation that may arise from any legal action taken by the contestant against the aforementioned..

The first runner-up at the preliminary level agrees to assume the title, privileges and responsibilities of the winner if the winner resigns or has their title removed. The second runner-up agrees to do the same whenever the winner and first runner-up no longer hold the title during the official title year.

The title year is defined as beginning when a contestant is named the winner of the Mr. and Ms West Coast Olympus Leather Contest until the following year’s contest when a new winner is announced.


Each contestant agrees to participate in all of the categories of the Mr. and Ms West Coast Olympus Leather Contest Finals; including Interview, Fetish Image, Question/Answer and Fantasy.

The Interview will consist of a question/answer period with a panel of judges. The Interview will last approximately 15 minutes on the morning of the contest.

The Fetish Image category gives each contestant the opportunity to demonstrate his/her concern for the entire Leather/SM/fetish community, during the weekend. Fetish Image includes interactions with judges, other contestants, VIP’s, and the general public during DomCon LA weekend. This starts Friday when the contestants arrive and continues until the staged portion of the contest begins. We are looking for someone who can get along with and be open to everyone. We believe that one-on-one interaction between the titleholder(s) and the community is an important part of a titleholder’s reign.

The Fantasy will be a staged erotic production of 5-7 minutes by each contestant. This Fantasy does not have to be an SM fantasy, but must be descriptive of and/or based on, at least one fetish. Each contestant is responsible for their own props. Fantasies must be done in accordance with Federal, ICalifornia, and Los Angeles law, within the limits of the contest venue, and any insurance policy guidelines. Props must be cleared off the stage within two minutes of the end of each fantasy. No wax, oils, or sprays leaving residue, slipperiness, or discoloration on the stage may be used. If any liquids are used a tarp covering the whole area beneath the fantasy must be used to protect the stage from damage and to make the change for the next fantasy expedient. The content of each fantasy must be cleared with the contest production manager before rehearsal begins. No surprises please!

Stage Presence includes appearances on stage and how the contestant answers a light/humorous question and one serious question asked them by the emcee(s). The questions will be made out in advance by the judges and will be drawn by lot by each contestant as they appear on stage. Every effort will be made to ensure that the questions are equally relevant and thought provoking to provide a fair balance. Each contestant will auction off a basket of goodies to raise fund for the Mr. and Ms West Coast Olympus Leather travel fund. In fairness, only showmanship will be judged, not the monetary result of their effort.

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