Our esteemed judges for the 2025 contest come from a diverse cross-section of our Leather and Fetish community:
**Work in progress**
Head Judge
Astrid: UK Bootblack 2024
SpankCake: International Ms Leather 2024
SpankCake (she/her) is an Asian American service-oriented Leather babygirl from Los Angeles and is the current International Ms. Bootblack. In addition, she is the Executive Director of bootblack.org, a non-profit organization that provides support, education, and advocacy for bootblacks. SpankCake has written for various organizations including the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and was recently featured in the July 2024 issue of Black Leather in Color.
SpankCake endeavors to make her AAPISA and leather communities proud, weaving together her passion for her craft with her dedication to inclusivity and representation. As she continues to leave her mark on the world of Leather, she would like to stand as an inspiration to those who seek to embrace their true selves within the BDSM community and beyond.
Tally Masters
Serving as Tally Master for our contest this year we have the very lovely human Banjo, and as Judges Boy, Biscuit
Banjo: 2nd Runner up, MIR 2024
Banjo (they/him) is an all round fetishist, and a core team member of Manchester Rubber. They recently competed at MIR at the first open-gender iteration of the title, placing third. Banjo is a strong advocate for inclusion, body positive representation in queer media and ensuring queer spaces are welcoming
As a bisexual, non-binary, polyamorous, versatile switch they enjoy the variety the kink and fetish scene offers. You’ll often see Banjo in various states of undress, in some form of kinky costume or making groan inducing jokes – approach with caution… Or caution tape, to tape their mouth shut