On Saturday, November 2nd 2002, the panel of seven judges chose sheryl dee as Ms. San Diego Leather 2003 and Suzy Koenigs as First runner-up. sheryl has been an active volunteer and lecturer in the San Diego community for over 5 years and will serve as both a leader and a representative for San Diego at local and out-of-town Leather events. sheryl will have the opportunity to represent San Diego at International Ms. Leather, Ms. World Leather or American Brotherhood Weekend in 2003.

The Ms. San Diego Leather contest was held at The Hole in Point Loma. The audience included many local and out of town guests, international, national and local titleholders. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Dyke Daddy Dana Allsup of San Diego. The night prior to the contest, the community had the opportunity to meet the MC, judges and contestants at a meet-n-greet.

An incredible line-up of judges was assembled which consisted of Head Judge Jill Carter, International Ms Leather 1996 & Owner/Producer of Ms. World Leather; Russ Cosgrove, International Ms. Leather 2002; Stephen Weber, International Mr. Leather 2002; Herve Bernard, International Mr. Drummer 1998; Ren Davis Phoenix, San Francisco Dyke Daddy and Dyke Diva Producer; Tom Dickerson, Mr. San Diego Leather 2002 and Renata Millet, Ms. Deaf San Diego Leather 2002.

The process of selecting Ms. San Diego Leather 2003 started off early Saturday morning where the contestants were interviewed by the judging panel. During the contest, the contestants made various appearances, addressed the audience with a 90 second speech, and provided the spectators an opportunity to witness their leather fantasies.

Christina Monet of the Imperial Court de San Diego provided entertainment. Borrowing from Linda Cox's well-known dialog, Dana Allsup and Jo Romano-Blas were able to raise funds by exploiting everyone's desire to shut them up as they refused to stop talking about, "women's monthly cycles and feminine hygiene products" until a specific amount was raised. They were successful.

The contest concluded when the judges final tally was verified and presented to the MC. Annie Romano-Blas and Kim Sontag, owners/producers of the contest, presented the contestants with medallions, gift baskets which totaled over $1300, and the new Ms. San Diego Leather, sheryl dee, with her title sash and shield.

LeatherWoman Productions wishes to thank all those who attended the events during the Ms. San Diego Leather Contest and for making the event successful. Please e-mail LeatherWoman Productions at mssandiegoleather@... for more information or if you'd like to be a part of the ongoing success of Ms. San Diego Leather.

Photos of the contest will be available shortly at the MS. SAN DIEGO LEATHER WEBSITE

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