ALPHA PUP SAVAGE

Alpha Pup Savage, known as Mr. International Leather 2024, is deeply involved in the San Francisco fetish community, holding prestigious titles such as San Francisco Eagle Leather Pup 2024 and Co-Alpha of Service Pups of San Francisco. A member of ONYXNW and the House’s Rose and Kush, he was honored as the Grand Marshal of the 2024 San Francisco Pride Parade. His main focus is on advocating for diversity and inclusivity in the Queer, Fetish, and Leather community to ensure representation for all individuals.
In addition to his community involvement, Jamal organizes and supports fundraising events for various Leather, Kink, and LGBTQIA+ organizations. He has shared his expertise as the Pup handler for the Team Friendly Pup 2024 contest and served as a Judge for the SF Eagle 2024, Team Friendly 2024, and Texas Pup and Handler 2024 contests. Alpha Pup Savage was a Judge handler at IML 2023 and is a Co-Host of Timeout, a monthly gathering for Pups and Cubs.
Outside of his community work, Alpha Pup Savage enjoys traveling, refining his flogging skills, engaging in Pup play, maintaining fitness through workouts, embracing nudity, and cherishing quality time with his loved ones.

LTJ READS

LTJ is the first and current Mr. Austin Eagle 2024. LTJ identifies as a bisexual, pansexual, sapiosexual, and demisexual Creole man from Louisiana. LTJ is a writer/model/teacher who absolutely hates throwing shade in the LGBTQIA+ community. He doesn’t read people. He reads books. LTJ is most notable for his new global movement, Throwing Light, which is an interview series aimed to touch each continent in its lifetime. He believes that new ways of thinking are vital to the survival of the LGBTQIA+ community worldwide. LTJ believes that improving the mental health of our community is the first key.

NIKI

Niki is a Polyamorous, Bisexual, Femme Leatherman & Bootblack who joined the public BDSM community in 2009, and began her Leather Journey 2 years later.
That path led her to form many lifelong bonds with friends and chosen family, as well as exciting adventures like volunteering for, planning, and hosting events large and small, helping teach and facilitate classes and discussion groups, Munches, caring for leathers, and helping many people discover the joy of a good bourbon.
Niki’s strong belief in education and community outreach led to her to help create groups such as the Grand Rapids TNG, a group geared for kinky folks under 35, The Grand Rapids Educational Munch, and the West Michigan Bootblack Lab. She also is honored to hold the titles of Michigan slave 2014, Great Lakes Power Exchange 2015, and be one of the first women to be inducted into the Michigan Band of Brothers.

STEVEN CRESPO

Steven is Mr. Eagle Wilton Manors 2024 and IML 2024 first runner up. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and has lived the past 28 years in NJ and Florida. He’s a clinical genetics scientist, with a love for natural bodybuilding and antiques, and enjoys multiple kinks, but electro really sparks his interest (pun intended!). Steven takes active part of local Leather family dinner socials, Leather Cocktails events, fundraising and volunteering for multiple local LGBTQ+ organizations, and is part of the Fort Lauderdale Cigar Men Club. He’s Mama’s Puerto Rican Cub, and Secretary of Mama’s Helping Hands Foundation. Steven is working towards creating fetish awareness, acceptance and education to the local and Puerto Rico’s LatinX community, voter registration efforts, and to help those who have voices but no power, our LGBTQ+ youth.

BUCK

Buck is the Co-Founder of ICON Detroit and currently serves as the Pledge Master. He holds the distinguished title of 1999 Mr. Detroit Eagle. Buck has an extensive history in the leather community, having served as a judge at the International Mr. Leather (IML) competition in 1997 and on several other judge panels in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Pontiac, and Cleveland.
He is an active member of BLUF (Breeches and Leather Uniform club) International and participates in the BLUF Detroit Group. Buck is also known for his love of cigars and good bourbon, being a proud member of the Michigan Cigar Folks. In addition to his involvement in these communities, he enjoys summer-time tent camping.

DADDY AJ

After moving to the metro-Detroit area over 10 years ago, AJ soon discovered the leather community and made instant connections.
AJ enjoys bringing the local and national leather community together. He hosts local events and travels when possible to support other events around the country. During his title year, AJ attended and supported dozens of events both locally and nationally.
AJ believes in helping others. In the fall of 2023, he collaborated with titleholders from around the country to collect food for a national food drive. He also led a toy collection for local charities during the holiday season.
AJ was awarded the title of Mr. Liberty Leather 2023 and is proud to represent the Michigan leather community as Mr. Michigan Leather 2024.