ILKW 2024 Judges

Exploring Kink and Fetish for 7 years now, Xcentric is a double title holder and competed in IML coming in top 20 in 2022. This Cocoa Butter Leather Brutha loves a good fragrance and an amazing sneaker and collects both in his spare time. He believes Leather looks shouldn't follow a particular rulebook and often instills street culture into his Leather presentation. Xcentric realizes the need for the Leather culture and its spaces to exist and thrive, and how fragile maintaining that existence is especially for BIPOC, and hopes to be a catalyst to ensure it's relevance and survival in the future!

Pup Umbra ONYX (he/him) is a leather pup/cub/switch from Cincinnati, OH where he lives with his husband Jim. He has been active in the leather/kink community since 2010 when he joined Scorpius of Cincinnati. He was recently sashed as Mr. Cincinnati Leather 2023 in an unprecedented tie alongside his sash sibling Trayla Parks, Mx. Cincinnati Leather 2023. Umbra is the Associate Liaison of ONYX Great Lakes and is the current Vice President of Membership for the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, for which he has been a singing member for almost 20 years. He has been a tallymaster, contestant handler and judge at several regional contests. Pup Umbra ONYX's favorite kinks/fetishes include pup play, impact play (on either side), some rope bondage, daddies, bears, bellies, beards, armpits and nipples. Consent is his foreplay and communication is key, so he loves to hear you ask before you touch. In his spare time, Umbra is a tabletop gamer, enjoys live theatre and Broadway, and is a co-host of the Cubs Out Loud podcast.

Polyamorous, Dominant bottom, and Leather identified feline, Sara attends events near and far from her home in Indianapolis. While favorite play can combine rope, rough-housing, rough body play, exchange of power, or biting; it is easier to find Sara lounging at local community events. With a history serving her greater community as a titleholder and various leadership positions, especially in areas of leather, power exchange and rope; Sara is currently taking time to attend to her own health and friendships.

Girl Becky has been involved in the BDSM lifestyle for nearly 20 years. Along her journey, she has identified as a bottom, a slave, a switch, a submissive and, finally, a babygirl. She is happily married to her Daddy and partner in life, Daddy Sparkie.

Girl Becky, along with Daddy Sparkie, is the Producer of Wisconsin Leather Pride, an inclusive and supportive organization with no biological gender or sexual orientation requirements for any title track. She was proud to serve as the Wisconsin Leather Pride Bootblack 2020-2023 before stepping into the Producer role. In 2015, she and Sparkie founded Bootblack Round-Up, an annual Bootblack-centric event which has now been passed to new leadership. She has previously served on the Board of Directors of Titans of the Midwest and the Executive Committee of Kinky Kollege.

Girl Becky is an avid reader who always prefers the book over the movie. Her background in stress management gives her a unique perspective on both leather care and BDSM play and she firmly believes that both offer a mental health advantage over vanilla life.

Aether took his first steps into the scene in 2019 and currently resides in Bloomington. Aether has roamed all over the Midwest where they have attended and volunteered at events during their time in the community. This pup has worked with Titans of the Midwest and Indy-PAH primarily, but is always happy to support other communities. This self-proclaimed puppy paladin wants everyone around them to know they are safe and welcome. As a pup and boy, they are motivated by a desire to serve. Inflicting lame puns and dad jokes are a favorite activity for this pup.

Sarah is a community leader and educator living in the Midwest! She has been involved in her local community for over 10 years and has served on many organizations and boards. She believes that we only get one life so we should live it as freely and as fun as we can, and hopes to help people learn safe ways to enjoy all of their favorite kinks.