Santa Clara County Leather


Santa Clara County Leather Contest


CONTESTANT INFORMATION & APPLICATION ADDENDUM

21 January 1999 based on Santa Clara County Leather committee meeting of 14 January 1999
to include new "SCCL Guidelines" section

This addendum contains the latest revision of the rules and guidelines for the Santa Clara County Leather Contest.

When signed and witnessed by a contestant who has submitted an entry on the pre-revision date application form, the two together shall comprise a complete application under the revised rules.

The Santa Clara County Leather Contest is open to all men and women regardless of race, religion, political affiliation or sexual orientation. The goal of this contest is to find those who will best represent Santa Clara County and the general leather community as a whole. The man and woman chosen to carry these titles must promote a positive leather image, foster unity within the leather culture and raise the consciousness of the general public about alternative lifestyles and cultures. Overall judging will be based on Attitude, Personality, Leather Image, Stage presence, Ability to do the "Job," Public Speaking and Community Awareness. Each contestant will be interviewed individually by the panel of judges (pre-judging) and make several stage appearances in the course of the contest.

The winners (Mr. and Ms Santa Clara County Leather '99) will receive prize packages including:


Judging Criteria:

These will be the categories you will be judged under: 100 points possible from each judge.

**Should there be only one contestant for a title, that contestant must score a minimum of 75% of the possible maximum total points from the panel of judges.


Rules and Requirements

Rules

To compete for the title of Mr. Santa Clara County '99 or Ms Santa Clara County '99, you:

  1. must be at least 21 years of age.
  2. must be a resident of Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Alameda County north to Fremont, or San Mateo County north to San Mateo. Note: residency is less important than the attitude that the South Bay Area is the center of your personal Leather community.
  3. must participate in all levels of the judging and pre-judging for the contest and to appear on time at all related events during the contest weekend.
                                 As of October 31,  contestant events include:
  4. must own the leathers and costuming you plan to wear in the contest.
  5. must sign a release allowing your photos and images to appear in the media and any video which may be produced from a SCCL event.
  6. must sign a pledge agreeing to abide by the "SCCL Guidlines" (the Requirements following below) should you win the title.
  7. All appearances must comply with federal, state and local decency and nudity laws or you will be disqualified. Similarly, actual sex acts (penetration) violate obscenity codes and may not be performed in public.


Requirements: The SCCL Guidelines

The Santa Clara County Leather community expects a certain level of committment from it's titleholders. These guidelines spell out those expectations in terms of behavior, activity, and accountability.

Behavior: During their title year, the winners (Mr. & Ms Santa Clara County Leather) are expected to:

Activity: during their title year, Mr. & Ms Santa Clara County Leather are expected to:

Accountability: Titleholders are placed in a position of peculiar trust and responsibility, and so must remain accountable for their actions as titleholders to the community.

Remember that what we are looking for is NOT necessarily the prettiest face, best body or the most expensive outfits, but rather someone whose self-assurance, demeanor and whose very presence is imbued with that special quality we recognize as Leather.

Zan, Billy, Kevin and Miranda
For the Santa Clara County Leather contest committee


Santa Clara County Leather Contestant Application ADDENDUM


Santa Clara County Leather Contest
c/o Santa Clara County Leather
175 Stockton Avenue,
San Jose, CA 95126

I hereby certify that I have read the revised Judging Criteria, Rules and Requirements for the Santa Clara County Leather contest. Should I win or assume the duties of the title ("Mr. Santa Clara County Leather" or "Ms Santa Clara County Leather"), I agree to abide by the above SCCL Guidelines during the duration of my title year.

Your signature :____________________________________________ Date: ______________

Print your name:____________________________________________

Witnessed by: _____________________________________________ Date:_______________

Witnessed by: _____________________________________________ Date:_______________