Titleholders
Stephane Donaldson has become the second man from Montreal to claim the title of Mr. International Rubber. Previously he was Mr. Rubber Montreal 2008, and also holds the title of Mr. American Rubber as well. Stephane lives in Montreal where he is a marketing and purchasing director for Priape, the premier gay stores in Canada. He is looking forward to his travels during his title year. Stay tuned for more info from Stephane!
MIR2008 is now in the history books. Five great men competed for the title of Mr. International Rubber 2008 and when the votes were counted BJ Turgeon, Mr. Rubber Montreal was sashed as MIR2008!
Maurizio Iacone was born in Rome but has been living in Milano for many years now. Since he was 16 he was always interested in motorbikes (he is among the founders of the first gay bikers club in Milano) and leather gear. Since 1987 he has been attending most international gay fetish events in Europe and it was at one of these events that he discovered the pleasure of rubber as well.
Michael was born in Taipeh (Taiwan) in 1979 and grew up in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
(Germany). In 2001 he relocated to Achern (south-west of Germany) which is
where he developed his love for rubber and guys in rubber. "Since I
know that I am gay I prefer looking at guys dressed up in rubber or leather
because for me they look much more horny than in normal clothes."
Franks travels have taken him across Europe and the US to promote MIR and the rubber fetish. Last year alone he served as judge for Mr. Leather Baden-Wurtemburg 2005 in Mannheim, Mr. German Leather 2005 during Berlin Leather Fetish weekend, Mr. Rubber Italia 2006 in Rome, Italy and as head judge for MIR2006. Additional, he has been seen at rubber and fetish events in Dusseldorf, Munich, Vienna, Hamburg, Paris and Chicago.
William "Rubberwilli" Schendel was born in Indiana and now resides in Chicago, Illinois where he is a fundraising professional, working with educational, arts and healthcare related organizations. He attended Indiana University and was a founding member of HEADSPACE, an organization for Indiana University students interested in exploring safe, sane and consensual BDSM play.
Yannick
was born in Brittany on the west coast of France and now lives in Paris with
his boyfriend Stefan. He is a professional nurse and has recently completed
his studies in nursing managements. Yannick is a member of M.E.C. (Mecs En
Caoutchouc) the most important rubber association in Europe. He is also a
member of A.H. (Hard Love).
Chad was born in Illinois and came to Chicago from Minooka to attend Columbia College in 1990. Since graduation he has been pursuing an acting career with local theater companies and Chicago Lyric opera. In his spare time Chad continues to travel to events around the country and abroad promoting the rubber scene.
Tom Kelley is a native of western Michigan, and now resides in New Jersey
where he is a software engineer.
He emerged into the rubber and S&M scene in 1998 and joined Gay Male S/M Activists (GMSMA) in 1999. He holds the title of Mr International Rubber 2000 and has served as a judge for that contest four times. He has also been a judge for the Mr East Coast Rubber contest sponsored by the NY Renegades, and for Mr New Jersey Leather.
Thomas Smith was Mr. International Rubber 1999. When he won the title he was a resident of Minneapolis and relocated to Palm Springs, California during his title year. His dedication to the title and sense of community were recognized during his year and he received the Pantheon of Leather President's Award during 2000.
Christoph Lehner was born in Munich, Germany and at an early age was fascinated by the imagery of Tom of Finland. The shiny men in rubber caught his eye among all of the images, and his first rubber purchases came in 1993 while staying in London.