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The Winner Is...

Gary Iriza, Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2008

1st Runner-up: Bob Firth-Tessier, M. Cuir Montreal 2008

2nd Runner-up: Scott Melton, Mr. Ramrod 2007

And your new International Mr. Bootblack 2008 is: Bootdog, of the Alameda County Leather Corps in Castro Valley, CA.

IML congratulates the winners and all the contestants on a fantastic 30th IML competition.

Pictures! We have pictures!

If you can't be here in person, you can check out our extensive photo galleries to see all you're missing, including candid shots around the hotel and portraits of all the contestants!

New! Browse through 30 years of IML history - including all contestant lists, and highlight photos from every year now in our photo galleries!