El Bandido, IML 2nd Runner Up (Left), IML 2024 Winner, Jamal Herrera-O'Malley (Center), and 1st Runner Up, Steven Crespo (Right)
El Bandido, IML 2nd Runner Up (Left), IML 2024 Winner, Jamal Herrera-O'Malley (Center), and 1st Runner Up, Steven Crespo (Right)

The 2024 International Mr. Leather Contest came to a close on May 26. Last year’s winner, Marcus Barela, gave his step-down speech and passed the IML title and sash to the new winner, Jamal Herrera-O’Malley from San Francisco.

First runner-up was Steven Crespo from Fort Lauderdale, while the second runner-up was El Bandido from Los Angeles.

Photos by Joseph Stevens