Hundreds of people turned up to watch the Mr. SA Leatherman finals in Cape Town on 26th March. Gerrie Vorster, a 50 year old home finance specialist in the Mother City, won the title and is now only the second South African to have competed in the International Mister Leather (IML) in Chicago which was held at the end of May. We caught up with him before his departure to find out more about him...
MR. SA LEATHERMAN 2011 OUT: What’s the best thing about Cape Town? Gerrie: It has to be the beach & the sunshine on a beautiful day. I hate the rain but I have to live with it. OUT: Tell us a secret….. Gerrie: It’s not really a secret because everybody knows. I was married before with kids OUT: What item in your closet can you not do without? Gerrie: I’m very much a naturalist so I could do without any of it. As a matter of fact at home I walk around naked & whenever I get a chance I do it in nature too OUT: Which famous person, dead or alive, would you like to have dinner with? Gerrie: Rudolph Nureyev. I’ve been reading his biography. He was an absolute master of his art and an extremely interesting person. I found the story of his defection from Russia absolutely intriguing OUT: Who is your role model? Gerrie: I don’t have a particular one at this stage. I try to be true to my own self as much as possible OUT: Boxers or briefs? Gerrie: Commando! OUT: Love or Money? Gerrie: Love- I’m a romantic at heart. Money is a bonus OUT: How and when did you get into leather? Gerrie: I started about 10 years ago. A very good friend introduced me to the BDSM lifestyle, simply because I was curious. I’m a naturally inquisitive person so I wanted to find out more.
GERRIE VORSTER – MR. SALM 2011 Mag 15