# Ms. Olympia

The IFBB Professional League Ms. Olympia (initially named the Miss Olympia) is professional bodybuilding's most prestigious competition and the title of the winner of the competition in female bodybuilding. It was first held in 1980. It was held as part of the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend from 2000 to 2014 and since 2020.
The male professional bodybuilding equivalent of the Ms. Olympia is the Mr. Olympia. The natural professional female bodybuilding equivalent to the Ms. Olympia is the INBA/PNBA Natural Olympia.

## History
### 1980–1989

In 1980 the first Ms. Olympia (initially known as the "Miss" Olympia) was held with Rachel McLish winning and becoming the first Ms. Olympia. Rachel was dethroned by Ritva Elomaa in 1981, but regained the title in 1982.
George Snyder lost the rights to the Ms. Olympia in 1982, and after this the contestants were no longer hand-picked, but instead qualified for the Ms. Olympia through placings in lesser contests. As female bodybuilding grew and progressed, the competitors' level of training gradually increased, with most of the competitors in the earliest shows having very little weight training experience, and the sport slowly evolving towards more muscular physiques. This trend started to emerge in 1983 when with McLish not competing in the big shows, Carla Dunlap won the 1983 Ms. Olympia. Dunlap possessed a much more muscular physique than previous Ms. Olympia winners McLish or Elomaa.
In 1984 Corinna Everson won the Ms. Olympia title in Montreal Canada, the first competition to be held outside the United States. Everson would go on to win six consecutive Ms. Olympia titles in a row before retiring in 1989 undefeated as a professional, the only woman ever to accomplish this.

### 1990–1999

Normally competitors must qualify for the Ms. Olympia by achieving certain placings in lesser pro contests. However, the cancellation of the Women's Pro World contest in 1990 left only the Ms. International as a Ms. Olympia qualifier. Consequently, the IFBB decided to open the 1990 Ms. Olympia to all women with pro cards, and a field of thirty competitors entered. This was also the first Ms. Olympia without the incumbent Ms. Olympia champion defending her title.
Lenda Murray earned a decisive victory by winning the first Ms. Olympia competition she attended in 1990 and emerging as the successor to Corinna Everson. The 1991 Ms. Olympia was the first to be televised live. Lenda Murray barely edged out Bev Francis, a former Australian powerlifter, by a single point that year. Lenda Murray faced a serious challenge from Denise Rutkowski in 1993, and some argue that Rutkowski, not Murray, should have won that year. Rutkowski shocked the Ms. Olympia contest entourage and fans by retiring in 1994, just as her career was gaining mainstream popularity and her potential for winning a Ms. Olympia title was high.
In the 1996 Ms. Olympia, six-time consecutive Ms. Olympia champion Lenda Murray was dethroned by Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls (then known as Kim Chizevsky). Chizevsky-Nicholls had previously placed 2nd in the 1995 Ms. Olympia, but her victory came as something of a surprise, since many had regarded Murray as virtually unbeatable. After being defeated by Chizevsky-Nicholls and placing second again in the 1997 Ms. Olympia, Murray retired from bodybuilding. Chizevsky-Nicholls went on to win the 1998 Ms. Olympia, held in Prague, Czech Republic, the second and most recent time the competition had been held outside the United States.

#### 1992 Ms. Olympia changes

In response to the increased size displayed by Murray and Francis at the previous Ms. Olympia, the IFBB made an attempt to "feminize" the sport. The IFBB, led by Ben Weider, had created a series of "femininity" rules—one line in the judging rules said that competitors should not be "too big". The judges' guide to the competitors stated that they were looking for a feminine, but not emaciated, physique. Advertising in Muscle & Fitness for the 1992 Ms. Olympia featured Anja Schreiner of Germany prominently, relegating two-time defending champion Murray to a small "also competing" notice. Nevertheless, Murray apparently met the "femininity" requirements, and managed to retain her title; Schreiner finished 6th, and promptly retired from competition. After 1992, the judging rules were rewritten, with the new rules retaining provisions for aesthetics but allowing the contests to be judged as physique contests. Murray went on to win six consecutive Ms. Olympia titles from 1990 to 1995, matching Corinna Everson's record. Produced by: American Sports Network and Nationally Televised on ESPN. Directed by: Keith Hobelman

#### 1999 Ms. Olympia controversy and retirement

In 1999 Ms. Olympia was originally scheduled to be held on October 9 in Santa Monica, California. However, one month before the scheduled date, the IFBB announced that the contest had been canceled. The main cause was the withdrawal of promoter Jarka Kastnerova (who promoted the 1998 contest in Prague) for financial reasons, including a low number of advance ticket sales for the 1999 event. The backlash following the announcement led to a flurry of activity, with the contest being rescheduled as part of the Women's Extravaganza (promoted by Kenny Kassel and Bob Bonham) in Secaucus, New Jersey on 2 October. Last minute sponsorship came from several sources, most significantly in the form of $50,000 from Flex magazine. Amid all the turmoil, Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls won her fourth consecutive Ms. Olympia title. Also notable about the 1999 Ms. Olympia was that this was the first Ms. Olympia Iris Kyle competed in. However, after the 1999 Ms. Olympia, Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls retired from bodybuilding and began competing in fitness and figure competitions in 2001.

### 2000 – 2005

The 2001 Ms. Olympia featured a "surprise" win from Juliette Bergmann who returned to competition after not competing since 1989. Entering the Olympia as a lightweight, she defeated heavyweight winner Iris Kyle for the overall title. In the five years that the Ms. Olympia was contested in multiple weight classes, this was the only time that the lightweight winner took the overall title.
After five-year absence, six-time Olympia winner Lenda Murray returned to the 2002 Ms. Olympia, with Bergmann won lightweight and Murray winning heavyweight and overall. Murray went on to win both the heavyweight and overall in the 2002 and 2003 Ms. Olympia. Murray was for the second time in her career was dethroned of her Ms. Olympia title by Iris Kyle in 2004, who won the heavyweight and overall. After her 2004 Ms. Olympia defeat, Murray, retired from bodybuilding.

#### 2000 Ms. Olympia changes

The IFBB introduced several changes to Ms. Olympia in 2000. The first change was that Ms. Olympia contest would no longer be held as a separate contest, instead became part of the "Olympia Weekend" in Las Vegas and held the day before the men's show. The second change was when heavyweight and lightweight classes were added. The third change was the new judging guidelines for presentations were introduced. A letter to the competitors from Jim Manion (chairman of the Professional Judges Committee) stated that women would be judged on healthy appearance, face, makeup, and skin tone. The criteria given in Manion's letter included the statement "symmetry, presentation, separations, and muscularity BUT NOT TO THE EXTREME!" The 2000 Ms. Olympia is the only Ms. Olympia with no overall winner, with Andrulla Blanchette winning lightweight class and Valentina Chepiga winning heavyweight class.

#### 2005 Ms. Olympia changes

On 6 December 2004 IFBB Professional Division Vice Chairman Jim Manion issued a memo introducing the so-called '20 percent rule' to all IFBB professional female athletes. It read, “For aesthetics and health reasons, the IFBB Professional Division requests that female athletes in Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure decrease the amount of muscularity by a factor of 20%. This request for a 20% decrease in the amount of muscularity applies to those female athletes whose physiques require the decrease regardless of whether they compete in Bodybuilding, Fitness or Figure. All professional judges have been advised of the proper criteria for assessing female physiques.” Needless to say the directive created quite a stir, and left many women wondering if they were one of “those female athletes whose physiques require the decrease”. On 26 April 2005, IFBB Professional Committee adopted, by a vote of 9 for, 1 against and 3 no votes, Resolution 2005-001, which removed weight classes to allow for one category only of competition in women's professional bodybuilding and that it would take effect at the 2005 Ms. Olympia.
According to Bill Dobbins, reports he heard that the moving the Ms. Olympia from Friday night to Saturday in the Las Vegas Convention Center for free and as part of the Expo was an attempt to improve pay-per-view sales and removing weight divisions was based on the perception that the men and women bodybuilders should operate according to the same rules. He also stated that both decisions were led by A360 Media, LLC and Benjamin and Joseph Weider.
At the 2005 Ms. Olympia Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia dethroned Iris Kyle. According to Iris, she normally competes at 160–162 lb (73–73 kg), but being the reigning Ms. Olympia she wanted to lead by example. At the 2005 Ms. Olympia, she stated she competed at 155 lb (70 kg), while Yaxeni competed at 173 lb (78 kg) according to Steve Wennerstrom. Iris commented that it looked like Yaxeni had done the opposite of IFBB ADVISORY NOTICE 2004-006 and won because of it.
According to Bill Dobbins, he commented that Iris might have been slightly off from 2004 and looked a little too depleted or dehydrated compared to how she looked in previous Ms. Olympias, while Yaxeni looked the best he had ever seen of her, but that the differences was very small. He also commented in the report that prior to the 2005 Ms. Olympia there was speculation about how the judging would be conducted, which centered on the idea that the IFBB didn't Iris Kyle not win another Ms. Olympia title. He also stated that the decision wasn't primarily political and the Olympia audience wasn't outraged by the decision.

### 2006–2014

At the 2006 Ms. Olympia, Iris Kyle, coming off beating the defending Ms. International champion Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, reclaimed the Ms. Olympia title from defending Ms. Olympia champion Yaxeni, who showed a dramatic drop in form and slipped to 7th place. Yaxeni, who continue to compete at the Ms. Olympia competitions from 2007 to 2014 and 2020, would never again regain the Ms. Olympia title, but would remain in the top six of every Ms. Olympia from 2007 to 2014.
From 2007 to 2014 Iris went on to win the next 8 overall Ms. Olympia titles and winning 9 consecutive overall Ms. Olympia titles in a row. At the 2012 Ms. Olympia, she won her 8th overall Ms. Olympia title, tying with Lenda Murray's record of 8 overall and 2 heavyweight Ms. Olympia titles. At the 2013 Ms. Olympia, Iris won her 9th overall Ms. Olympia title, beating Lenda Murray's record, which meant she won more Olympia titles than any other professional bodybuilder, female or male. According to John Plummer, editor of the Flex United Kingdom edition, commented that she looked "flat" in the pre-judging, while Alina Popa displayed "great, full muscle bellies". But he noted the audience gasped when Iris did her first back double biceps pose during the finals, revealing "trademark ripped glutes and unbeatable shape". At that point, he thought her victory was ensured. He noted some of the audience booed when Alina's second place was announced.
At the 2014 Ms. Olympia Iris solidified her record by winning her 10th overall Ms. Olympia title. This was her 9th consecutive overall Ms. Olympia titles in a row, beating both Lee Haney's and Ronnie Coleman's record of 8 consecutive overall Olympia titles in a row, which meant she won more consecutive overall Olympia titles in a row than any other professional bodybuilder, female or male. According to John, he commented that Alina receiving 2nd place resulted in boos from the audience and that many felt she, who described was "well-conditioned" and had appeared to "out-muscle" Iris, especially from the rear poses, should have got the Ms. Olympia title. But after a moment of boos, the audience showed affection for Iris. She announced her retirement right after winning the title at the 2014 Ms. Olympia. In 2014, International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness announced that Ms. Olympia had been cancelled for 2015, with no explicit reason stated.

### 2019

After 5 years of being discontinued, on 14 September 2019, emcee Bob Chicherillo announced at the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2019 that the Ms. Olympia would return to the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2020.

### 2020 – present

On 14 February 2020 A360 Media, LLC sold Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend to Jake Wood. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend was postponed to December 2020 and moved to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida due to the limits the attendees in Nevada. In Nevada, due to covid restrictions, just 250 people could be in attendance, while in Florida, 2,500 people could be in attendance. Later in 2020, Andrea Shaw, a dark horse competitor coming off her previous 2020 wins at the Omaha Pro and Rising Phoenix World Championships, defeated Helle Trevino and Margaret Martin, both of whom were former Ms Rising Phoenix title holders and obtained the Ms. Olympia title. She would repeat her double wins at the Rising Phoenix World Championships and Ms. Olympia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2021, the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend remained in Orlando. In 2022, the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend moved back to Las Vegas. In 2023, the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend moved back to Orlando.

## Champions
### Chronologically

| Year | Ms. Olympia champions | Ms. Olympia champions | Posedown music | Prize purse | Venue |
| 1980 | Rachel McLish | Rachel McLish | | $10,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States of America (USA) |
| 1981 | Ritva Elomaa | Ritva Elomaa | | $25,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States of America (USA) |
| 1982 | Rachel McLish | Rachel McLish | | $25,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Atlantic City, New Jersey (NJ), USA |
| 1983 | Carla Dunlap | Carla Dunlap | | $25,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Warminster Civic Center, Warminster, PA, USA |
| 1984 | Corinna Everson | Corinna Everson | Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) by Billy Ocean and Keith Diamond | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1985 | Corinna Everson | Corinna Everson | Take On Me by A-ha | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Felt Forum, New York City (NYC), New York (NY), USA |
| 1986 | Corinna Everson | Corinna Everson | Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Felt Forum, New York City (NYC), New York (NY), USA |
| 1987 | Corinna Everson | Corinna Everson | The Final Countdown by Europe | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY, USA |
| 1988 | Corinna Everson | Corinna Everson | Wild Side by Mötley Crüe | $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Felt Forum, NYC, NY, USA |
| 1989 | Corinna Everson | Corinna Everson | Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson | $71,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Felt Forum, NYC, NY, USA |
| 1990 | Lenda Murray | Lenda Murray | | $85,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Felt Forum, NYC, NY, USA |
| 1991 | Lenda Murray | Lenda Murray | | $93,500 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 1992 | Lenda Murray | Lenda Murray | The Best Things in Life Are Free (Mo' Money/Soundtrack Version) by Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, Ralph Tresvant and Bell Biv DeVoe | $108,500 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Arie Crown Theater, Chicago (CHI), Illinois (IL), USA |
| 1993 | Lenda Murray | Lenda Murray | Dirty House Mix 1# by DVDL | $95,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY, USA |
| 1994 | Lenda Murray | Lenda Murray | Unbelievable by EMF | $90,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Cobb Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 1995 | Lenda Murray | Lenda Murray | Twilight Zone by 2 Unlimited | $115,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Cobb Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 1996 | Kim Chizevsky | Kim Chizevsky | Unbelievable by EMF | $104,500 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Arie Crown Theater, CHI, IL, USA |
| 1997 | Kim Chizevsky | Kim Chizevsky | All I Really Want by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard | $101,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Manhattan Center, NYC, NY, USA |
| 1998 | Kim Chizevsky | Kim Chizevsky | Too Funky by George Michael | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Industrial Palace, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Kim Chizevsky | Kim Chizevsky | War by Vince DiCola | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Meadowlands Convention Center, Secaucus, New Jersey (NJ), USA |
| 2000 | Valentina Chepiga (heavyweight (HW)) | Andrulla Blanchette (lightweight (LW)) | Music by Madonna (lightweight posedown) Hokey Pokey by The Puppies (heavyweight posedown) | $50,000 + Trophies (1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW)) | Mandalay Bay Arena, Paradise (PAR), Nevada (NV), USA |
| 2001 | Juliette Bergmann (Overall (OA) & LW) | Iris Kyle (HW) | Tom Sawyer by Rush (top six posedown) It's My Life by Bon Jovi (OA posedown) | $50,000 + Trophies (1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW)) | Mandalay Bay Arena, Paradise (PAR), Nevada (NV), USA |
| 2002 | Lenda Murray (OA & HW) | Juliette Bergmann (LW) | Keep Away by Godsmack (top six posedown) | $71,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW)) | Mandalay Bay Arena, Paradise (PAR), Nevada (NV), USA |
| 2003 | Lenda Murray (OA & HW) | Juliette Bergmann (LW) | Hot in Herre by Nelly (top six posedown) Feel It Boy by Beenie Man and Janet Jackson (OA posedown) | $50,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW)) | Mandalay Bay Arena, Paradise (PAR), Nevada (NV), USA |
| 2004 | Iris Kyle (OA & HW) | Dayana Cadeau (LW) | Don't Stop The Rock by The Chemical Brothers (lightweight posedown) Move Somethin' by LL Cool J / Word Up! by Korn / Frantic by Metallica (heavyweight posedown) Rollover DJ by Jet (OA posedown) | $50,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW)) | Mandalay Bay Arena, Paradise (PAR), Nevada (NV), USA |
| 2005 | Yaxeni Oriquen | Yaxeni Oriquen | Stupify by Disturbed | $71,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2006 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Panama by Van Halen | $71,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2007 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Hush by Kula Shaker | $71,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2008 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Can't Get Through by Miguel Migs | $71,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2009 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Fire Burning by Sean Kingston | $61,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2010 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Bring Em Out by T.I. | $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2011 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | S&M by Rihanna and Britney Spears | $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2012 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Gasolina by Daddy Yankee, Lil Jon, Pitbull and N.O.R.E. | $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2013 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | C'mon by Tiësto and Diplo | $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2014 | Iris Kyle | Iris Kyle | Stronger by Kanye West | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester (WIN), NV, USA The Orleans, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2020 | Andrea Shaw | Andrea Shaw | Everybody (Backstreet's Back) by Backstreet Boys | $95,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando (ORL), Florida (FL), USA |
| 2021 | Andrea Shaw | Andrea Shaw | Tootsie Roll by Old School Players | $89,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando (ORL), Florida (FL), USA |
| 2022 | Andrea Shaw | Andrea Shaw | Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumus U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer Flex by The Party Boyz | $95,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | The Venetian Expo & Convention Center and the Zappos Theater, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, PAR, NV, USA |
| 2023 | Andrea Shaw | Andrea Shaw | Burn by 2WEI & Edda Hayes Walk It Out by Unk | $95,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Orange County Convention Center, ORL, FL, USA |
| 2024 | Andrea Shaw | Andrea Shaw | TBD | $95,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) | Las Vegas Convention Center (prejudging) & Resorts World Theatre (finals), PAR, NV, USA |

### Number of wins

| Ranking | Champions | Years | Number of wins | Number of wins | Number of wins |
| Ranking | Champions | Years | Overall | Heavy­weight | Light­weight |
| 1st | Iris Kyle | 2001, 2004 & 2006 – 2014 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | Lenda Murray | 1990 – 1995 & 2002 – 2003 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | Corinna Everson | 1984 – 1989 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | Andrea Shaw | 2020 – 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5th | Kim Chizevsky | 1996 – 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th | Rachel McLish | 1980 & 1982 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7th | Juliette Bergmann | 2001 – 2003 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | Ritva Elomaa | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | Carla Dunlap | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | Yaxeni Oriquen | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9th | Valentina Chepiga | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9th | Andrulla Blanchette | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | Dayana Cadeau | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Number of consecutive wins

| Rank | Champions | Years | Number of consecutive wins | Number of consecutive wins | Number of consecutive wins |
| Rank | Champions | Years | Overall | Heavy­weight | Light­weight |
| 1st | Iris Kyle | 2006 – 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd | Corinna Everson | 1984 – 1989 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd | Lenda Murray | 1990 – 1995 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | Andrea Shaw | 2020 – 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | Kim Chizevsky | 1996 – 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5th | Lenda Murray | 2002 – 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6th | Juliette Bergmann | 2001 – 2003 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Top three

| Year | Ms. Olympia champions | Runner−up | 3rd place |
| 1980 | Rachel McLish | Auby Paulick | Lynn Conkwright |
| 1981 | Ritva Elomaa | Rachel McLish | Lynn Conkwright |
| 1982 | Rachel McLish | Carla Dunlap | Ritva Elomaa |
| 1983 | Carla Dunlap | Candy Csencsits | Inger Zetterqvist |
| 1984 | Corinna Everson | Rachel McLish | Mary Roberts |
| 1985 | Corinna Everson | Mary Roberts | Diana Dennis |
| 1986 | Corinna Everson | Clare Furr | Ellen van Maris |
| 1987 | Corinna Everson | Ellen van Maris | Beverley Francis |
| 1988 | Corinna Everson | Anja Langer | Beverley Francis |
| 1989 | Corinna Everson | Sandy Riddell | Beverley Francis |
| 1990 | Lenda Murray | Beverley Francis | Anja Langer |
| 1991 | Lenda Murray | Beverley Francis | Laura Creavalle |
| 1992 | Lenda Murray | Laura Creavalle | Shelley Beattie |
| 1993 | Lenda Murray | Denise Rutkowski | Laura Creavalle |
| 1994 | Lenda Murray | Laura Creavalle | Debbie Muggli |
| 1995 | Lenda Murray | Kim Chizevsky | Natalia Murnikoviene |
| 1996 | Kim Chizevsky | Lenda Murray | Natalia Murnikoviene |
| 1997 | Kim Chizevsky | Lenda Murray | Yolanda Hughes |
| 1998 | Kim Chizevsky | Yolanda Hughes | Ondrea Gates |
| 1999 | Kim Chizevsky | Ondrea Gates | Laura Creavalle |
| 2000 | Valentina Chepiga (Heavyweight (HW)) Andrulla Blanchette (Lightweight (LW)) | Ondrea Gates (HW) Brenda Raganot (LW) | Lesa Lewis (HW) Renee Casella (LW) |
| 2001 | Juliette Bergmann (Overall (OA) & LW) Iris Kyle (HW) | Andrulla Blanchette (LW) Ondrea Gates (HW) | Dayana Cadeau (LW) Yaxeni Oriquen (HW) |
| 2002 | Lenda Murray (OA & HW) Juliette Bergmann (LW) | Iris Kyle (HW) Valentina Chepiga (LW) | Ondrea Gates (HW) Fannie Barrios (LW) |
| 2003 | Lenda Murray (OA & HW) Juliette Bergmann (LW) | Iris Kyle (HW) Dayana Cadeau (LW) | Yaxeni Oriquen (HW) Denise Masino (LW) |
| 2004 | Iris Kyle (OA & HW) Dayana Cadeau (LW) | Lenda Murray (HW) Denise Masino (LW) | Yaxeni Oriquen (HW) Marja Lehtonen (LW) |
| 2005 | Yaxeni Oriquen | Iris Kyle | Dayana Cadeau |
| 2006 | Iris Kyle | Dayana Cadeau | Annie Rivieccio |
| 2007 | Iris Kyle | Dayana Cadeau | Yaxeni Oriquen |
| 2008 | Iris Kyle | Betty Viana-Adkins | Yaxeni Oriquen |
| 2009 | Iris Kyle | Heather Armbrust | Debi Laszewski |
| 2010 | Iris Kyle | Yaxeni Oriquen | Debi Laszewski |
| 2011 | Iris Kyle | Yaxeni Oriquen | Brigita Brezovac |
| 2012 | Iris Kyle | Debi Laszewski | Yaxeni Oriquen |
| 2013 | Iris Kyle | Alina Popa | Debi Laszewski |
| 2014 | Iris Kyle | Alina Popa | Debi Laszewski |
| 2020 | Andrea Shaw | Margaret Martin | Helle Trevino |
| 2021 | Andrea Shaw | Helle Trevino | Margaret Martin |
| 2022 | Andrea Shaw | Angela Yeo | Helle Trevino |
| 2023 | Andrea Shaw | Angela Yeo | Alcione Barreto |
| 2024 | Andrea Shaw | Angela Yeo | Ashley Lynette Jones |

### Medals by nation

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 40 | 33 | 26 | 99 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Germany (DEU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland (CHE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Slovenia (SVN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 49 | 47 | 47 | 143 |

### Other records

* Closest Ms. Olympia scores - 1991 Ms. Olympia (overall) with a margin of 1 / 2001 Ms. Olympia (heavyweight) with a margin of 0 / 2003 Ms. Olympia (lightweight) with a margin of 4
* Heaviest Ms. Olympia - Andrea Shaw (175 lb (79 kg))
* Lightest Ms. Olympia - Ritva Elomaa (117 lb (53 kg))
* Ms. Olympia with highest number of perfect win scores - Iris Kyle with 7
* Ms. Olympia with largest biceps - Andrea Shaw (18 in (46 cm))
* Oldest Ms. Olympia overall (OA) - Juliette Bergmann (44 years old; 2003 Ms. Olympia)
** Oldest Ms. Olympia lightweight (LW) - Juliette Bergmann (44 years old; 2003 Ms. Olympia)
** Oldest Ms. Olympia heavyweight (HW) - Lenda Murray (41 years old; 2003 Ms. Olympia)
* Smallest Ms. Olympia - Carla Dunlap / Andrulla Blanchette / Juliette Bergmann (5 ft 3 in (1.60 m))
* Tallest Ms. Olympia - Corinna Everson (5 ft 9 in (1.75 m))
* Youngest Ms. Olympia OA - Rachel McLish (25 years old; 1980 Ms. Olympia)
** Youngest Ms. Olympia HW - Iris Kyle (27 years old; 2001 Ms. Olympia)
** Youngest Ms. Olympia LW - Andrulla Blanchette (34 years old; 2000 Ms. Olympia)

## Fitness Olympia

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### Winners

| # | Year | Winner | Venue |
| 1 | 1995 | Mia Finnegan | Atlanta, United States |
| 2 | 1996 | Saryn Muldrow | Chicago, United States |
| 3 | 1997 | Carol Semple-Marzetta | New York, United States |
| 4 | 1998 | Monica Brant | Nice, France |
| 5 | 1999 | Mary Yockey | Las Vegas, United States |
| 6 | 2000 | Susan Curry | Las Vegas, United States |
| 7 | 2001 | Susan Curry | Las Vegas, United States |
| 8 | 2002 | Susan Curry | Las Vegas, United States |
| 9 | 2003 | Susan Curry | Las Vegas, United States |
| 10 | 2004 | Adela Garcia - Friedmansky | Las Vegas, United States |
| 11 | 2005 | Jen Hendershott | Las Vegas, United States |
| 12 | 2006 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 13 | 2007 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 14 | 2008 | Jen Hendershott | Las Vegas, United States |
| 15 | 2009 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 16 | 2010 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 17 | 2011 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 18 | 2012 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 19 | 2013 | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 20 | 2014 | Oksana Grishina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 21 | 2015 | Oksana Grishina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 22 | 2016 | Oksana Grishina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 23 | 2017 | Oksana Grishina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 24 | 2018 | Whitney Jones | Las Vegas, United States |
| 25 | 2019 | Whitney Jones | Las Vegas, United States |
| 26 | 2020 | Missy Truscott | Orlando, United States |
| 27 | 2021 | Whitney Jones | Orlando, United States |
| 28 | 2022 | Missy Truscott | Las Vegas, United States |
| 29 | 2023 | Oksana Grishina | Orlando, United States |
| 30 | 2024 | Missy Truscott | Las Vegas, United States |

### Top 3

| Year | Winner | Second Place | Third Place | Venue |
| 1995 | Mia Finnegan | Carol Semple-Marzetta | Saryn Muldrow | Atlanta, United States |
| 1996 | Saryn Muldrow | Mia Finnegan | Karen Hulse | Chicago, United States |
| 1997 | Carol Semple-Marzetta | Saryn Muldrow | Lena Johannesen | New York, United States |
| 1998 | Monica Brant | Susan Curry | Mary Yockey | Nice, France |
| 1999 | Mary Yockey | Kelly Ryan | Susan Curry | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2000 | Susan Curry | Kelly Ryan | Jennifer Worth | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2001 | Susan Curry | Jennifer Worth | Kelly Ryan | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2002 | Susan Curry | Kelly Ryan | Jennifer Worth | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2003 | Susan Curry | Kelly Ryan | Friedmansky | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2004 | Adela Garcia - Friedmansky | Jen Hendershott | Kelly Ryan | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2005 | Jen Hendershott | Kim Klein | Adela Garcia | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2006 | Adela Garcia | Kim Klein | Jen Hendershott | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2007 | Adela Garcia | Kim Klein | Jen Hendershott | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2008 | Jen Hendershott | Tracey Greenwood | Kim Scheidelerd | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2009 | Adela Garcia | Tanji Johnson | Tracey Greenwood | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2010 | Adela Garcia | Tanji Johnson | Trish Warren | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2011 | Adela Garcia | Tanji Johnson | Myriam Capes | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2012 | Adela Garcia | Oksana Grishina | Tina Durkin | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2013 | Adela Garcia | Oksana Grishina | Tanji Johnson | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2014 | Oksana Grishina | Regiane Da Silva | Tanji Johnson | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2015 | Oksana Grishina | Tanji Johnson | Myriam Capes | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2016 | Oksana Grishina | Tanji Johnson | Regiane Da Silva | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2017 | Oksana Grishina | Myriam Capes | Regiane Da Silva | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2018 | Whitney Jones | Ryall Graber | Myriam Capes | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2019 | Whitney Jones | Missy Farrell Truscott | Ryall Graber | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2020 | Missy Truscott | Oksana Grishina | Whitney Jones | Orlando, United States |
| 2021 | Whitney Jones | Missy Truscott | Oksana Grishina | Orlando, United States |
| 2022 | Missy Truscott | Jaclyn Baker | Ariel Khadr | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2023 | Oksana Grishina | Taylor Learmont | Jaclyn Baker | Orlando, United States |
| 2024 | Missy Truscott | Jaclyn Baker | Taylor Learmont | Las Vegas, United States |

## Figure Olympia
### Winners

| # | Year | Winner | Venue |
| 1 | 2003 | Davana Medina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2 | 2004 | Davana Medina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 3 | 2005 | Davana Medina | Las Vegas, United States |
| 4 | 2006 | Jenny Lynn | Las Vegas, United States |
| 5 | 2007 | Jenny Lynn | Las Vegas, United States |
| 6 | 2008 | Jennifer Gates | Las Vegas, United States |
| 7 | 2009 | Nicole Wilkins - Lee | Las Vegas, United States |
| 8 | 2010 | Erin Stern | Las Vegas, United States |
| 9 | 2011 | Nicole Wilkins | Las Vegas, United States |
| 10 | 2012 | Erin Stern | Las Vegas, United States |
| 11 | 2013 | Nicole Wilkins | Las Vegas, United States |
| 12 | 2014 | Nicole Wilkins | Las Vegas, United States |
| 13 | 2015 | Latorya Watts | Las Vegas, United States |
| 14 | 2016 | Latorya Watts | Las Vegas, United States |
| 15 | 2017 | Cydney Gillon | Las Vegas, United States |
| 16 | 2018 | Cydney Gillon | Las Vegas, United States |
| 17 | 2019 | Cydney Gillon | Las Vegas, United States |
| 18 | 2020 | Cydney Gillon | Orlando, United States |
| 19 | 2021 | Cydney Gillon | Orlando, United States |
| 20 | 2022 | Cydney Gillon | Las Vegas, United States |
| 21 | 2023 | Cydney Gillon | Orlando, United States |
| 22 | 2024 | Cydney Gillon | Las Vegas, United States |

### Top 3

| Year | Winner | Second Place | Third Place | Venue |
| 2003 | Davana Medina | Monica Brant | Jenny Lynn | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2004 | Davana Medina | Jenny Lynn | Monica Brant | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2005 | Davana Medina | Jenny Lynn | Monica Brant - Peckham | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2006 | Jenny Lynn | Amber Littlejohn | Monica Brant - Peckham | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2007 | Jenny Lynn | Gina Aliotti | Sonia Adcock | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2008 | Jennifer Gates | Gina Aliotti | Zivile Raudoniene | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2009 | Nicole Wilkins - Lee | Gina Aliotti | Heather Mae | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2010 | Erin Stern | Nicole Wilkins | Heather Mae | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2011 | Nicole Wilkins | Erin Stern | Ava Cowan | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2012 | Erin Stern | Nicole Wilkins | Candice Keene | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2013 | Nicole Wilkins | Erin Stern | Candice Keene | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2014 | Nicole Wilkins | Candice Keene | Candice Lewis | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2015 | Latorya Watts | Nicole Wilkins | Candice Lewis | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2016 | Latorya Watts | Candice Lewis | Cydney Gillon | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2017 | Cydney Gillon | Latorya Watts | Candice Lewis - Carter | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2018 | Cydney Gillon | Candice Lewis - Carter | Nadia Wyatt | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2019 | Cydney Gillon | Latorya Watts | Nadia Wyatt | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2020 | Cydney Gillon | Natalia Soltero | Nadia Wyatt | Orlando, United States |
| 2021 | Cydney Gillon | Natalia Soltero | Stephanie Gibson | Orlando, United States |
| 2022 | Cydney Gillon | Jessica Reyes Padilla | Lola Montez | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2023 | Cydney Gillon | Jessica Reyes Padilla | Lola Montez | Orlando, United States |
| 2024 | Cydney Gillon | Jessica Reyes Padilla | Lola Montez | Las Vegas, United States |

## Bikini Olympia
### Winners

| # | Year | Winner | Venue |
| 1 | 2010 | Sonia Gonzales | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2 | 2011 | Nicole Nagrani | Las Vegas, United States |
| 3 | 2012 | Nathalia Melo | Las Vegas, United States |
| 4 | 2013 | Ashley Kaltwasser | Las Vegas, United States |
| 5 | 2014 | Ashley Kaltwasser | Las Vegas, United States |
| 6 | 2015 | Ashley Kaltwasser | Las Vegas, United States |
| 7 | 2016 | Courtney King | Las Vegas, United States |
| 8 | 2017 | Angelica Teixeira | Las Vegas, United States |
| 9 | 2018 | Angelica Teixeira | Las Vegas, United States |
| 10 | 2019 | Elisa Pecini | Las Vegas, United States |
| 11 | 2020 | Janet Layug | Orlando, United States |
| 12 | 2021 | Jennifer Dorie | Orlando, United States |
| 13 | 2022 | Maureen Blanquisco | Las Vegas, United States |
| 14 | 2023 | Jennifer Dorie | Orlando, United States |
| 15 | 2024 | Lauralie Chapados | Las Vegas, United States |

### Top 3

| Year | Winner | Second Place | Third Place | Venue |
| 2010 | Sonia Gonzales | Nathalia Melo | Nicole Nagrani | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2011 | Nicole Nagrani | Nathalia Melo | Dianna Dahlgren | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2012 | Nathalia Melo | Nicole Nagrani | India Paulino | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2013 | Ashley Kaltwasser | Yeshaira Robles | Stacey Alexander | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2014 | Ashley Kaltwasser | Janet Layug | Stacey Alexander | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2015 | Ashley Kaltwasser | Janet Layug | Courtney King | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2016 | Courtney King | Angelica Teixeira | India Paulino | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2017 | Angelica Teixeira | Jennifer Ronzitti | Romina Basualdo | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2018 | Angelica Teixeira | Lauralie Chapados | Janet Layug | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2019 | Elisa Pecini | Janet Layug | Angelica Teixeira | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2020 | Janet Layug | Jennifer Dorie | Etila Santiago Santos | Orlando, United States |
| 2021 | Jennifer Dorie | Lauralie Chapados | Ashley Kaltwasser | Orlando, United States |
| 2022 | Maureen Blanquisco | Jennifer Dorie | Ashley Kaltwasser | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2023 | Jennifer Dorie | Maureen Blanquisco | Ashley Kaltwasser | Orlando, United States |
| 2024 | Lauralie Chapados | Ashley Kaltwasser | Jasmine Gonzalez | Las Vegas, United States |

## Women's Physique Olympia
### Winners

| # | Year | Winner | Venue |
| 1 | 2013 | Dana Linn Bailey | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2 | 2014 | Juliana Malacarne | Las Vegas, United States |
| 3 | 2015 | Juliana Malacarne | Las Vegas, United States |
| 4 | 2016 | Juliana Malacarne | Las Vegas, United States |
| 5 | 2017 | Juliana Malacarne | Las Vegas, United States |
| 6 | 2018 | Shanique Grant | Las Vegas, United States |
| 7 | 2019 | Shanique Grant | Las Vegas, United States |
| 8 | 2020 | Sarah Villegas | Orlando, United States |
| 9 | 2021 | Sarah Villegas | Orlando, United States |
| 10 | 2022 | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Las Vegas, United States |
| 11 | 2023 | Sarah Villegas | Orlando, United States |
| 12 | 2024 | Sarah Villegas | Las Vegas, United States |

### Top 3

| Year | Winner | Second Place | Third Place | Venue |
| 2013 | Dana Linn Bailey | Tycie Coppett | Sara Hurrle | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2014 | Juliana Malacarne | Dana Linn Bailey | Tycie Coppett | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2015 | Juliana Malacarne | Kira Neuman | Tycie Coppett | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2016 | Juliana Malacarne | Danielle Reardon | Heather Grace | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2017 | Juliana Malacarne | Jennifer Taylor | Heather Grace | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2018 | Shanique Grant | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Jennifer Taylor | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2019 | Shanique Grant | Sarah Villegas | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2020 | Sarah Villegas | Shanique Grant | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Orlando, United States |
| 2021 | Sarah Villegas | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Brooke Walker | Orlando, United States |
| 2022 | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Sarah Villegas | Brooke Walker | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2023 | Sarah Villegas | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Zama Benta | Orlando, United States |
| 2024 | Sarah Villegas | Natalia Abraham Coelho | Sheronica Henton | Las Vegas, United States |

## Wellness Olympia
### Winners

| # | Year | Winner | Venue |
| 1 | 2021 | Francielle Mattos | Orlando, United States |
| 2 | 2022 | Francielle Mattos | Las Vegas, United States |
| 3 | 2023 | Francielle Mattos | Orlando, United States |
| 4 | 2024 | Isabelle Nunes | Las Vegas, United States |

### Top 3

| Year | Winner | Second Place | Third Place | Venue |
| 2021 | Francielle Mattos | Angela Borges | Isabelle Nunes | Orlando, United States |
| 2022 | Francielle Mattos | Isabelle Nunes | Angela Borges | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2023 | Francielle Mattos | Isabelle Nunes | Elisa Alcantara | Orlando, United States |
| 2024 | Isabelle Nunes | Francielle Mattos | Eduarda Bezerra | Las Vegas, United States |