# 2023 Ms. Olympia

The 2023 Ms. Olympia was an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League (IFBB Pro League) professional female bodybuilding contest and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2023. This was the 39th Ms. Olympia contest to be held.

## Prize money

* 1st - $50,000
* 2nd - $20,000
* 3rd - $12,000
* 4th - $7,000
* 5th - $6,000
Total: $95,000

## Rounds

* Judging Round: This round focused on evaluating contestants based on symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning.
* Finals Round: This included the posing routines, where contestants showcased their presentation, creativity, and stage presence, followed by the final posedown.

## Callouts
### Prejudging

* Michaela Aycock, Alcione Barreto, Andrea Shaw, Angela Yeo, Sherry Priami (switched with Natalia Kovaleva) and Natalia (switched with Sherry)
* Chelsea Dion, Reshanna Boswell, MayLa Ash and Julia Whitesel
* Angela and Andrea

### Finals

* Reshanna, MayLa, Michaela, Natalia, Chelsea and Julia
* Alcione, Andrea, Angela and Sherry

## Results

* 1st - Andrea Shaw
* 2nd - Angela Yeo
* 3rd - Alcione Barreto
* 4th - Sherry Priami
* 5th - Natalia Kovaleva
* 6th - Michaela Aycock
* 7th - MayLa Ash
* 8th - Chelsea Dion
* 9th - Reshanna Boswell
* 10th - Julia Whitesel
Comparison to previous Olympia results:
* Same - Andrea Shaw
* Same - Angela Yeo
* +5 - Alcione Barreto
* Same - Michaela Aycock
* +4 - MayLa Ash
* +1 - Chelsea Dion
* +7 - Reshanna Boswell

### Scorecard

| No | NAME | COUNTRY | TOTALS | PLACE |
| 1 | MayLa Ash | USA | 36 | 7 |
| 2 | Michaela Aycock | USA | 30 | 6 |
| 3 | Alcione Barreto | Brazil | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Reshanna Boswell | USA | 45 | 9 |
| 5 | Chelsea Dion | USA | 39 | 8 |
| 6 | Natalia Kovaleva | USA | 25 | 5 |
| 7 | Sherry Priami | USA | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | Julia Whitesel | USA | 49 | 10 |
| 9 | Angela Yeo | USA | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | Andrea Shaw | USA | 5 | 1 |

## Attendees

* 4th Ms. Olympia attended - MayLa Ash, Reshanna Boswell and Andrea Shaw
* 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Michaela Aycock
* 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Alcione Barreto and Chelsea Dion
* 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Natalia Kovaleva, Sherry Priami and Julia Whitesel

## Notable events

* Andrea Shaw won her 4th Ms. Olympia consecutively, beating Sergio Oliva and Frank Zane's record three consecutive Ms. Olympia wins and tying with Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls' record four consecutive Ms. Olympia wins, along with Jay Cutler's record four Mr. Olympia wins.
* This contest had only 10 contestants competing, the fewest contestants competing in Ms. Olympia ever. The reason for this is because of the removal of the point system for the 2023 Olympia Qualification System, along with Helle Trevino and Kristina Mendoza dropping out of attending the contest.
* The 2023 Ms. Olympia attracted over 700,000 viewers across various streaming platforms, marking it as one of the most-watched Ms. Olympia contests ever. The 2023 Ms. Olympia saw an attendance of approximately 6,500 spectators, with approximately 3,000 attendees for the prejudging and approximately 3,500 attendees for the finals, with approximately 4,000 paid tickets sold.

## 2023 Ms. Olympia Qualified

| Name | How Qualified |
| Andrea Shaw | 2022 Ms. Olympia - 1st |
| Angela Yeo | 2022 Ms. Olympia - 2nd |
| Helle Trevino | 2022 Ms. Olympia - 3rd |
| Sherry Priami | 2023 IFBB Pro League Vancouver Island Showdown Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Natalia Kovaleva | 2023 IFBB Pro League New York Pro Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Julia Whitesel | 2023 IFBB Pro League Toronto Pro Supershow WBB Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Alcione Barreto | 2023 IFBB Pro League Mr. Big Evolution Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| MayLa Ash | 2023 IFBB Pro League Lenda Murray Atlanta Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Kristina Mendoza | 2023 IFBB Pro League Chicago Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Michaela Aycock | 2023 IFBB Pro League Tampa Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Reshanna Boswell | 2023 IFBB Pro League Masters Olympia Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |
| Chelsea Dion | 2023 IFBB Pro League European Pro Championships Women's Bodybuilding - 1st |