Ms. Olympia
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Ms. Olympia is a professional female bodybuilding contest organised by the International Federation of BodyBuilders. It was first held in 1980, and since 2000 it has been held at the same time as the Mr. Olympia contest as part of the "Olympia Weekend". The 2000 contest also saw the introduction of weight classes. No overall winner was named in 2000, but starting in 2001, a posedown between the two class winners decided the overall title. In 2005, the contest returned to the one open class format. The top all time winners are Lenda Murray (eight), Cory Everson (six), and Kim Chizevsky (four).
The date for the 2007 Ms. Olympia has not yet been announced.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Overall | Lightweight | Heavyweight | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rachel McLish | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1981 | Kike Elomaa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1982 | Rachel McLish | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
| 1983 | Carla Dunlap | Warminster, Pennsylvania | ||
| 1984 | Cory Everson | Montreal, Canada | ||
| 1985 | Cory Everson | New York, New York | ||
| 1986 | Cory Everson | New York, New York | ||
| 1987 | Cory Everson | New York, New York | ||
| 1988 | Cory Everson | New York, New York | ||
| 1989 | Cory Everson | New York, New York | ||
| 1990 | Lenda Murray | New York, New York | ||
| 1991 | Lenda Murray | Los Angeles, California | ||
| 1992 | Lenda Murray | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 1993 | Lenda Murray | New York, New York | ||
| 1994 | Lenda Murray | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| 1995 | Lenda Murray | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| 1996 | Kim Chizevsky | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 1997 | Kim Chizevsky | New York, New York | ||
| 1998 | Kim Chizevsky | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| 1999 | Kim Chizevsky | Secaucus, New Jersey | ||
| 2000 | -- None -- | Andrulla Blanchette | Valentina Chepiga | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2001 | Juliette Bergmann | Juliette Bergmann | Iris Kyle | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2002 | Lenda Murray | Juliette Bergmann | Lenda Murray | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2003 | Lenda Murray | Juliette Bergmann | Lenda Murray | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2004 | Iris Kyle | Dayana Cadeau | Iris Kyle | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2005 | Yaxeni Oriquen | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| 2006 | Iris Kyle | Las Vegas, Nevada |
