Ms. Olympia

Ms. Olympia is a 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 has decided the overall title. The top all time winners are Lenda Murray (8 times), Cory Everson (6 times), and Kim Chizevsky (4 times).

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The next Ms. Olympia is due to be held on 13-16 October 2005 at Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas.

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Female bodybuilding: Female bodybuilding began in the 1970s when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions....

International Federation of BodyBuilders: The International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) is a bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by Ben and Joe Weider. The IFBB is responsible for the Mr. Olympia, World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, and Ms. International competitions....

1980: 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday....

Ms. Olympia related Images and Photos (experimental)

Olympia	Ms. 45	Ms. Dynamite	H.M.S. Victory
Olympia W.T.	Olympia Faust	Olympia Dukakis	Olympia No.1
Olympia Washington	"M&M's, Classic ""Always Fun"" Jacket - Boys"	Olympia 1863	Gibraltar: H.M.S. "Sirius" Sailing Off