The 2004 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2004 that was held on October 29, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 25th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.
Prize money
Overall - $10,000 1st (Lightweight (LW)) - $10,000 1st (Heavyweight (HW)) - $10,000 2nd (LW) - $6,000 2nd (HW) - $6,000 3rd (LW) - $4,000 3rd (HW) - $4,000 4th (LW) - $3,000 4th (HW) - $3,000 5th (LW) - $2,000 5th (HW) - $2,000
Total: $60,000
Rounds Round 1 (Symmetry Round): Judging the balance and proportion of the contestants' physiques. Round 2 (Muscularity/Conditioning Round): Focused on muscle size, definition, and overall conditioning, including leanness and muscle separation. Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to highlight specific muscle groups. Round 4 (Posedown Round): Contestants presented a choreographed routine to music, emphasizing creativity, presentation, and overall stage presence.
Weight-in Heavyweights over 135 pounds:
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - Betty Pariso - Bonny Priest - Betty Viana-Adkins - Lisa Aukland - Lenda Murray - Iris Kyle - N/A (missed the weigh-in)
Lightweights up to 135 pounds:
Marja Lehtonen - Desiree Ellis - Vilma Caez - Joanna Thomas - Valentina Chepiga - Nancy Lewis - Mah Ann Mendoza - Denise Masino - Dayana Cadeau -
Numerical order of contestants No NAME COUNTRY Lightweights up to 135 pounds 1 Marja Lehtonen 2 Dayana Cadeau 3 Desiree Ellis 4Denise Masino 5 Vilma Caez 6 Valentina Chepiga 7 Nancy Lewis 8 Mah Ann Mendoza 9 Joanna Thomas Heavyweights over 135 pounds 10 Lenda Murray 11 Lisa Aukland 12 Yaxeni Oriquen 13 Betty Pariso-Carmichael 14 Betty Viana 15 Iris Kyle 16 Bonny Priest
Results
Scorecard PlaceCompetitor History of the Ms. Olympia Name Country 1 2 3 4 Total Overall Winner - Iris Kyle Heavyweights over 135 pounds 1 Iris Kyle585523 2 Lenda Murray107101037 3 Yaxeni Oriquen1515151560 4 Betty Pariso-Carmichael22222468 5 Betty Viana23242471 6 Lisa Aukland32303294 7 Bonny Priest33343299 Lightweights up to 135 pounds 1 Dayana Cadeau758828 2Denise Masino8109734 3 Marja Lehtonen2315201472 4 Nancy Lewis21212163 5 Desiree Ellis22232267 6 Mah Ann Mendoza23302982 7 Joanna Thomas373540112 8 Valentina Chepiga394136116 9 Vilma Caez454440129
Comparison to previous Olympia results: +1 - Iris Kyle -1 - Lenda Murray Same - Yaxeni Oriquen +2 - Betty Pariso-Carmichael +1 - Betty Viana-Adkins +1 - Dayana Cadeau +1 - Denise Masino +2 - Nancy Lewis +3 - Joanna Thomas -6 - Valentina Chepiga
Attended 11th Ms. Olympia attended - Lenda Murray 7th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 6th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle and Nancy Lewis 5th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Fannie Barrios and Angela Debatin 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Kim Harris, Betty Pariso-Carmichael, and Betty Viana-Adkins 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Denise Masino and Joanna Thomas 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Lisa Aukland, Vilma Caez, Desiree Ellis, Marja Lehtonen, Mah Ann Mendoza, and Bonny Priest Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Juliette Bergmann, Vickie Gates, Kim Harris, Rosemary Jennings, Helle Trevino, and Cathy LeFrançois
Notable events Lenda Murray was dethroned of her Ms. Olympia title this year by Iris Kyle, who won her 1st Ms. Olympia. Dayana Cadeau wins her 1st lightweight Ms. Olympia title. This was the first Ms. Olympia since the 1980 Ms. Olympia to include lat spreads in compulsory posing routines.WHY NO LAT SPREAD FOR WOMEN? This was Lenda Murray's last Olympia before her retirement. The 2004 Ms. Olympia was featured in the 2005 documentary Supersize She. The music played during the heavyweight posedown was Move Somethin by LL Cool J, Word Up by Korn, and Frantic (instrumental) by Metallica.
2004 Ms. Olympia Qualified # Name Country How Qualified2004 Ms. Olympia qualified Supersize She Joanna Thomas Female Bodybuilding Documentary 1 Lenda Murray Ms. Olympia Winner2 Juliette Bergmann Ms. Olympia Winner3 Valentina Chepiga Ms. Olympia Winner4 Andrulla Blanchette Ms. Olympia Winner5 Dayana Cadeau 2003 Ms. Olympia LW 2nd6 Denise Masino 2003 Ms. Olympia LW 3rd7 Iris Kyle 2003 Ms. Olympia HW 2nd8 Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 2003 Ms. Olympia HW 3rd9 Sophie Duquette 2004 Ms. International LW 2nd10 Betty Pariso 2004 Ms. International HW 3rd11 Vilma Caez 2004 Night of Champions LW 1st12 Marja Lehtonen 2004 Night of Champions LW 2nd13 Heather Foster 2004 Night of Champions HW 3rd14 Mah Ann Mendoza 2004 Southwest Pro LW 1st15 Desiree Ellis 2004 Southwest Pro LW 2nd16 Bonnie Priest 2004 Southwest Pro HW 1st17 Betty Viana-Adkins 2004 Southwest Pro HW 2nd18 Lisa Aukland 2004 Show of Strength HW 3rd19 Nancy Lewis 2004 Show of Strength LW 1st20 Joanna Thomas 2004 Show of Strength LW 2nd
See also 2004 Mr. Olympia
References
External links 2004 WOMEN’S OLYMPIA: PREJUDGING (DOWNLOAD) 2004 MS. OLYMPIA/FIGURE OLYMPIA – FINALS (DOWNLOAD) 2004 WOMEN’S OLYMPIA: PREJUDGING (DVD) 2004 MS. OLYMPIA/FITNESS/FIGURE OLYMPIA – FINALS (DVD)