2004 Ms. Olympia
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 - $10,000
- 1st - $10,000
- 2nd - $6,000
- 2nd - $6,000
- 3rd - $4,000
- 3rd - $4,000
- 4th - $3,000
- 4th - $3,000
- 5th - $2,000
- 5th - $2,000
Rounds
- Round 1 : Judging the balance and proportion of the contestants' physiques.
- Round 2 : Focused on muscle size, definition, and overall conditioning, including leanness and muscle separation.
- Round 3 : Contestants performed mandatory poses to highlight specific muscle groups.
- Round 4 : 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
- Marja Lehtonen -
- Desiree Ellis -
- Vilma Caez -
- Joanna Thomas -
- Valentina Chepiga -
- Nancy Lewis -
- Mah Ann Mendoza -
- Denise Masino -
- Dayana Cadeau -
Results
Scorecard
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.
- 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 by Metallica.