2014 Ms. Olympia


The 2014 Ms. Olympia contest
is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2014
was held on September 19, 2014, at the South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada and in the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 35th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the 212 Olympia Showdown, Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, Bikini Olympia, Women's Physique Showdown, and Men's Physique Showdown contests.

Prize money

  • 1st - $22,000
  • 2nd - $12,000
  • 3rd - $6,000
  • 4th - $5,000
  • 5th - $3,000
  • 6th - $2,000
'''Total: $50,000'''

Rounds

  • Prejudging Round: Judges evaluated contestants on symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning, focusing on overall physique balance, proportion, muscle size, and definition.
  • Finals Round: Contestants presented their choreographed posing routines to music, emphasizing creativity, presentation, and stage presence. The final posedown followed, allowing for direct comparisons among the top contestants.

Results

Comparison to previous Olympia results:

Attended

  • 17th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • 16th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle
  • 6th Ms. Olympia attended - Debi Laszewski
  • 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Sheila Bleck and Alina Popa
  • 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Anne Freitas
  • 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Maria Rita Bello, Lisa Giesbrecht, and Jennifer Sedia
  • 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Christine Envall, Margaret Martin, Simone Oliveira, and Alana Shipp
  • Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Jennifer Abshire, Juanita Blaino, Brigita Brezovac, Tina Chandler, Monique Jones, Tammy Jones, and Cathy LeFrançois

Notable events

  • This was Iris Kyle's 10th overall Olympia win, thus breaking her own previous world record of nine overall Olympia wins. This makes her the most successful professional bodybuilder in the history of both male and female professional bodybuilding. This was also Iris's 9th consecutive Ms. Olympia win, thus surpassing Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney record of eight consecutive Olympia wins.
  • Iris announced after her 10th overall Olympia win that she will be retiring from bodybuilding.
  • The top three, Iris, Alina Popa and Debi Laszewski, repeated their top three placings from the 2013 Ms. Olympia, which was a first in Ms. Olympia history.
  • This was the last Ms. Olympia until the 2020 Ms. Olympia.

2014 Ms. Olympia Qualified

Points standings

In the event of a tie, the competitor with the best top five contest placings will be awarded the qualification. If both competitors have the same contest placings, than both will qualify for the Olympia.