2020 Ms. Olympia
The 2020 Ms. Olympia was an IFBB Pro League professional female bodybuilding contest and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2020. It was the 36th Ms. Olympia competition held.
Prize money
- 1st – $50,000
- 2nd – $20,000
- 3rd – $12,000
- 4th – $7,000
- 5th – $6,000
- '''Total: $95,000'''
Rounds
- Prejudging Round: Judges evaluated contestants based on symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning, focusing on overall balance, proportion, and muscle definition.
- Finals Round: Contestants performed their choreographed posing routines to music, showcasing creativity, presentation, and stage presence. The final posedown allowed direct comparisons among the contestants.
Results
- 1st – Andrea Shaw
- 2nd – Margaret V. Martin
- 3rd – Helle Trevino
- 4th – MayLa Ash
- 5th – Irene Andersen
- 6th – Monique Jones
- 7th – Asha Hadley
- 8th – Nicki Chartrand
- 9th – Reshanna Boswell
- 10th – Margita Zamolova
- 11th – Kim Buck
- 12th – LaDawn McDay
- 13th – Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
- 14th – Theresa Ivancik
- 15th – Janeen Lankowski
- +8 – Margie
- +9 – Helle
- +2 – Monique
- Same – Kim
- -8 – Yaxeni
Attended
- 18th Ms. Olympia attended – Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
- 4th Ms. Olympia attended – Monique Jones and Helle Trevino
- 2nd Ms. Olympia attended – Margaret V. Martin
- 1st Ms. Olympia attended – Irene Andersen, MayLa Ash, Reshanna Boswell, Kim Buck, Nicki Chartrand, Asha Hadley, Theresa Ivancik, Janeen Lankowski, LaDawn McDay, Andrea Shaw and Margita Zamolova
Notable events
- Andrea Shaw won her first Ms. Olympia, which was also her first Ms. Olympia contest she attended. This is a feat not performed since Lenda Murray won her first Ms. Olympia contest she attended in 1990 and when Mike Mentzer won the Mr. Olympia lightweight title at his first Mr. Olympia contest he attended in 1979. The day of the 2020 Ms. Olympia was also Andrea's 37th birthday.
- The 2020 Ms. Olympia was rescheduled and moved from 11 September 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada to 18 December 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida due to COVID-19 restrictions in Nevada.
- The 2020 Olympia Press Conference was the first conference to feature Ms. Olympia contestants since 2007.
- It was revealed after the 2020 Ms. Olympia prejudging that Iris Kyle could not compete at the 2020 Ms. Olympia due to a pancreatic virus, high blood sugar, insulin shut down, and losing over, all of which lead to her in intensive care unit until 4 am the morning of the 2020 Ms. Olympia.
- The 2020 Ms. Olympia posedown had all contestants posing in it.
- At the 2020 Ms. Olympia finals, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia announced she would retire from bodybuilding.