1991 Ms. Olympia

Bodybuilding competition 1991 Ms. Olympia IFBB October 12–13, 1991 Shrine Auditorium USA Los Angeles, California, United States 1990 Ms. Olympia 1992 Ms. Olympia The 1991 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on October 12 and 13, 1991 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. It was the 12th Ms. Olympia competition held. Prize money 1st - $35,000 2nd - $20,000 3rd - $13,000 4th - $7,500 5th - $5,000 6th - $4,000 7th - $3,000 8th - $2,500 9th - $2,000 10th - $1,500 Total: $93,500 Rounds Round 1 (Symmetry Round): Judging the overall balance and proportion of the contestants' physiques. Round 2 (Muscularity Round): Focused on muscle size and definition. Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to showcase key muscle groups. Round 4 (Posing Routine Round): A choreographed posing routine to music, emphasizing the contestants' creativity, presentation skills, and artistic expression. Results Place CountryMs olympia 1991 Name 1USA Southfield, MichiganLenda Murray 2Australia New York City, New YorkBev Francis 3USA Venice, CaliforniaLaura Creavalle 4USA Scottsdale, ArizonaSandy Riddell 5USA Edgewater, New JerseySharon Marvel 6USA Newport Beach, CaliforniaDiana Dennis 7USA Portland, OregonShelley Beattie 8Germany Baden-Württemberg, GermanyAnja Schreiner 9Italy Rimini, ItalyClaudia Montemaggi 10USA Tustin, CaliforniaSue Gafner 11USA Scottsdale, ArizonaJackie Paisley 12France Le Port-Marly, FranceMarie Mahabir 13Netherlands Venice, California Hanny Van Aken 14Italy Como, ItalyClaudia Profanter 15USA San Diego, CaliforniaLisa Lorio 16Canada Montreal, CanadaSandra Blackie 16 USA Venice, CaliforniaLaura Beaudry 16USA Orlando, FloridaAudrey Harris 16USA Miami, FloridaGillian Hodge 16 Czechoslovakia Žilina, Czech and Slovak Federative RepublicZuzana Korinkova 16Germany Munich, GermanyJutta Tipelt Scorecard Contestant Country (In order of appearance) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Pose Down Final Place Marie Mahabir, France France58485912 Shelley Beattie, USA USA383835307 Laura Creavalle, Guyana Guyana221315153 Diana Dennis, USA USA4230256 Claudia Profanter, Italy Italy65646914 Sandy Riddell, USA USA162322204 Lenda Murray, USA USA810581 Lisa Lorio, USA USA6473315 Anja Schreiner, Germany Germany3446458 Bev Francis, Australia Australia771082 Claudia Montemaggi, Italy Italy5050439 Jackie Paisley, USA USA53555511 Hanny Van Aken, Netherlands Holland69636513 Sue Gafner, USA USA52505110 Sharon Marvel, USA USA222223255 ALSO COMPETED: Laura Beaudry, USA. Sandra Blackie, Canada. Audrey Harris, USA. Gillian Hodge, Trinidad and Tobago. Zuzana Kornakova, Czechoslovakia. Jutta Tippelt, Germany. Notable events Lenda Murray won her second Ms. Olympia consecutively, trying with Rachel McLish's record two Ms. Olympia wins, along with trying with Larry Scott's record two consecutive Mr. Olympia wins, along with Franco Columbu's record two overall Mr. Olympia wins. After the 1991 Ms. Olympia prejudging (rounds 1 & 2) and going into the 1991 Ms. Olympia evening finals, Bev Francis lead Lenda Murray by a score of 14 to 18. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN), in an unprecedented move for professional bodybuilding, flashed up the half time scores for the audience to see that Bev was in the lead. After rounds 3 & 4, Lenda edged out Bev, with the slimmest margin of victory for any Ms. Olympia winner, by a final score of 31 to 32. Peter McGough, bodybuilding journalist and historian, called the decision to award Lenda the 1991 Ms. Olympia as the "most controversial result in the event’s history". In an interview with John Romano, Lenda said that before the finals she heard Benjamin "Ben" Weider and Josef "Joe" Weider and "did something" and called the decision to award her 1991 Ms. Olympia as a "business decision". She thought it probably could have been both Ben and the ESPN brass behind awarding her the 1991 Ms. Olympia. This was the first Ms. Olympia contest, the 1991 Ms. Olympia finals, to be televised live on ESPN. The two emcees of the 1991 Ms. Olympia was Jake Steinfeld and Carla Dunlap-Kaan. Rachel McLish was awarded bodybuilding's Lifetime Achievement Award by Joe Weider. This is the first Ms. Olympia since 1984 to not drug test. Every Ms. Olympia after 1991 would also not drug test. See also 1991 Mr. Olympia References External links Ms. Olympia Turns 30 1991 Ms. Olympia held in Los Angeles on October 13th BEV’S LAST STAND 1991 Ms Olympia Results Competitor History of the Ms. Olympia https://web.archive.org/web/20131110140403/http://www.ifbbpro.com/history-of-the-mr-olympia/competitor-history-of-the-ms-olympia/ 2013-11-10 1991 MS. OLYMPIA (DOWNLOAD) 1991 MS. OLYMPIA (DVD) Ms. Olympia Ms. Olympia Ms Olympia Category:Ms. Olympia Category:History of female bodybuilding