The 1997 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition that was held on November 22, 1997, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, New York. It was the 18th Ms. Olympia competition held.
1997 Ms. Olympia | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | IFBB | |||
Date | November 22, 1997 | |||
Venue | Beacon Theatre | |||
City | New York City, New York, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Prize money edit
- 1st - $50,000
- 2nd - $20,000
- 3rd - $10,000
- 4th - $6,000
- 5th - $5,000
- 6th - $3,000
- 7th - $2,500
- 8th - $2,000
- 9th - $1,500
- 10th - $1,000
Total: $101,000[1]
Results edit
Scorecard edit
CONTESTANT, COUNTRY (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) |
RND 1 |
RND 2 |
RND 3 |
POSE DOWN |
FINAL PLACE |
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LAURA CREAVALLE, | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 4 |
KIM CHIZEVSKY, | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
NANCY LEWIS, | 54 | 45 | 54 | 10 | |
MELISSA COATES, | 40 | 50 | 66 | 11 | |
LAURA BINETTI, | 66 | 68 | 64 | 13 | |
VICKIE GATES, | 24 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 5 |
SUE MYERS, | 47 | 57 | 45 | 9 | |
CHRIS BONGIOVANNI, | 56 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
YOLANDA HUGHES, | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
TAZZIE COLOMB, | 84 | 83 | 86 | 17 | |
EVA SUKUPOVA, | 74 | 81 | 73 | 16 | |
VALERIE GANGI, | 69 | 71 | 70 | 15 | |
GAYLE MOHER, | 52 | 56 | 53 | 12 | |
NICOLE BASS, | 61 | 71 | 68 | 14 | |
ANDRULLA BLANCHETTE, | 49 | 36 | 33 | 7 | |
LENDA MURRAY, | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
ZDENKA TURDA, | 86 | 90 | 86 | 18 | |
JITKA HARAZIMOVA, | 26 | 33 | 34 | 6 |
Notable events edit
- Nicole Bass, at 204 lb (93 kg), was the heaviest Ms. Olympia competitor to compete by this point.[2]