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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

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. It was the 25th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the

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Prize money

*Overall - $10,000 * 1st (Lightweight (LW)) - $10,000 * 1st (Heavyweight (HW)) - $10,000 * 2nd (LW) - $6,000 * 2nd (HW) - $6,000 * 3rd (LW) - $4,000 * 3rd (HW) - $4,000 * 4th (LW) - $3,000 * 4th (HW) - $3,000 * 5th (LW) - $2,000 * 5th (HW) - $2,000 Total: $60,000

Rounds

* Round 1 (

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Round): Judging the balance and proportion of the contestants' physiques. * Round 2 ( Muscularity/Conditioning Round): Focused on muscle size, definition, and overall conditioning, including leanness and muscle separation. * Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to highlight specific muscle groups. * Round 4 (

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Round): 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 (missed the weigh-in) Lightweights up to 135 pounds: * Marja Lehtonen - * Desiree Ellis - * Vilma Caez - * Joanna Thomas - * Valentina Chepiga - * Nancy Lewis - * Mah Ann Mendoza - * Denise Masino - * Dayana Cadeau -

Numerical order of contestants

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 -

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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.WHY NO LAT SPREAD FOR WOMEN?
/ref> * 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

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2004 Ms. Olympia Qualified

References

External links

2004 WOMEN’S OLYMPIA: PREJUDGING (DOWNLOAD)2004 MS. OLYMPIA/FIGURE OLYMPIA – FINALS (DOWNLOAD)2004 WOMEN’S OLYMPIA: PREJUDGING (DVD)2004 MS. OLYMPIA/FITNESS/FIGURE OLYMPIA – FINALS (DVD)
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