The 2012

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competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 was held on September 28, 2012, at the South Hall in the

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and in the

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. It was the 33rd Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition included the 212 Olympia Showdown,

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, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and Bikini Olympia contests.

Prize money

*1st - $28,000 *2nd - $14,000 *3rd - $8,000 *4th - $5,000 *5th - $3,000 *6th - $2,000 Total: $60,000

Rounds

* Prejudging Round: Combined the assessment of symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning. Judges evaluated the contestants' overall balance, proportion, muscle size, and definition. * Finals Round: The posing routine, where contestants presented choreographed routines to music, emphasizing creativity and presentation. The final posedown allowed for direct comparison among the top contestants.

Results

*1st -

Iris Kyle Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; August 22, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever. She has a total of twenty professional bodybuilding t ...

*2nd -

Debi Laszewski Debi Laszewski (born September 29, 1969) is an American retired professional female bodybuilder. She ranks as the 3rd best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List. Early life and education Debi Laszewski was born ...

*3rd -

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (born Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen Pérez; September 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan- American retired professional bodybuilder. Early life Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen Pérez was born on September 3, 1966, in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela, ...

*4th - Alina Popa *5th -

Brigita Brezovac Brigita Brezovac (September 24, 1979) is a retired Slovenian professional bodybuilder. Early life and education Brezovac grew up in Ljutomer, Slovenia. She attended the SETUAŠ school in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, and the University of Maribor ...

*6th -

Sheila Bleck Sheila R. Bleck (born October 14, 1974) is an American retired professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Bleck was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, Coos Bay, Oregon, along with her identical twin sister, Sherry. Their mother, Rebecca, ...

*7th -

Monique Jones Monique Jones (born March 12, 1979) is an American professional female bodybuilder. Figure career Amateur At the age of 16, Monique has been involved in a fitness environment since she purchased her first gym membership. One day she was appro ...

*8th -

Anne Freitas Anne Luise Becke Machado Freitas (born in 1975) is a Brazilian professional female bodybuilder Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s, when women began to take part in bodybuildi ...

*9th - Michelle Cummings *10th - Sarah Hayes *11th -

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*12th -

Helle Trevino Helle Trevino (née Nielsen) is a United States–based Danish professional female bodybuilder and the title winner of the 2017 and the 2019 Rising Phoenix World Championships. Early life and education Helle Nielsen was born and raised in rur ...

*13th -

Lisa Giesbrecht Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA" * Lisa, stagename of Japanese singer Lisa Komine (born 1978) * Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980) * Lisa (Japanese musician, ...

Comparison to previous Olympia results: *Same - Iris Kyle *+2 - Debi Laszewski *-1 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia *+1 - Alina Popa *-2 - Brigita Brezovac *Same - Sheila Bleck *+2 - Monique Jones *+2 - Helle Trevino

Scorecard

Attended

*15th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia *14th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle *4th Ms. Olympia attended - Debi Laszewski *3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Sheila Bleck and Helle Trevino *2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Brigita Brezovac, Kim Buck, Monique Jones, and Alina Popa *1st Ms. Olympia attended - Sarah Hayes, Lisa Giesbrecht, Michelle Cummings, and Anne Freitas *Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend -

Dayana Cadeau Dayana M. Cadeau (born June 2, 1966) is a Haitian Canadian professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Cadeau was born in 1966 in Haiti. At the age of seven, she and her mom moved to Quebec City, Quebec, where she was raised. Her ...

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Heather Foster Heather D. Foster (born December 20, 1966) is a Jamaican American professional bodybuilder. Early life and education Heather Foster was born in 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica. She has two brothers and one sister. Her parents migrated to Jamaica, Qu ...

Tina Chandler Tina Chandler (born September 2, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Tina Chandler was born in 1974 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the second of three children. She grew up in Conroe and Willis, Texas. She ...

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, Kim Perez, Mah Ann Mendoza, and Skadi Frei-Seifert

Notable events

*This was Iris Kyle's 8th overall Olympia win, thus tied her with

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for the most overall Ms. Olympia wins. This was also Iris's 7th consecutive Ms. Olympia win, breaking the record of six consecutive wins she shared with Lenda Murray and

Cory Everson Corinna "Cory" Everson (née Kneuer; born January 4, 1958) is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress. Everson won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row from 1984 to 1989. Education Corinna Kneuer was born in Racine, Wiscon ...

. *Debi Lazewski placed 2nd this Olympia, the best placing she has ever had at the Olympia. *Although Cathy LeFrançois qualified for the 2012 Ms. Olympia, she didn't find out she qualified until 6 weeks until the Olympia and thus did not attend. * This is the first Ms. Olympia to have the defending Ms. Olympia last numerically among the contestants.

2012 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.

References

External links

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