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The 2020 Ms. Olympia was an IFBB Pro League
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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 –
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* 15th –
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Comparison to previous Olympia results: * +8 – Margie * +9 – Helle * +2 – Monique * Same – Kim * -8 – Yaxeni


Scorecard


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,
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, 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
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and when Mike Mentzer won the Mr. Olympia lightweight title at his first Mr. Olympia contest he attended in
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. The day of the 2020 Ms. Olympia was also Andrea's 37th birthday.Final competitions and awards for Olympia 212, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, Women’s Physique Olympia, and Ms. Olympia Finals. Plus, the Mr. Olympia Pre-Judging
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to 18 December 2020 at the
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. * The 2020 Olympia Press Conference was the first conference to feature Ms. Olympia contestants since
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. * 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
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until 4 am the morning of the 2020 Ms. Olympia.Troubles And ICU Visit That Led To 2020 Ms. Olympia Withdrawal
/ref> * 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.


2020 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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