2003 Ms. Olympia

The 2003 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2003 was held on October 24, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 24th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

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

Total: $50,000

Weight-in
Heavyweights over 135 lb:


 * Betty Pariso - 169.5 lb
 * Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - 161 lb
 * Betty Viana-Adkins - 159.5 lb
 * Helle Trevino - 158 lb
 * Iris Kyle - 157.5 lb
 * Vickie Gates - 154.5 lb
 * Lenda Murray - 151.5 lb

Lightweights up to 135 lb:


 * Cathy LeFrançois - 134.5 lb
 * Kim Harris - 134 lb
 * Rosemary Jennings - 133.5 lb
 * Juliette Bergmann - 130.5 lb
 * Angela Debatin - 129 lb
 * Dayana Cadeau - 127 lb
 * Denise Masino - 127 lb
 * Fannie Barrios - 122.5 lb

Scorecard
Comparison to previous Olympia results:
 * Same - Lenda Murray
 * Same - Iris Kyle
 * +1 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
 * +3 - Betty Viana-Adkins
 * Same - Betty Pariso
 * -4 - Vickie Gates
 * Same - Juliette Bergmann
 * +3 - Dayana Cadeau
 * Same - Cathy LeFrançois
 * Same - Angela Debatin
 * -3 - Fannie Barrios
 * Same - Kim Harris

Attended

 * 10th Ms. Olympia attended - Lenda Murray
 * 8th Ms. Olympia attended - Vickie Gates
 * 7th Ms. Olympia attended - Juliette Bergmann
 * 6th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
 * 5th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle
 * 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau
 * 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Fannie Barrios and Angela Debatin
 * 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Kim Harris, Betty Pariso, Cathy LeFrançois, and Betty Viana-Adkins
 * 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Rosemary Jennings, Denise Masino, and Helle Trevino
 * Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend – Valentina Chepiga, Laura Creavalle, Sophie Duquette, Nancy Lewis, Susanne Niederhauser, and Beth Roberts

Notable events

 * Lenda Murray wins her 8th overall and heavyweight Ms. Olympia title, thus having more Olympia tiles than any other female bodybuilder until 2012 when Iris Kyle tied with her overall title. Juliette Bergmann wins her 3rd lightweight Ms. Olympia title.
 * At the 2003 Olympia Press Conference, Lenda was asked a question about how she felt about winning last year, although Iris may have had better body parts on an individual basis, and her response focused on the total package, which IFBB Pro Division Wayne Demillia seconded.
 * During the weekend of the 2003 Ms. Olympia, Vickie Gates' announced her retirement.