The 2003

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. It was the 24th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the

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, 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 : *Betty Pariso - *Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - *Betty Viana-Adkins - *Helle Trevino - *Iris Kyle - *Vickie Gates - *Lenda Murray - Lightweights up to : *Cathy LeFrançois - *Kim Harris - *Rosemary Jennings - *Juliette Bergmann - *Angela Debatin - *Dayana Cadeau - *Denise Masino - *Fannie Barrios -

Results

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 –

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, Laura Creavalle,

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Notable events

Lenda Murray Lenda Murray (born February 22, 1962) is an American professional female bodybuilding champion. Early life and education Murray was born in 1962 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Darcelious and Louvelle Murray. She began participating in orga ...

wins her 8th overall and heavyweight Ms. Olympia title, thus having more Olympia tiles than any other female bodybuilder until

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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.2003 Olympia Weekend
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' announced her retirement.

2003 Ms. Olympia Qualified

References

External links

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