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2004 Ms. Olympia
2004 Ms. Olympia
Promotion	IFBB
Date	October 29, 2004
Venue	Mandalay Bay Arena
City	Paradise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology

The 2004 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding 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 Paradise, Nevada. It was the 25th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

Prize money

Total: $60,000

Round 1 (Symmetry 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 (Posedown Round): Contestants presented a choreographed routine to music, emphasizing creativity, presentation, and overall stage presence.

Heavyweights over 135 pounds:

Lightweights up to 135 pounds:

Place^[2]	Name	Country	1	2	3	4	Total
Overall Winner - Iris Kyle
Heavyweights over 135 pounds
1	Iris Kyle	USA	5	8	5	5	23
2	Lenda Murray	USA	10	7	10	10	37
3	Yaxeni Oriquen	Venezuela	15	15	15	15	60
4	Betty Pariso-Carmichael	USA	22	22	24		68
5	Betty Viana	Venezuela	23	24	24		71
6	Lisa Aukland	USA	32	30	32		94
7	Bonny Priest	USA	33	34	32		99
Lightweights up to 135 pounds
1	Dayana Cadeau	Canada	7	5	8	8	28
2	Denise Masino	USA	8	10	9	7	34
3	Marja Lehtonen	Finland	23	15	20	14	72
4	Nancy Lewis	USA	21	21	21		63
5	Desiree Ellis	Canada	22	23	22		67
6	Mah Ann Mendoza	Philippines	23	30	29		82
7	Joanna Thomas	England	37	35	40		112
8	Valentina Chepiga	Ukraine	39	41	36		116
9	Vilma Caez	USA	45	44	40		129

Comparison to previous Olympia results:

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 - Juliette Bergmann, Vickie Gates, Kim Harris, Rosemary Jennings, Helle Trevino, and Cathy LeFrançois

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.^[3]
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 posedown was Move Somethin by LL Cool J, Word Up by Korn, and Frantic (instrumental) by Metallica.

#	Name	How Qualified^[4]^[5]^[6]
1	Lenda Murray	Ms. Olympia Winner
2	Juliette Bergmann	Ms. Olympia Winner
3	Valentina Chepiga	Ms. Olympia Winner
4	Andrulla Blanchette	Ms. Olympia Winner
5	Dayana Cadeau	2003 Ms. Olympia LW 2nd
6	Denise Masino	2003 Ms. Olympia LW 3rd
7	Iris Kyle	2003 Ms. Olympia HW 2nd
8	Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia	2003 Ms. Olympia HW 3rd
9	Sophie Duquette	2004 Ms. International LW 2nd
10	Betty Pariso	2004 Ms. International HW 3rd
11	Vilma Caez	2004 Night of Champions LW 1st
12	Marja Lehtonen	2004 Night of Champions LW 2nd
13	Heather Foster	2004 Night of Champions HW 3rd
14	Mah Ann Mendoza	2004 Southwest Pro LW 1st
15	Desiree Ellis	2004 Southwest Pro LW 2nd
16	Bonnie Priest	2004 Southwest Pro HW 1st
17	Betty Viana-Adkins	2004 Southwest Pro HW 2nd
18	Lisa Aukland	2004 Show of Strength HW 3rd
19	Nancy Lewis	2004 Show of Strength LW 1st
20	Joanna Thomas	2004 Show of Strength LW 2nd