1988 Ms. Olympia

1988 Ms. Olympia
Promotion	IFBB
Date	1988
City	New York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
1987 Ms. Olympia 1988 Ms. Olympia 1989 Ms. Olympia

The 1988 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in 1988 in New York City, New York. It was the 9th Ms. Olympia competition held.

• 1st - $25,000
• 2nd - $12,000
• 3rd - $7,000
• 4th - $5,000
• 5th - $3,000
• 6th - $2,500

• Round 1 (Symmetry Round): Judging the overall balance and proportion of the contestants' physiques.
• Round 2 (Muscularity Round): Focused on muscle size and definition.
• Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Required specific poses to highlight muscle groups.
• Round 4 (Posing Routine Round): A choreographed posing routine to music, emphasizing creativity and presentation.

Place	Prize	Name
1		Cory Everson
2		Anja Langer
3		Bev Francis
4		Ellen Van Maris
5		Marjo Selin
6		Dona Oliveira
7		Janet Tech
8		Renate Holland
9		Carla Dunlap
10		Laura Creavalle
11		Renee Casella
12		Juliette Bergmann
13		Janice Ragain
14		Joy Nichols
15		Cathey Palyo
16		Veronica Dahlen
DQ		Tonya Knight

Contestant Country (In order of appearance)	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Pose Down	Final Place
Bev Francis, Australia/ U.S.A.	18	16	18	17	3
Anja Langer, West Germany	10	12	10	10	2
Renate Holland, West Germany	48	44	44
Marjo Selin, Finland	27	30	30	30	6
Renee Casella, U.S.A.	64	49	59
Cory Everson, U.S.A.	5	5	5	5	1
Laura Creavalle, Canada	68	51	55
Joy Nichols, Canada	74	75	70
Tonya Knight, U.S.A.	18	21	19	21	4
Cathy Palyo, U.S.A.	80	81	80
Ellen Van Maris, Netherlands	12	8	11	40	2
Janice Ragain, U.S.A.	58	67	69
Veronique Dahlin, Sweden	84	84	85
Juliette Bergman, Netherlands	48	66	67
Dona Oliviera, U.S.A.	33	43	43
Carla Dunlap, U.S.A.	59	59	51
Janet Tech, U.S.A.	39	42	41

• The song played during the posedown was Wild Side by Mötley Crüe

• 1988 Mr. Olympia

• 1988 Ms. Olympia - Contest Results Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Competitor History of the Ms. Olympia
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