2002 Ms. Olympia
Information
Promotion	IFBB
Date	October 18, 2002
Venue	Mandalay Bay Arena
City	Paradise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
2001 Ms. Olympia 2002 Ms. Olympia 2003 Ms. Olympia

The 2002 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2002 was held on October 18, 2002, at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 23rd Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the Mr. Olympia and Fitness Olympia contests.^[1][2][3][4]

Results

Scorecard

-- Overall --
Lenda Murray
No	Name	Country	1	2	3	4	Total	Place
-- Lightweights up to 135 lbs --
1	Susanne Niederhauser		33	34	35		102	7
2	Fannie Barrios		15	11	15	13	54	3
3	Angela Debatin		26	25	26		77	5
4	Juliette Bergmann		5	5	5	5	20	1
5	Laura Creavalle		30	31	27		88	6
6	Valentina Chepiga		10	14	10	12	46	2
7	Sophie Duquette		20	20	20		60	4
-- Heavyweights over 135 lbs --
14	Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia		19	18	17		54	4
15	Dayana Cadeau		29	25	27		81	5
16	Beth Roberts		40	39	37		116	8
17	Vickie Gates		16	18	18	15	67	3
18	Nancy Lewis		25	30	27		82	6
19	Iris Kyle		10	10	10	10	40	2
20	Betty Viana-Adkins		35	36	37		108	7
21	Lenda Murray		5	5	5	5	20	1

Comparison to previous Olympia results:

• +1 - Lenda Murray
• -1 - Iris Kyle
• -1 - Vickie Gates
• -1 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
• -2 - Dayana Cadeau
• +4 - Nancy Lewis
• +2 - Valentina Chepiga
• +5 - Fannie Barrios
• +4 - Angela Debatin
• -3 - Laura Creavalle

Attended

• 13th Ms. Olympia attended - Laura Creavalle
• 9th Ms. Olympia attended - Lenda Murray
• 7th Ms. Olympia attended - Vickie Gates
• 6th Ms. Olympia attended - Juliette Bergmann
• 5th Ms. Olympia attended - Valentina Chepiga, Nancy Lewis, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
• 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle
• 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau
• 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Fannie Barrios and Angela DeBatin
• 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Sophie Duquette, Susanne Niederhauser, Beth Roberts, and Betty Viana
• Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend – Renee Casella, Kim Harris, Lesa Lewis, Gayle Moher, Betty Pariso, Brenda Raganot, and Joanna Thomas

Notable events

• Lenda Murray comes back after a four-year hiatus to win her 7th overall and heavyweight Ms. Olympia title, thus surpassing Cory Everson's six overall Olympia wins. Juliette Bergmann wins her 2nd lightweight Ms. Olympia title.
• This was Laura Creavalle last Olympia before her retirement.

2002 Ms. Olympia Qualified