2026 Ms. Olympia Live Updates, Highlights and Reaction

Sep 25, 2026, updated 7 min ago

Everybody has a favorite Ms. Olympia winner, right?

Sure, we'll concede many people's memories stall after Rachel McLish and Cory Everson—who combined to win eight of 10 titles from 1980 to 1989—but, nevertheless, another buff female is about to join their ranks.

The 2026 Ms. Olympia crown will be awarded Friday night at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas amid a finals competition that follows morning pre-judging at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Live Updates

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12 mins ago

09:58 PM EDT

Figure It Out

Next up: the Figure division.

16 mins ago

09:53 PM EDT

Trio Grand

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The first title of the weekend was awarded shortly after 9:45 p.m. ET when Natalia Abraham Coelho emerged from a field of nine called to the center of the stage in the Women's Physique division.

The win was her third in a row and she also picked up a check for $50,000.

Competitors went through required poses in a series of callouts—first in a group of five women followed by a group of four. A trimmed down field of five was called one at a time for individual poses set to selected music, like an Olympic free skate.

Finally, the top-five finishers were called out together for a pose down to music.

43 mins ago

09:27 PM EDT

He Went There

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Former Mr. Olympia competitor Bob Cicherillo is the master of ceremonies at a cavernous Orleans Arena and he tried to pump the crowd in predictable fashion by labeling the event as the "Super Bowl of bodybuilding."

53 mins ago

09:17 PM EDT

Repeat After Me

Twelve women have won the Ms. Olympia title since the initial competition in 1980. Six of those women have multiple titles.

Iris Kyle holds the record with 10 wins, followed Lenda Murray with eight and both Cory Everson and Andrea Shaw with six.

Shaw has won six in a row, matching Everson's run from 1984 to 1989 and Murray's run from 1990 to 1990. Kyle won in 2004, then won nine straight from 2006 to 2014.

1 hour ago

08:48 PM EDT

How'd They Get Here?

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In addition to other criteria, athletes qualify to compete on the Olympia stage by finishing within the top 25 of the season point standings for divisions that use a points-based qualification system.

Also, former Olympia winners hold lifetime eligibility, though entry must be approved if it's been more than five years since their last victory.

1 hour ago

08:37 PM EDT

Titles Aplenty

In addition to crowning a Ms. Olympia for 2026, the Friday finals will also reveal winners in the Figure Olympia, Women's Physique Olympia and Wellness Olympia divisions.

1 hour ago

08:30 PM EDT

Clubhouse Leaders

The top four heading into Friday's Ms. Olympia finals after prejudging are Leyvina Rodrigues Barros, Ashley Lynnette Jones, Paula Ranta and Andrea Shaw.

Shaw is the reigning champion and has six titles in a row dating back to 2020.