| 1997 Ms. Olympia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | IFBB | |||
| Date | November 22, 1997 | |||
| Venue | Beacon Theatre | |||
| City |  New York City, New York, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The 1997 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on November 22, 1997, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, New York. It was the 18th Ms. Olympia competition held.
Total: $101,000 [1]
| Place | Prize | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls |
| 2 | $20,000 | Lenda Murray |
| 3 | $10,000 | Yolanda Hughes |
| 4 | $6,000 | Laura Creavalle |
| 5 | $5,000 | Vickie Gates |
| 6 | $3,000 |  Jitka Harazimova |
| 7 | $2,500 |  Andrulla Blanchette |
| 8 | $2,000 | Chris Bongiovanni |
| 9 | $1,500 | Sue Meyers |
| 10 | $1,000 | Nancy Lewis |
| 11 |  Melissa Coates | |
| 12 | Gayle Moher | |
| 13 | Laura Binetti | |
| 14 | Nicole Bass | |
| 15 | Valerie Gangi | |
| 16 | Eva Sukupova | |
| 17 | Tazzie Colomb | |
| 18 | Zdenka Tvrdz | |
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