Ms America 1985
Ms America 1985 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Cathy Palyo.
- Year
- 1985
- Date
- Jan 1, 1985
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 28
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Bodybuilding - Medium | Cathy Palyo | Linda WoođHoyte |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Debra Poston | Karin Mitchell |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Joone Hopfenspirger | Diane Frantz |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Christine Engle | Julie Kirk |
Ms America 1985
Ms America 1985 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Cathy Palyo.
Defending Medium champion Jill O'Connor, who won in 1984, did not return.
Top 3 Women's Bodybuilding - Medium
Ms America 1985 contested 4 divisions across 28 athletes. Cathy Palyo took Women's Bodybuilding - Medium. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Women's Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cathy Palyo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Linda WoođHoyte | United States |
| 3rd | Vicki Witt | United States |
| 4th | Linda Doss | United States |
| 5th | Judi Benz | United States |
| 6th | Francoise Holtsclaw | United States |
| 7th | Barbara Vega | United States |
| 8th | Sylvia Johnson | United States |
| 9th | Millie Carter | United States |
| 10th | Andrea Lewis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debra Poston First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Karin Mitchell | United States |
| 3rd | Jill Howe | United States |
| 4th | Tammy Baltz | United States |
| 5th | Evelyn Robertson | United States |
| 6th | Katherine Thomas | United States |
| 7th | Janet Huff | United States |
| 8th | Diane Mueller | United States |
| 9th | Debbie Shropshire | United States |
| 10th | Rita Johnson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joone Hopfenspirger Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Diane Frantz | United States |
| 3rd | Sheritha McKenzie | United States |
| 4th | Susan Yeager | United States |
| 5th | Terri Saffares | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christine Engle First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Julie Kirk | United States |
| 3rd | Phrogge Van Ausdall | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 28
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 1 of 17
The biggest edition on record, across 17 we hold.
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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