Ms America 1996
Ms America 1996 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Cynthia Barker.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jan 1, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Cynthia Barker | Veronica Evans-Garces |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Johanna Carter | Robin Broyles |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Sonyo T Bond | Angela Franklin |
Ms America 1996
Ms America 1996 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Cynthia Barker.
3-time winner Betsy Briggs, who won in 1995, did not return.
Top 3 Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Ms America 1996 contested 3 divisions across 8 athletes. Cynthia Barker took Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 3 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 - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cynthia Barker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Veronica Evans-Garces | United States |
| 3rd | Carolyn Spenser | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johanna Carter | United States |
| 2nd | Robin Broyles | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sonyo T Bond First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Angela Franklin | United States |
| 3rd | Cathy Davis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 13 of 17
The biggest field since 1993.
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.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.

