Ms USA 1996
Ms USA 1996 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Short title went to Elizabeth Holmes.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jan 1, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 9
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Elizabeth Holmes | Felicia Boyd |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Jennifer Coloney | Charlie Hunt |
Ms USA 1996
Ms USA 1996 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding - Short title went to Elizabeth Holmes.
Defending champion Vera Hribar, who won in 1995, did not return.
Top 3 Women's Bodybuilding - Short
Ms USA 1996 contested 2 divisions across 9 athletes. Elizabeth Holmes took Women's Bodybuilding - Short. 2 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 - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Elizabeth Holmes First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Felicia Boyd | United States |
| 3rd | Jacqueline Frere | United States |
| 4th | Lynn Erickson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jennifer Coloney First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Charlie Hunt | United States |
| 3rd | Beth Neary | United States |
| 4th | Kathleen Novo | United States |
| 5th | Robbie Illos | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 9
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 7 of 12
The biggest field since 1992.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Donna Marie Schultz | Open |
| 1997 | Denise Richardson | Open |
| 1995 | Vera Hribar | Open |
| 1994 | Gail Marshall | Open |
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.

