Ms USA 1997
Ms USA 1997 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding title went to Denise Richardson.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 3
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Bodybuilding | Denise Richardson | Mercedes Lebow |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Charlotte Dimirack | – |
Ms USA 1997
Ms USA 1997 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding title went to Denise Richardson.
Defending Short champion Elizabeth Holmes, who won in 1996, did not return.
Ms USA 1997 contested 2 divisions across 3 athletes, 1 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Denise Richardson took Women's Bodybuilding. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denise Richardson | United States |
| 2nd | Mercedes Lebow | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charlotte Dimirack 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 3
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 12 of 12
The biggest field since 1996.
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.