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|caption           = Arnold Classic and Ms. International trophies prior to being awarded are photographed at the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival on 4 March 2007.
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[[International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness]] (IFBB) [[Professional bodybuilding|professional]] [[female bodybuilding]] (1987 & 1989&nbsp;– 2004)<ref name="Ms. International Web Archive" />
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[[National Veterans Memorial and Museum]] Auditorium<br/>300 West Broad Street, United States of America 43215-2761 (Finals)<ref name="Ms. International Web Archive" />
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18 invited IFBB professional female bodybuilders ([[mean]]; 1987 & 1989&nbsp;– 2004)<ref name="Ms. International Results">[http://getbig.com/results/womens/msinternational.htm Ms. International Results]</ref>
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3,916 people (National Veterans Memorial and Museum Auditorium)<ref>[https://rocktourdatabase.com/venues/franklin-county-veterans-memorial-auditorium Franklin County Veterans Memorial Auditorium]</ref>
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|people            = [[Iris Kyle]]<br/>[[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]]<br/>[[Ondrea Gates]]<br/>[[Laura Creavalle]]<br/>[[Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls]]<br/>[[Yolanda Hughes-Heying]]<br/>[[Erika Geisen]]<br/>[[Cathey Palyo]]<br/>[[Tonya Knight]]<br/>[[Jackie Paisley]]<br/>[[Anja Schreiner]]<br/>[[Brenda Raganot]]<br/>[[Dayana Cadeau]]<br/>[[Valentina Chepiga]]<br/>[[Catherine LeFrançois]]<br/>[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<ref name="Ms. International Web Archive" />
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The '''Ms. International''' [[female bodybuilding]] contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious  competition for [[female bodybuilding|female bodybuilders]] (second only to the [[Ms. Olympia]] competition), from its inception in 1986 through to its final staging in 2013. It was first held in 1986 by the [[International Federation of BodyBuilders]] (IFBB). In 1987, the IFBB allowed the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] (AAU) to sanction the Ms. International as an amateur event. In 1988, the contest was again sanctioned by the IFBB. From 1989 the contest was part of the [[Arnold Sports Festival]].

The top all-time winners are [[Iris Kyle]] with seven titles and followed by [[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]] with five titles. The only amateur to win the overall title was [[Kathy Segal]].

In 2013 the IFBB announced it would drop Ms. International from the 2014 IFBB Pro Schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siteok.net/d/iron_man_usa_pdf/2009-06.pdf |title=2014 IFBB Pro Schedule |date=November 27, 2013 |publisher=musculardevelopment |accessdate=December 4, 2013 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220959/http://siteok.net/d/iron_man_usa_pdf/2009-06.pdf |archivedate=May 27, 2014 }}</ref>

== History ==

=== 1986 &nbsp;– 1988 ===
The first Ms. International was held in 1986, and was sanctioned by the [[International Federation of BodyBuilders]] (I.F.B.B.). The contest was held in conjunction with the men's event, which was called the IFBB Pro World Championship. Ben Weider proclaimed that the top six finishers would qualify for IFBB pro status, and be invited to compete at the 1986 IFBB Pro World in Toronto. The 1986 and 1988 Ms. Internationals were designated as pro-am contests, and top amateurs were also invited to compete. In 1987, Ms. International was an amateur event sanctioned by the AAU. In 1988, [[Jim Lorimer (promoter)|Jim Lorimer]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] felt the women's competition should become a regular event along with the men's.<ref name="themsinternational">{{cite web|url=http://siteok.net/d/iron_man_usa_pdf/2009-06.pdf |title=The Ms. International |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220959/http://siteok.net/d/iron_man_usa_pdf/2009-06.pdf |archivedate=May 27, 2014 }}</ref>

=== 1989 &nbsp;– 1999 ===
Since 1989, the men's Pro World Championship was renamed the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic and the Ms. International become part of The [[Arnold Classic|Arnold Classic Weekend]]. That same year Tonya Knight had to forfeit both her placing and prize money from the 1988 and 1989 Ms. International when it was found out that she used someone else to take her drug test at the 1989 Ms. Olympia. The first narrow victory came in 1991 when Tonya Knight topped Anja Schreiner by a score of 30 to 32.<ref name="themsinternational" /> There has been some controversy at the 1992 Ms. International. [[Anja Schreiner]] and [[Paula Bircumshaw]] both had the same body height, however, Paula had much more muscle and weight (162&nbsp;lbs). The judges relegated her to eighth place and did not, as custom, called out the top ten competitors on stage before announcing the winners.  Instead, they only announced the top six competitors on stage in order to prevent Paula back on stage. The audience rioted over this decision and changed Paula's name. Paula did come back on stage only to give the judges the middle finger. Because of this, she was given a year's suspension. In 1996, [[Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls]] became the first to win both Ms. International and [[Ms. Olympia]] in the same year.

At the 1995 Ms. International, Laura Creavalle won her third Ms. International title. This was her second consecutive Ms. International title, which was a first for any female or male bodybuilder winner of the Ms. International or the Arnold Classic. [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], a commentator at the contest, commented that [[Laura Creavalle]]'s ribs, deltoids, latissimus, trapezius and lower back are chiseled and well developed, along with her back, thighs, calves and biceps being developed. He noted she was {{convert|151|lb|abbr=on}}. He also thought her posing was "right on the money", with some of her poses being directed to the audience and some of the poses being directed to the judges, and thought she had a great chance of winning. Commenting about her back, he thought she had great rear and side deltoid development and that her back muscles were the best of any of the contestants.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMI3LRsh86Y&t=2s Ms.International-1994]</ref>

At the 1997 Ms. International, the reigning Ms. International Kim Chizevsky chose not to defend her title, instead opting to focusing on the [[1997 Ms. Olympia]], allowing Yolanda Hughes to win her first Ms. International title. Both [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and [[Anja Schreiner]] were commentators on the contest. Arnold, commenting about Yolanda, brought up her thigh and back development, the separation between her shoulders and arms and that she was very well proportioned. Anja stated the average bodyfat of a professional female bodybuilder was 5-10% for a contest. She added that Yolanda lost a little bit of size, coming in at {{convert|160|lb|abbr=on}}, coming into the 1997 Ms. International, but gained a lot of symmetry and muscle quality from losing size. Anja also commented that Yolanda had deep separations in her thighs, a small waist and an all over package.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzbSkCsoqcw Ms International, Arnold Classic 1997]</ref>

At the 1998 Ms. International, [[Lesa Lewis]], [[Gayle Moher]] and [[Denise Masino]] were disqualified after their diuretic tests found that they tested positive.

=== 2000 &nbsp;– 2005 ===
In 2000, the [[International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness]] (IFBB) introduced two major changes to the professional female bodybuilding division. The first change was the introduction of weight classes (lightweight and heavyweight) and the second change was the new judging guidelines for presentations were introduced. A letter to the competitors from Jim Manion (chairman of the Professional Judges Committee) stated that women would be judged on healthy appearance, face, makeup, and skin tone. The criteria given in Manion's letter included the statement "symmetry, presentation, separations, and muscularity BUT NOT TO THE EXTREME!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/art/miscart/criteria.jpg|title=Photographic image of letter|website=Billdobbins.com|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref>

At the 2000 Ms. International, [[Ondrea Gates|Ondrea "Vickie" Gates]] won the heavyweight and overall Ms. International title, while [[Brenda Raganot]] won the lightweight Ms. International title. This was Vickie's 2nd overall and consecutive Ms. International title. Of the three IFBB professional contests held in 2000, only the Ms. International had an overall title. Due to the growth in attendance at the Arnold Sports Festival, the EXPO opened at the [[Greater Columbus Convention Center]] instead of the [[National Veterans Memorial and Museum]].<ref name="Arnold Classic Report">[https://tour.ftvideo.com/old/showgal.php?g=content/genex/contests/2000/arnold/3789/7_1&s=6 2000 Arnold Classic Report]</ref>

According to Gene Hwang's 2000 Arnold Classic Report, he commented that there wasn't the usual gasping from the audience as the heavyweight class took stage, as they weren't as large and ripped in the past contests, due to Jim Manion's bodybuilding criteria letter. He noted that overall the competitors looked smaller and smoother. He also stated that the new weight class formant had inconsistency between the winners of the lightweight and heavyweight classes and stated that he couldn't easily identify why they won. He commented that the heavyweights had more mass and individual parts while the lightweights were smaller, but had a arguably more balanced physique. He finished by stating that the loudest boos from the audience came came when Andrulla Blanchette was announced as 2nd in the lightweight class.<ref name="Arnold Classic Report" />

According to [[Bill Dobbins]], it was later revealed that Iris Kyle and Tazzie Columb were both disqualified from the 2000 Ms. International due to failing their [[diuretic]] tests and he speculated that it was due to Jim Manion's bodybuilding criteria letter. He described the contest as more of a beauty contest than a bodybuilding contest. He commented that those smaller and smoother tended to be rewarded, while those showing up harder and more muscular were penalized. He finished by stating that Iris should have won the heavyweight class and Andrualla Blanchette should have won the lightweight class. He also complained about the lightening at the event.<ref>[http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/contests/2000_contests/Arnold/msinrpt.html THE IFBB MS. INTERNATIONAL 2000]</ref><ref>[http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/contests/2000_contests/Arnold/litesuc.html THE MS. INTERNATIONAL AND FITNESS INTERNATIONAL THE LIGHTING SUCKED!!!]</ref>

At the 2001 Ms. International, going into the 2001 Ms. International lightweight posedown, Brenda lead Dayana by a score of 22 to 25, but after the posedown, Dayana beaten Brenda by a score of 30 to 32, the 2nd two point victory in Ms. International history. Ondrea won the heavyweight and overall Ms. International title, while [[Dayana Cadeau]] dethroned the reigning Ms. International lightweight Brenda. This was Ondrea' 3rd overall and 2nd heavyweight Ms. International title and Dayana's 1st lightweight Ms. International title. This was Ondrea's 3rd consecutive overall Ms. International title win, along with her 2nd consecutive heavyweight Ms. International title win, beating Laura Creavalle's and Yolanda Hughes-Heying's two consecutive overall Ms. International title wins and [[Flex Wheeler|Kenneth Wheeler]]'s two consecutive overall Arnold Classic title wins.

In Bill Dobbin's 2001 Ms. International - Contest Report, he commented that Ondrea attempted to conform as much as possible to the IFBB judging "guidelines" and this has severely compromised the quality of her physique since the 1999 Ms. Olympia. He added that compared to Iris, Ondrea had an excellent upper body, especially her arms, but had no legs compared to Iris. He described the decision by the judges to award Ondrea the title over Iris as simply wrong and possibly politically motivated. Talking about the lightweights, he noted that historically Dayana normally competed as a heavyweight. He stated the reason Dayana beat Brenda was due to Dayana being more muscular than her. In Gene Hwang's 2001 Arnold Classic weekend report, he commented that the more muscular and ripped competitors were not rewarded by the judges during the first callouts of the symmetry round. He also stated the Dayana made noticeable improvements over her previous showings and called her back "tremendous".<ref>[https://tour.ftvideo.com/old/showgal.php?g=content/genex/contests/2001/arnold/3719/7_1&s=6  2001 Ms. International and Fitness International]</ref><ref>[http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/contests/2001_contests/Arnold/bb_report.htm 2001 MS. INTERNATIONAL - CONTEST REPORT]</ref>

In December 2001, Andrulla Blanchette was contacted by Wayne DeMilia about her plans to compete at the 2002 Ms. International. Jim Lorimer, co-promoter of the Ms. International, had invited her. On February 12, 2002, she arrived in New York. On February 20, 2002, she called Wayne that morning, prior to departing for [[Columbus, Ohio]], to remind him to bring her 2000 Ms. Olympia gold medal to the 2002 Ms. International. The original gold medal was being replaced because it engraved the wrong name on it. He was unavailable, so she left a voicemail for him. He returned the call sometime later and told her the promoter had removed her name from the competitor list that morning. He said he had not been informed of her travel plans and was not aware that she would be competing at the contest. On his advice, Andrulla Blanchette called Jim who was quite concerned since they had used her photograph for the 2002 Ms. International’s promotion. She told him that she can be reached via email or phone should there have been any need to contact her. He told her call Wayne. She waited for a reply and heard nothing. She flew to Columbus, Ohio.<ref name="Ms.I.O.Union?">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020720164146/http://www.ftvideo.com/l2_4.html Ms.I.O.Union?]</ref>

On February 21, 2002, that evening, Andrulla Blanchette meet Wayne DeMilia and Jim Lorimer outside the contestant meeting. She was told she would not be allowed to complete at the 2002 Ms. International because she was required to use the IFBB assigned travel agent as a way to be reimbursed. Due to the misunderstanding, she was willing to cover her own expenses. Wayne then mentioned the contract he had not received and told her she would have to pay a fine of $5,000. Later that evening, officials said they would speak to him on her behalf. She waited for a reply, heard nothing and went to bed. On February 22, 2002, that morning, she meet him in the hotel lobby and informed her that paying the fine was no longer an option because she could not come up with the money in the time to compete. She assured him that she could, but he pointed to the fact that she had not been weighed in the night before. He told her that should could not compete. She watched the contest from the audience with the rest of the fans who came to see her compete.<ref name="Ms.I.O.Union?" />

In 2004, Iris Kyle won her first heavyweight and overall Ms. Intentional. On 6 December 2004, IFBB Professional Division Vice Chairman Jim Manion issued a memo introducing the so-called '20 percent rule' to all IFBB professional female athletes. It read, “For aesthetics and health reasons, the IFBB Professional Division requests that female athletes in Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure decrease the amount of muscularity by a factor of 20%. This request for a 20% decrease in the amount of muscularity applies to those female athletes whose physiques require the decrease regardless of whether they compete in Bodybuilding, Fitness or Figure. All professional judges have been advised of the proper criteria for assessing female physiques.” Needless to say the directive created quite a stir, and left many women wondering if they were one of “those female athletes whose physiques require the decrease”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifbb.com/ifbbpro/2004news/decrease20.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041207105730/http://www.ifbb.com/ifbbpro/2004news/decrease20.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2004|title=IFBB Advisory Notice|date=7 December 2004|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref>

At the 2005 Ms. International, both Iris and Dayana Cadeau both did not attend to defend their titles. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia won her 3rd overall and heavyweight Ms. International title and Brenda Raganot won her 2nd lightweight Ms. International title. [[Nancy Lewis]] could not compete due to medical complications that arose before the contest and she had to pull out because of that. Paulina Talus had to go to the hospital and was not able to compete at finals. According to both Bill Dobbins and Gene Hwang, the 20% rule didn't seem to affect bodybuilding judging criteria at the 2005 Ms. International and judges rewarded bigger and harder women. Bill described the lighting at prejudging as "best minimal" and described it as "bright enough to see the competitors but not particularly flattering nor revealing of physical detail", however he thought the lightening at the finals was better than previous years.<ref>[https://tour.ftvideo.com/old/showgal.php?g=content/genex/contests/2005/arnoldcup/33/7_1&s=6 2005 Arnold Classic Fitness Weekend Contest Report]</ref><ref>[http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/contests/2005_contests/Arnold-05/Contest_Report.htm THE ARNOLD WEEKEND, 2005]</ref> On 26 April 2005, IFBB Professional Committee adopted, by a vote of 9 for, 1 against and 3 no votes, Resolution 2005-001, which removed weight classes to allow for one category only of competition in women’s professional bodybuilding and that it would take effect at the 2005 Ms. Olympia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifbb.com/ifbbpro/2005news/resolution2005-001.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050524070205/http://www.ifbb.com/ifbbpro/2005news/resolution2005-001.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2005|title=IFBB Advisory Notice 2005-003|date=24 May 2005|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref>

=== 2006 &nbsp;– 2013 ===
At the 2006 Ms. International, after being dethroned at the [[2005 Ms. Olympia]], [[Iris Kyle]] dethroned the reigning Ms. International [[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]] for the second time, who fell to 3rd place. This was Iris' 2nd overall Ms. International title. This Ms. International also removed weight classes, the first Ms. International without weight classes since 1999. In a ''[[Muscle & Fitness]]'' article, written by the ''[[Flex (magazine)|Flex]]'' Staff, commented that she was more mindful of the 20 percent rule and had "offered a slightly streamlined look, while maintaining her crispness and rock hard condition."<ref>[https://www.muscleandfitness.com/flexonline/flex-news/ms-international-figure-fitness-reports/ MS. INTERNATIONAL, FIGURE & FITNESS REPORTS]</ref>

At the 2007 Ms. International, Iris won her 3rd overall Ms. International title, tying with Yaxieni's record of 3 overall Ms. International titles, although she had more heavyweight Ms. International titles (3) than Iris (1). According to Juan Lopez, Iris, Yaxeni and [[Heather Armbrust]] where all "big girls and seemed to be decimating the decree of 20% muscularity reduction." He also stated that weight classes, while might have had disadvantages to it, there was room to do well at the show if they had good conditioning. According to Steve Wennerstrom, Iris had increased her weight from {{convert|157|lb|abbr=on}} at the 2006 Ms. Olympia to {{convert|161|lb|abbr=on}} at the 2007 Ms. International. He stated that the final results showed the need to return the weight classes at all professional female bodybuilding contests. He noted that only two of the three who would qualify as lightweights (six in this field) had finished higher than 10th.<ref>[https://www.hardfitness.com/emagazine/issue26/arnold2007rev.html 2007 Arnold Classic Review by Juan Carlos Lopez and notes by Aleksey Kash]</ref><ref>[https://musculardevelopment.com/supplement-review/103-news/breakingnews/414-iris-kyle-an-anatomic-bomb.html IRIS KYLE: AN ANATOMIC BOMB!]</ref>

There was a bit of a controversy in the 2008 Ms. International. In the first call out, it was Yaxeni, Lisa, Iris, Dayana and Brenda. In the second call out, it was Brenda, Lisa, Dayana, Iris and Yaxeni. In the eight and final callout, it was Lisa, Iris, Dayana and Yaxeni. According to the scorecard, Iris received 44 points in rounds 1 & 2, placing her below Dayana Cadeau and Yaxeni Oriquen. In round 3, Iris received 65 points, which placed her outside round 4 judging, the third time in her career that happened. Going into round 3, Dayana led with 20 points, while Yaxeni had 25 points. In round 4, Dayana received 12 points, while Yaxeni received only 5 points. This was the first Ms. International since 1999 when Iris did not place high enough to be in the posedown. When the total was added up, Yaxeni dethroned Iris of being the Ms. International title holder and edged out runner-up Dayana Cadeau by the score of 30 to 32, the tying with 1991 Ms. International as the closest victory in Ms. International history. Yaxeni won her 4th overall Ms. International title, tying with [[Flex Wheeler|Kenneth Wheeler]]'s 4 overall Arnold Classic titles, although Yaxeni had 3 heavyweight Ms. International titles as well. Iris tied with [[Betty Viana-Adkins]], who received 88 points in rounds 1 & 2, for 7th place due to bumps on her [[shoulders]] and [[glutes]], which she later admitted were "noticeable site injections".  According to head IFBB judge, Sandy Ranalli, these were "distortions in her physique." In a post-win interview with [[Dave Palumbo]], Yaxeni said that she thought that while Iris should have been penalized for the bumps, she should have placed in the top six.<ref name="rxmuscle2012interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.rxmuscle.com/rx-girl-articles/female-bodybuilding/4986-an-exclusive-interview-with-the-ms-olympia-champion-iris-kyle.html|title=An Exclusive Interview With the Ms. Olympia Champion Iris Kyle |publisher=RX Muscle|date=February 5, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thinksteroids.com/news/iris-kyle-discusses-ms-international-results-with-pro-bodybuilding-weekly/|title=Iris Kyle Discusses Ms International Results with Pro Bodybuilding Weekly|publisher=MESO-Rx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108094607/http://thinksteroids.com/news/iris-kyle-discusses-ms-international-results-with-pro-bodybuilding-weekly/|archivedate=2014-01-08}}</ref><ref name="themsinternational" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120614220918/http://www.ifbbpro.com/results/2008-ms-fitness-figure-international/ 2008 Ms. International]</ref><ref>[https://www.musculardevelopment.com/contests/ifbb-texas-pro/24-contests/8755-dave-palumbo-hits-up-yaxeni-oriquen-ms-international-2008.html DAVE PALUMBO HITS UP YAXENI ORIQUEN – MS. INTERNATIONAL 2008]</ref>

At the 2009 Ms. International, coming off her win at the 2008 Ms. Olympia, Iris dethroned the reigning Ms. International [[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]] for a third time. Iris won her 4th overall Ms. International title, tying with Kenneth's 4 overall Arnold Classic titles and Yaxeni's 4 overall Ms. International titles, although Yaxeni had more heavyweight Ms. International titles (3) than Iris (1). According to Kris Gethin, she stated that the fullness of Iris' muscle bellies and sheer size, without the need of her "trademark crazy condition". She also noted that while Yaxeni had size, symmetry and condition in her front, but her back was a "little soft".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090414030101/http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gethin_2009_ms_international_review.htm Fitness FInals]</ref>

On March 4, 2010, the day before the 2010 Ms. International, Dave interviewed Iris, who stated she would be on stage this year at {{convert|163|lb|abbr=on}}. According to Ron Harris, he stated it was not an obvious choice between her and Yaxeni. He commented that Iris dominates from the back, but Yaxeni more than holds her own in the front. Talking about the prejudging, he stated that the contestants conditioning was not easy to assess due to the flat lighting on the main stage of the expo. At the 2010 Ms. International, she won her 5th overall Ms. International title, surpassing Kenneth's 4 overall Arnold Classic titles and Yaxieni's record of 4 overall Ms. International titles. With 5 overall and 1 heavyweight Ms. International titles, this means she won more Arnold Classic and Ms. International titles than anyone. According to Ruth Silverman, she stated that the results show why smaller professional female bodybuilders might get discouraged as the top five, Iris, Yaxieni Oriquen-Garcia, Debi Laszewski, Lisa Aukland and Betty Pariso, were all "very big women". Commenting about the finals, Ron said Iris had more mass, better conditioning, and a developed back that overpowered Yaxeni. In ''The Wennerstrom Report'', Steve stated that virtually every muscle group on Iris' physique was chiseled and as finely tuned and detailed as a "[[Ferrari Testarossa]]". He also stated that Iris won the contest before the end of the first callout. He also commented that both Yaxeni and Debi, while outstanding, fell short of Iris' level of conditioning.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNM446g8bGA 6x Ms Olympia Iris Kyle 1 Day Before the 2010 Ms International!.]</ref><ref>[https://www.ironmanmagazine.com/columbus-combat-arnold-sports-festival-wrap-up/ Columbus Combat—Arnold Sports Festival Wrap-Up]</ref><ref>[https://www.musculardevelopment.com/news/bodybuilding-news/2090-2010-ms-international-prejudging.html 2010 MS. INTERNATIONAL PREJUDGING]</ref><ref>[2010 IFBB MS. INTERNATIONAL FINALS]</ref><ref>[https://www.rxmuscle.com/index.php/articles/the-wennerstrom-report/1194-iris-kyle-in-a-league-of-her-own.html IRIS KYLE IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN!]</ref>

At the 2011 Ms. International, Iris won, despite being sick with a [[cold]] for two months prior to the contest, which resulted in her having to cut back slightly on exercising.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0NVynpWNU Iris Kyle After Winning the 2011 Ms International!.flv]</ref> She solidified her record by winning her 6th overall Ms. International title. This was her 3rd consecutive overall Ms. International titles in a row, tying with [[Jay Cutler (bodybuilder)|Jason Cutler]]'s record of 3 consecutive overall Arnold Classic titles in a row and [[Ondrea Gates]]' record of 3 consecutive overall Ms. International titles in a row, although Ondrea won 2 heavyweight Ms. International titles consecutively in a row during that time as well. Due to a knee injury, Iris could not compete in the 2012 Ms. International, which was won by Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia.<ref>[https://www.rxmuscle.com/rx-radio/heavy-muscle-radio/9974-heavy-muscle-radio-1-6-14.html Heavy Muscle Radio (1/6/14): 9 Time Ms. Olympia Iris Kyle Uncensored!]</ref> At the 2013 Ms. International, she was dethroned by Iris for a fourth time, who won despite having the [[flu]] and, due to not resting, got a [[respiratory infection]]. She solidified her record by winning her 7th overall Ms. International title.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zdwBqfFwUc 2013 Iris Kyle wins her 7th Miss International Title!!!]</ref>

On June 7, 2013, event promoter of the Arnold Sports Festival, [[Jim Lorimer (promoter)|Jim Lorimer]], announced that in 2014, the Arnold Classic 212  professional men's bodybuilding division would replace the Ms. International women's bodybuilding competition at the 2014 Arnold Sports Festival. Lorimer, in a statement, said "The Arnold Sports Festival was proud to support women's bodybuilding through the Ms. International for the past quarter-century, but in keeping with demands of our fans, the time has come to introduce the Arnold Classic 212 beginning in 2014. We are excited to create a professional competitive platform for some of the IFBB Pro League's most popular competitors."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardbodynews.com/2013/06/07/ms-international-dropped-from-2014-arnold-sports-festival/#sthash.IxIPPWAR.dpbs|title=Ms. International Dropped from 2014 Arnold Sports Festival|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=Hard Body News|accessdate=December 4, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916073014/http://www.hardbodynews.com/2013/06/07/ms-international-dropped-from-2014-arnold-sports-festival/|archivedate=2013-09-16}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
On January 5, 2018, Beth Mandyck, a female bodybuilder, filed a sex discrimination lawsuit with the city of [[Columbus, Ohio]] over the IFBB canceling the Ms. International from the Arnold Sports Festival. She has also started a [[change.org]] petition. Her complaint has been backed by Iris Kyle, [[Nancy Hogshead-Makar]], former Olympic gold medalist and the CEO of Champion Women, an advocacy group for women in sports, and [[Women's Sports Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bodybuilder files gender discrimination complaint against Arnold Sports Festival |website=[[NBC News]] |date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311131017/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/female-bodybuilder-alleges-gender-discrimination-arnold-sports-festival-n844751 |archive-date=2023-03-11 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/female-bodybuilder-alleges-gender-discrimination-arnold-sports-festival-n844751}}</ref>

=== 2024 ===
At the 2024 [[International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness Professional League]] (IFBB Pro League) 13th Annual Wolfpak Chicago Pro, the winner of the female bodybuilding division won the title of Ms. International, the first IFBB Pro League contest to include the title of the Ms. International since 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title=2024 Chicago Pro Results | date=August 2024 | url=https://barbend.com/2024-chicago-pro-results/ | website=BarBend | access-date=September 29, 2024}}</ref>

== Champions ==
===Chronologically===
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
! Year
! rowspan=1 colspan=2 | Ms. International champions
! Posedown music
! Prize purse
! Venue
|-
| 1986
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Erika Geisen]]
| ''Twist My Arm'' by [[The Pointer Sisters]]
| $10,000+ Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
| Plush Room, Columbus (Cols.), [[Ohio]] (OH), [[United States of America]] (USA)
|-
| 1988
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cathey Palyo]]
|
| $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
| rowspan=26 | [[Greater Columbus Convention Center]], Cols., OH, USA (prejudging)<br/>[[Franklin County Veterans Memorial]], Cols., OH, USA (finals)
|-
| 1989
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} <s>[[Tonya Knight]]</s> [[Jackie Paisley]] {{Smallsup|1}}
|
| $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1990
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Creavalle]]
| ''[[Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)|Push It]]'' by [[Salt-N-Pepa]]
| $23,500 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1991
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tonya Knight]]
| 
| $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1992
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Anja Schreiner]]
| 
| $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1993
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Chizevsky]]
| 
| $40,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1994
|rowspan=2 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Creavalle
|
| $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1995
|
| $75,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1996
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 |  {{flagicon|USA}} Kim Chizevsky
|
| rowspan=2 | $50,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1997
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yolanda Hughes]]
| ''Large Outdoor Concert Crowd'' by [[Sound Ideas]]
|-
| 1998
|
| rowspan=2 | $60,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)
|-
| 1999
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ondrea Gates]]
| ''レモン'' by Jomen
|-
| 2000
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ondrea Gates (Overall (OA) & heavyweight (HW))
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brenda Raganot]] (lightweight (LW))
|
| $47,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW))
|-
| 2001
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Dayana Cadeau]] (LW)
| ''Ongaphantsi'' by DJ Toxic Feat. Keey Smith (LW posedown)<br/>''United'' by FarFunky (OA posedown)
| $50,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW))
|-
| 2002
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Yaxeni Oriquen]] (OA & HW)
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Valentina Chepiga]] (LW)
| ''A Series Of Moments'' by 8 Degrees
| rowspan=2 | $60,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW))
|-
| 2003
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Catherine LeFrançois]] (LW)
|
|-
| 2004
| rowspan=1 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Iris Kyle]] (OA & HW)
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Dayana Cadeau (LW)
| ''Family System'' by [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]] (LW and HW posedowns)<br/>Open Your Eyes (Amended) by [[Staind]] (OA posedown)
| $50,000 + $20,000 ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines|T3]]'' watch + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW))
|-
| 2005
| rowspan=1 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen (OA & HW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brenda Raganot (LW)
|
| rowspan=2 | $60,000 + Trophies (OA, 1st (HW & LW), 2nd (HW & LW), 3rd place (HW & LW))
|-
| 2006
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| ''A Series Of Moments'' by 8 Degrees
|-
| 2007
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | ''[[Superbeast]]'' by [[Rob Zombie]]
| $55,500 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) + Arnold Classic Championship Ring
|-
| 2008
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 
| rowspan=4 | $56,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) + Arnold Classic Championship Ring
|-
| 2009
| rowspan=3 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| ''[[Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills|Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills]]'' by [[Pantera]] 
|-
| 2010
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | ''Thorn In My Side'' by [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]
|-
| 2011
|-
| 2012
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
| ''[[Let Me Hear You Scream]]'' by [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
| $56,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) + Tony Nowak jacket + Arnold Classic Championship Ring<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120305140452/https://www.hardbody.com/news/2012/03/03/yaxeni-oriquen-garcia-captures-bodybuilding-crown-in-columbus/ Yaxeni Oriquen Garcia Captures Bodybuilding Crown in Columbus]</ref>
|-
| 2013
| rowspan=1 colspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| ''100,000 Strong (Instrumental)'' by [[Hirax]]
| $56,000 + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) + Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) + Arnold Classic Championship Ring
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* {{Smallsup|1}} Tonya Knight had to forfeit both her placing and prize money when it was found out she had used someone else to take her drug test at the 1988 Ms. Olympia.

===Number of wins===

{| class="wikitable sortable"" style="text-align: center
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=1 align="center" | Ranking
! rowspan=2 colspan=1 align="center" | Champions
! rowspan=2 colspan=1 align="center" | Years
! rowspan=1 colspan=3 align="center" | Number of wins
|-
! Overall
! Heavyweight
! Lightweight
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Iris Kyle]]
| 2004, 2006&nbsp;– 2007, 2009&nbsp;– 2011 & 2013
| 7
| 1
| rowspan=11 colspan=1 | 0
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]]
| 2002&nbsp;– 2003, 2005, 2008 & 2012
| 5
| 3
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ondrea Gates]]
| 1999&nbsp;– 2001
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 3
| 2
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Creavalle]]
| 1990 & 1994&nbsp;– 1995
| rowspan=12 colspan=1 | 0
|-
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 5th
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Chizevsky]]
| 1993 & 1996
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 2
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yolanda Hughes]]
| 1997&nbsp;– 1998
|-
| rowspan=5 colspan=1 | 6th
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Erika Geisen]]
| 1986
| rowspan=5 colspan=1 | 1
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cathey Palyo]]
| 1988
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jackie Paisley]]
| 1989
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tonya Knight]]
| <s>1989</s> 1991 {{Smallsup|1}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Anja Schreiner]]
| 1992
|-
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 7th
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brenda Raganot]]
| 2000 & 2005
| rowspan=4 colspan=1 | 0
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 2
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Dayana Cadeau]]
| 2001 & 2004
|-
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 8th
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Valentina Chepiga]]
| 2002
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 1
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Catherine LeFrançois]]
| 2003
|}
'''Notes:'''

* {{Smallsup|1}} Tonya Knight had to forfeit both her placing and prize money when it was found out she had used someone else to take her drug test at the 1988 Ms. Olympia.

===Number of consecutive wins===

{| class="wikitable sortable"" style="text-align: center
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=1 align="center" | Ranking
! rowspan=2 colspan=1 align="center" | Champion
! rowspan=2 colspan=1 align="center" | Years
! rowspan=1 colspan=2 align="center" | Number of consecutive wins
|-
! Overall
! Heavyweight
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ondrea Gates]]
| 1999&nbsp;– 2001
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | 3
| 2
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Iris Kyle]]
| 2009&nbsp;– 2011
| 0
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]]
| 2002&nbsp;– 2003
| rowspan=4 colspan=1 | 2
| 2
|-
| rowspan=3 colspan=1 | 4th
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Creavalle]]
| 1994&nbsp;– 1995
| rowspan=3 colspan=1 | 0
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yolanda Hughes]]
| 1997&nbsp;– 1998
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| 2006&nbsp;– 2007
|}

===Top three===

{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
! Year
! style="background-color:gold;" | Ms. International champions
! style="background-color:#CCC;" | Runner&minus;up
! style="background-color:#C96;" | 3rd place
|-
| 1986
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Erika Geisen]]
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Juliette Bergmann]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Beverley Francis]]
|-
| 1988 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cathey Palyo]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tami Imbriale
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jackie Paisley]]
|-
| 1989
| {{flagicon|USA}} <s>[[Tonya Knight]]</s> [[Jackie Paisley]] {{Smallsup|1}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Beaudry
| {{flagicon|USA}} Joanne McCartney
|-
| 1990
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Creavalle]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jackie Paisley
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Anja Schreiner
|-
| 1991
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tonya Knight]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Anja Schreiner
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shelley Beattie]]
|-
| 1992
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Anja Schreiner
| rowspan=3 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Debbie Muggli]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Creavalle
|-
| 1993
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Chizevsky]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Riddell
|-
| 1994
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Creavalle
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yolanda Hughes]]
|-
| 1995
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kim Chizevsky
| {{flagicon|USA}} Debbie Muggli
|-
| 1996
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kim Chizevsky
| {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Creavalle
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ondrea Gates]]
|-
| 1997
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Yolanda Hughes
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ondrea Gates
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tazzie Colomb]]
|-
| 1998
| {{flagicon|USA}} <s>[[Lesa Lewis]]</s> Susan Myers {{Smallsup|2}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} <s>[[Gayle Moher]]</s> Ondrea Gates {{Smallsup|2}}
|-
| 1999
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ondrea Gates
| {{flagicon|USA}} Lesa Lewis
| {{flagicon|USA}} Yolanda Hughes
|-
| 2000
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ondrea Gates (Overall (OA) & Heavyweight (HW))
-----
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brenda Raganot]] (Lightweight (LW))
| {{flagicon|USA}} Denise Hoshor (HW)
----
{{flagicon|UK}} [[Andrulla Blanchette]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} <s>[[Iris Kyle]]</s> Amy Pazzo (HW) {{Smallsup|2}}
----
{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Catherine LeFrançois]] (LW)
|-
| 2001
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ondrea Gates ((OA) & (HW))
-----
{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Dayana Cadeau]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle (HW)
----
{{flagicon|USA}} Brenda Raganot (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Lesa Lewis (HW)
----
{{flagicon|Brazil}} Angela Debatin (LW)
|-
| 2002
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Yaxeni Oriquen]] ((OA) & (HW))
-----
{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Valentina Chepiga]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle (HW)
----
{{flagicon|Canada}} Dayana Cadeau (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ondrea Gates (HW)
----
{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Fannie Barrios]] (LW)
|-
| 2003
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen ((OA) & (HW))
-----
{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Catherine Priest]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Betty Pariso]] (HW)
----
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Denise Masino]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brenda Raganot (HW)
----
{{flagicon|Brazil}} Karina Nascimento (LW)
|-
| 2004
| {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle ((OA) & (HW))
-----
{{flagicon|Canada}} Dayana Cadeau (LW)
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen (HW)
----
{{flagicon|Canada}} Sophie Duquette (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Betty Pariso (HW)
----
{{flagicon|USA}} Denise Masino (LW)
|-
| 2005
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen ((OA) & (HW))
-----
{{flagicon|USA}} Brenda Raganot (LW)
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Betty Viana]] (HW)
----
{{flagicon|USA}} Mah-Ann Mendoza (LW)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Betty Pariso (HW)
----
{{flagicon|Canada}} Desiree Ellis (LW)
|-
| 2006
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Dayana Cadeau
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
|-
| 2007
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heather Armbrust]]
|-
| 2008
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Dayana Cadeau
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Aukland]]
|-
| 2009
| rowspan=3 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Debi Laszewski]]
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
|-
| 2010
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
| {{flagicon|USA}} Debi Laszewski
|-
| 2011
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Alina Popa]]
|-
| 2012
| {{flagicon|USA}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
| {{flagicon|USA}} Debi Laszewski
| {{flagicon|Romania}} Alina Popa
|-
| 2013
| {{flagicon|USA}} Iris Kyle
| {{flagicon|USA}} Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
| {{flagicon|USA}} Debi Laszewski	
|}

'''Notes:'''

* {{Smallsup|1}} Tonya Knight had to forfeit both her placing and prize money when it was found out she had used someone else to take her drug test at the 1988 Ms. Olympia.
* {{Smallsup|2}} Lesa Lewis, Gayle Moher and Iris Kyle were later disqualified for testing positive for [[diuretic]] use.

===Medals by nation===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_USA = 26 | silver_USA = 21 | bronze_USA = 22
 | gold_GBR = 0  | silver_GBR = 1  | bronze_GBR = 0
 | gold_NED = 0  | silver_NED = 1  | bronze_NED = 0
 | gold_CAN = 3  | silver_CAN = 4  | bronze_CAN = 2
 | gold_VEN = 7  | silver_VEN = 4  | bronze_VEN = 3
 | gold_CHE = 0  | silver_CHE = 0  | bronze_CHE = 1
 | gold_ROU = 0  | silver_ROU = 0  | bronze_ROU = 1
 | gold_UKR = 1  | silver_UKR = 0  | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_AUS = 1  | silver_AUS = 0  | bronze_AUS = 1
 | gold_DEU = 1  | silver_DEU = 1  | bronze_DEU = 0
 | gold_BRD = 0  | silver_BRD = 0  | bronze_BRD = 1
}}

===Other records===
* Closest Ms. International scores - 1991 and 2008 Ms. International's (overall) with a margin of 2 / 2001 Ms. International (lightweight and heavyweight) with a margin of 2 for the lightweight title and 16 for the heavyweight title
* Heaviest Ms. International - [[Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia]] ({{convert|174.5|lb|abbr=on}})
* Ms. International with highest number of perfect win scores - [[Iris Kyle]] with 5 overalls and 1 heavyweight
* Ms. International with largest biceps - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (17 + inches (43 + cm))
* Oldest Ms. International overall (OA) - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (45 years old; 2012 Ms. International)
** Oldest Ms. International lightweight (LW) - [[Valentina Chepiga]] (39 years old; 2002 Ms. International)
** Oldest Ms. International heavyweight (HW) - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (38 years old; 2005 Ms. International)
* Smallest Ms. International - [[Catherine Priest]] ({{height|ft=5|in=3}})
* Tallest Ms. International - [[Kim Chizevsky]] ({{height|ft=5|in=8}})
* Youngest Ms. International OA - Kim Chizevsky (24 years, 10 months and 11 days old; 1993 Ms. International)
** Youngest Ms. International HW - Iris Kyle (29 years old; 2004 Ms. International)
** Youngest Ms. International LW - Catherine Priest (32 years old; 2003 Ms. International)

== See also ==
* [[Rising Phoenix World Championships]] (the equivalent contest to the Ms. International from 2020&nbsp;– present)
* [[Arnold Classic]] (the male equivalent)
* [[Arnold Sports Festival]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/home/sports-and-events/ms-international.html Ms. International] at the Arnold Classic
*[http://www.getbig.com/results/womens/msinternational.htm Professional Competition Results]
*[http://arnoldamateur.com/results/ Amateur Competition Results]

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