The 2024 Wellness Olympia is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, as one of the 11 world championship events of the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV. The competition begins with pre-judging at the Las Vegas Convention Center that morning and concludes in Resorts World later that day.
Thirty-seven competitors will take the stage for the opening round. The full roster of competitors is below:
2024 Wellness Olympia Roster
- Francielle Mattos (Brazil) — Defending Champion
- Victoria Reyes Villa (Mexico)
- Lisa Meiswinkel (Germany)
- Dainora Dvarionaite (Lithuania)
- Lili Dong (China)
- Isabelle Nunes (Brazil)
- Elisa Alcantara (Dominican Republic)
- Giselle Machado (Brazil)
- Alisha Sturkie (USA)
- Hye Yoon Kim (South Korea)
- Tefani-Sam Razhi (USA)
- Sandra Colorado Acal (Spain)
- Marcela Mattos (Brazil)
- Leonida Ciobu (Moldova)
- Bruna Seredich (USA)
- Jennifer Zollars (USA)
- Rayane Fogal (Brazil)
- Emily Azzarello (Canada)
- Jade Cristaldo (Spain)
- Marissa Andrews (USA)
- Chen Qi Liu (China)
- Valquiria Lopes (Brazil)
- Alexis Nicole (USA)
- Esmeralda Diaz (Mexico)
- Natasha Peay (USA)
- Danai Theodoropoulou (Greece)
- Narla Vilar (Brazil)
- Juliana Mota (Portugal)
- Jenna De Manincor (USA)
- Daniela Esquivel (Costa Rica)
- Sunny Andrews (USA)
- Daniele Mendonca (Brazil)
- Eduarda Bezerra (Brazil)
- Jasmine Baker (New Zealand)
- Kassandra Gillis (Canada)
- Jacqueline Huescas Rios (Mexico)
- Camile Luz (Brazil)
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How to Qualify
This is the fourth edition of this contest, and athletes can qualify in three ways. Olympia champions have lifetime eligibility. The top three finishers from 2023 were automatically invited to return in 2024.
The rest of the field consists of contest pro show winners who earned their spots throughout the qualifying season, which concluded on Sept. 15, 2024. The remaining way to join this contest is by special invite from the promoters, but none are expected to be issued in 2024.
Past Champion
There has only been one champion in this division’s young history. Francielle Mattos has been the number-one Wellness competitor since 2021. Less than four months after she won her third Olympia title in 2023, she was victorious at the 2024 Wellness International.
Mattos is considered the favorite to win in Las Vegas, but a very deep field of contenders want to be the second Ms. Wellness Olympia in history.
Top Contenders
Isabelle Nunes is the top contender. Nunes won the Wellness International title and placed second to Mattos at the 2023 Olympia and 2024 Wellness International. Of all the challengers, Nunes has come closest to knocking off the champ.
Elisa Alcantara ranked third at the 2023 Olympia, and many Brazilian fans think she is Mattos’s heir apparent. Meanwhile, fans in Canada are rooting for 2023 Wellness International champ Kassandra Gillis, who ranked sixth at the 2023 Olympia but needed three pro shows to qualify for the 2024 contest.
Giselle Machado occupied the last spot in the top five for 2023. She will be in Las Vegas to move up the scorecards on the momentum of her e 2024 New York Pro win. If any of the other favorites are off, she could score a podium finish.
Dark Horses
Many fans and experts of this division have their eyes on those contenders, but Lisa Meiswinkel has been establishing herself as a threat to the title all year. She ranked 11th in 2023 but won four pro shows in 2024, including the Legion Sports Fest Pro, which qualified her for the 2025 Olympia.
Sandra Colorado Acal is back in the Wellness Olympia after placing eighth in 2023. Marissa Andrews finished one spot back of Acal that year but felt she could move up in Las Vegas. 2024 Wellness International UK champion Leonida Ciobu could also contend for a top-six position if she is at her best.
Other Notes
Fans who won’t be in Las Vegas can keep up with both rounds of the competition by purchasing the 2024 Olympia pay-per-view, which will show all 11 divisions and the Amateur Olympia. Details on accessing that livestream are available on the Olympia Productions website.
BarBend will also post updates of both rounds of competition for every contest throughout the weekend. Check back if you missed anything to stay updated on all things Olympia.
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