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Card of the Day — Brooke Walker · Iron Score 3263

Iron Score · stories · signature muscle — today's SteelQueens Card of the Day is Brooke Walker.

Oct 1, 2026

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2023: Kristina Brunauer wins IFBB Sheru Classic France Pro

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2023: Kristina Brunauer wins IFBB Sheru Classic France Pro

Sep 30, 2026

Card of the Day — Holly Jones · Iron Score 1202

Iron Score · stories · signature muscle — today's SteelQueens Card of the Day is Holly Jones.

Sep 30, 2026

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2019: Daraja Hill wins IFBB Powerhouse Classic

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2019: Daraja Hill wins IFBB Powerhouse Classic

Sep 29, 2026

Card of the Day — Giselle Machado · Iron Score 3648

Iron Score · stories · signature muscle — today's SteelQueens Card of the Day is Giselle Machado.

Sep 29, 2026

Weekly Power Ranking — Week of September 28, 2026

Weekly Iron Score power ranking: top 25, risers, fallers, newcomers.

Sep 28, 2026

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2012: Iris Kyle wins Ms. Olympia

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2012: Iris Kyle wins Ms. Olympia

Sep 28, 2026

Card of the Day — Missy Truscott · Iron Score 4659

Iron Score · stories · signature muscle — today's SteelQueens Card of the Day is Missy Truscott.

Sep 28, 2026

Carlotta Tonelli, the first Italian at a Wellness Olympia, and the long way there

Carlotta Tonelli turned pro in 2021. In 2025 she finished in the top five at every show she entered. In September 2026 she became the first Italian to compete at a Wellness Olympia.

Sep 27, 2026

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2013: Iris Kyle wins Ms. Olympia

This Day in Female Bodybuilding — 2013: Iris Kyle wins Ms. Olympia

Sep 27, 2026

Card of the Day — Sally McNeil · Iron Score 1200

Iron Score · stories · signature muscle — today's SteelQueens Card of the Day is Sally Mcneil.

Sep 27, 2026

She started at 39. She aimed for the top six. Alida Opre finished sixth.

Two jobs, a household and a family. Six shows this season, five of them on the podium. Alida Opre started competing at 39, went into this Olympia aiming for the top six, and finished sixth.

Sep 26, 2026

Figure, Physique, bodybuilding: Paula Ranta won in all three, then made the Ms. Olympia final four

Paula Ranta has won professional shows in Figure, in Women's Physique and in women's bodybuilding. Her first bodybuilding show was on 1 August. On 25 September she was fourth in the world.

Sep 26, 2026

Eleventh in Physique. Then seven Ms. Olympias.

Seven years ago Andrea Shaw finished eleventh in Women's Physique. On 25 September she won her seventh Ms. Olympia. The woman she first saw in a Detroit gym at thirteen has eight.

Sep 26, 2026

Card of the Day — Marjo Selin · Iron Score 1353

Iron Score · stories · signature muscle — today's SteelQueens Card of the Day is Marjo Selin.

Sep 26, 2026

Seven Italians at the Olympia, and the first name on the 2027 list

Seven women are entered for Italy at the Olympia in Las Vegas this weekend. And the first woman already qualified for Ms. Olympia 2027 is Italian too.

Sep 25, 2026

Ms. Olympia 2026: the field, by the numbers

Andrea Shaw goes for a seventh straight title tonight in Las Vegas. Only Iris Kyle has ever won more in a row. Here is the field, by the record.

Sep 25, 2026

An accusation with no court: the Women’s Physique Olympia’s unfinished fight

Coelho won again. Four titles against three now, and between the two champions an accusation that nobody in the sport has the power to settle.

Sep 25, 2026