The 1981 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBBprofessional bodybuilding competition was held on August 22, 1981, at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the 2nd Ms. Olympia competition held.
2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Carolyn Cheshire, Georgia Fudge, Lorie Johnston, Corinne Machado-Ching, Rachel McLish, Kyle Newman, and April Nicotra
1st Ms. Olympia attended - Astrid Aschwender, Vera Bendel, Laura Combes, Lynn Conkwright, Candy Csencsits, Ellen Davis, Kike Elomaa, Donna Frame, Anita Gandol, Lorie Johnston, Debbie Lemmel, Marie Frances Misat, Melinda Perper, Karen Wainwright