But Francis lost her lead and finished second to Lenda Murray, who was herself 11 pounds bigger than the previous year.
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After her physique was criticized as not having the fullness or muscularity compared to winner Lenda Murray and some other top placers, Francis decided to get as massive as symmetrically possible for the 1991 Olympia.
Chizevsky finally unseated six-time defending champion Lenda Murray in 1996, and started a four year reign of her own.
Murray soon became a regular presence in bodybuilding magazines and a favorite subject of photographer Bill Dobbins who focused extensively on her in his books The Women and Modern Amazons.
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On November 24, 1990, Murray succeeded six-time champion Cory Everson to become Ms. Olympia, a title Murray would hold for most of the following decade.
She was also inspired by the magazines with well known female bodybuilders as Lenda Murray, Cory Everson and Juliette Bergmann on their covers.
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