Two-time Bikini Olympia champion Jennifer Dorie has withdrawn from the 2024 Bikini Olympia, which is scheduled for Oct. 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV.

Dorie shared the announcement on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Sept. 4, citing a need to focus on business ventures and other projects.

I won’t compete at the 2024 Olympia. I’m taking the year off to grow other areas of my life off the stage; some projects, businesses and other things I can’t wait to share soon!

Dorie won the Bikini Olympia title in 2021 and 2023. The latter win made her the first champion to regain the title after losing it in her division.

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Dorie has competed in every Olympia since 2018 and has finished no worse than second every year since 2020. She and her husband, Mark Anthony, are the first married couple in which both partners have won an Olympia title. Anthony won the first Men’s Physique Olympia championship in 2013.

Dorie is the second 2023 Olympia champion to vacate their title for the 2024 contest. Five-time Fitness Olympia winner Oksana Grishina is also out of the 2024 Olympia because she is an expecting mother.

Since Dorie is a past champion, she is qualified for life and can compete in the 2025 Bikini Olympia if she chooses.

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Dorie’s withdrawal leaves 2022 winner Maureen Blanquisco, 2019 champion Elisa Pecini, two-time titleholder Angelica Teixeira, and three-time champion Ashley Kaltwasser as the only former champions in the 2024 Bikini Olympia. 

The status of 2020 champion Janet Layug remains unknown. She is also qualified for life as a past champion but has not confirmed whether she will compete. Layug is not currently among the list of qualified athletes on the Olympia website.

In 2021, Layug stepped away from the stage after winning the title the previous year. Dorie won the championship that season.

The 2024 Olympia qualifying season concludes on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.

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