1981 Ms. America
September 3-5 in Las Vegas, Nevada

57 competitors entered this contest, sponsored by the American Federation of Women Bodybuilders (AFWB). AFWB Chairwoman Doris Barrilleaux acted as head judge, while Susan Fry, AFWB General Secretary, organized things backstage. The judges were Jan Caswell, Kim Cassidy, Pat Stewart, Kay Baxter-Wick, John Mese, Mary Orlando and Sheila Herman.

Overall Title
Carla Dunlap
Middleweight Class (above 114 1/2 lbs)
1Carla Dunlap
2Shelley Gruwell
3Deborah Diana
4Pillow
5Lisa Elliot
6Gail Schroeter
7Alison Brundage
8Debbie Trenholm
9Denise MacPhail
10Sherry Duddleson
11Julie McNew
11Cory Kneuer
13Lynne Pirie
13Stephanie Johnson
15Reggie Bennet
15Cammy Gavin
17JoAnne Cameron
18Renee Swartz
19Susan Peck
20Rebecca Stephens
21Peggy Russell
22Connie Schakelford
23Jackie Weiland
24Karen Peterson
25Lana Chestine Barnes
26Vicki Roever
Lightweight Class (114 1/2 lbs and below)
1Mary Roberts
2Bobbie Brice
3Kathy Cosentino
4Madeline Almeida
5Christine Reed
6Cathy Basacker
6Dinah Anderson
8Valerie Mayers
9Kelii
10May Sabbagh
11Terri Miladinovich
12Josie Lemmi
13Elizabeth Bizzelle
14Maria Gonzales
15Suzanne Tigert
16Chris Glass
16Andrena Hawkins
18Rita Brown
19Jane Stoner
20Agi Balogh
21Terri Locicero
21Shawna Belland
23Eve Pennington
24Bonnie Cook
25Majik Jones
26Vicki Kibler-Silengo
26Jeannette Carnell
28Anna Knight
29Karen Fabregas
30Jean Sellye
30Jana Marie Dacayana