| Place | Name | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia Ekman | Columbia, SC |
| 2 | Ceci Evans | Houston, TX |
| 3 | Valentina Oush | Albany, NY |
| 4 | Kimberly Cameron | Marble Falls, TX |
| 5 | Shiva Bagheri | Valley Village, CA |
| 6 | Lea Waide | Las Vegas, NY |
| 7 | Ruthie Lipshires | Canton, MA |
| 8 | Yvonne Houston | Gahanna, OH |
| 9 | Joanna Phillips | Ringgold, GA |
| 10 | Melissa Maffiolo | Jacksonville, FL |
| 11 | Natalie Montgomery | Chelsea, AL |
| 12 | Cathy Getchell | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 13 | Anna Callahan | Houston, TX |
| 14 | Bridgette Newell | Great Falls, MT |
| 15 | Monica Gray | Santa Monica, CA |
| Place | Name | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceci Evans | Houston, TX |
| 2 | Cynthia Ekman | Columbia, SC |
| 3 | Heather Melzer | St. Louis, MO |
| 4 | Heather Millard | Redondo Beach, CA |
| 5 | Valentina Oush | Albany, NY |
| 6 | Yvonne Houston | Gahanna, OH |
| 7 | Joanna Phillips | Ringgold, GA |
| 8 | Dena Weiner | Mission Viejo, CA |
| 9 | Rose Hendricks | Ketchikan, AK |
| 10 | Shannon Webb | Athens, TN |
| 11 | Ruthie Lipshires | Canton, MA |
| 12 | Brenna Johnson | Littleton, CO |
| 13 | Cassandra Crider | Las Vegas, NV |
| 14 | Chris Woodyard | Sacramento, CA |
| 15 | Trish Varriale | Scottsdale, AZ |
| There were 60 fitness competitors qualified to compete in the 1997 Ms. Fitness USA. Total prize money was over $60,000 including $8,400 for the winner, $4,000 each for 2nd through 5th place, $3,400 6th to 8th place, and $2,400 9th to 15th place. The Spirit of Fitness Award and $1,000 went to Teresa Davis, while the Image of Fitness Award and $1,000 went to Veronica Martell. |
| Place | Name | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minna Lessig | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 2 | Darby Hart | Pensacola, Florida |
| 3 | Daniel Bauer | Sandy, Utah |
| 4 | Cici Evans | Houston, Texas |
| 5 | Leslie Wood | Quakertown, Pennsylvania |
| 6 | Cynthia Ekman | Hermosa Beach, California |
| 7 | Teresa Davis | Leguna Niguel, California |
| 8 | Susan Esteb | Bothel, Washington |
| 9 | Veronica Martell | Oceanside, New York |
| 10 | Michelle Brown | Houston, Texas |
| 11 | Theresa Roberts | Sherman Oaks, California |
| 12 | Lindsey Higgins | Houston, Texas |
| 13 | Mickey Taylor | Corbin, Kentucky |
| 14 | Valentina Oouch | Albany, New York |
| 15 | Hajna Fishburne | New Rochelle, New York |
| 16 | Leslie Hills | |
| 17 | Tami Drummond | |
| 18 | Heather Metzer | |
| 19 | Kimberly Scheideler | |
| 20 | Paula Williams | |
| 21 | Linda McLaughlin | |
| 22 | Christine Kovacs | |
| 23 | Rose Hendricks | |
| 24 | Patty Crawford | |
| 25 | Laura Makowski | |
| 26 | Linda Williams | |
| 27 | Patty Munoz | |
| 28 | Cathy MIller | |
| 29 | Heather Artzer | |
| 30 | Tricia Lucarelli |
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shelly Rego |
| 2 | Andrea Contant |
| 3 | Lisa Dean |
| 4 | Kim Teri |
| 5 | Tatiana Anderson |