[13][12] At the 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships, with Iris Kyle retired and Alina Popa not attending, Margie Martin, a dark horse contestant, managed to beat much more seasoned professional bodybuilders such as Helle Trevino, Debi Laszewski and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia in order to win the Ms.
At the 2018 Rising Phoenix World Championships, Alina dethroned Helle and beat Margie to win the title.
At the 2019 Rising Phoenix World Championships, with Alina retired, Helle would go on the beat Margie and again win the title.
Swizz Beatz) by DMX Lacrimosa by Apashe From 2015 to 2019, the Rising Phoenix World Championships was the de facto equivalent of the Ms. Olympia.
After the 2019 announcement of the return of the Ms. Olympia, from 2020 to the present, the Rising Phoenix World Championships became the de facto equivalent of the Ms. International.