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2008 Ms. Olympia
  
2009 Ms. Olympia

Date
  
September 26, 2008

Venue
  
South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino

City
  
Winchester and Paradise, Nevada, United States

The 2008 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2008 was held on September 26, 2008, at the South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada and in the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 29th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the 212 Olympia Showdown, Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

Contents

Prize Money

  • 1st $30,000
  • 2nd $18,000
  • 3rd $10,000
  • 4th $7,000
  • 5th $4,000
  • 6th $2,000

    • Total: $71,000

    Results

  • 1st - Iris Kyle
  • 2nd - Betty Viana-Adkins
  • 3rd - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • 4th - Lisa Aukland
  • 5th - Dayana Cadeau
  • 6th - Cathy LeFrançois
  • 7th - Betty Pariso
  • 8th - Mah-Ann Mendoza
  • 9th - Jeannie Paparone
  • 10th - Jennifer Sedia
  • 11th - Nicole Ball
  • 12th - Brenda Raganot
  • 13th - Debbie Bramwell
  • 14th - Heather Armbrust
  • 15th - Rosemary Jennings
  • 16th - Sherry Smith
  • 17th - Klaudia Larson

    • Comparison to previous Olympia results:

  • Same - Iris Kyle
  • +5 - Betty Viana-Adkins
  • Same - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • Same - Lisa Aukland
  • -3 - Dayana Cadeau
  • -2 - Cathy LeFrançois
  • -1 - Betty Pariso
  • +5 - Mah-Ann Mendoza
  • -2 - Nicole Ball
  • +3 - Brenda Raganot
  • -9 - Heather Armbrust
  • Same - Rosemary Jennings

    • Attended

  • 11th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • 10th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle
  • 9th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau
  • 7th Ms. Olympia attended - Betty Pariso
  • 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Lisa Aukland and Mah-Ann Mendoza
  • 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Betty Viana-Adkins, Brenda Raganot, and Rosemary Jennings
  • 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Heather Armbrust, Cathy LeFrançois, and Nicole Ball
  • 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Debbie Bramwell, Jeannie Paparone, Jennifer Sedia, Sherry Smith, and Klaudia Larson
  • Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Anntoinette Norman, Stephanie Kessler, Tazzie Colomb, Valentina Chepiga, Annie Rivieccio, Sarah Dunlap, and Bonnie Priest

    • Notable Events

  • This was Iris Kyle's 4th overall Olympia win and thus tied her with Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls with the number of overall Olympia wins.
  • Betty Viana-Adkins placed 2nd this Olympia, the best placing she has ever had at the Olympia.

    • References

    2008 Ms. Olympia Wikipedia
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