2008 Ms. Olympia

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 28th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the 212 Olympia Showdown, Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

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
• 4th - Lisa Aukland
• 5th - Dayana Cadeau
• 6th - Cathy LeFrancois
• 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
• Same - Lisa Aukland
• -3 - Dayana Cadeau
• -2 - Cathy LeFrancois
• -1 - Betty Pariso
• +5 - Mah-Ann Mendoza
• -2 - Nicole Ball
• +3 - Brenda Raganot
• -9 - Heather Armbrust
• Same - Rosemary Jennings

Scorecard

No	Name	Country	RD1 + RD2	RD3	RD4	Total	Place
1	Betty Viana-Adkins		32	11	19	62	2
2	Heather Armbrust		132	58		190	14
3	Lisa Aukland		36	18	18	72	4
4	Nichole Ball		110	58		168	11
5	Debbie Bramwell		118	68		186	13
6	Dayana Cadeau	1	32	21	21	74	5
7	Rosemary Jennings		148	72		220	15
8	Iris Kyle		10	5	5	20	1
9	Klaudia Larson		160	80		240	17
10	Cathy LeFrancois		60	31	30	121	6
11	Mah-Ann Mendoza		84	41		125	8
12	Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia		36	19	16	71	3
13	Jeannie Paparone		88	45		133	9
14	Betty Pariso		70	35		105	7
15	Brenda Raganot		122	58		180	12
16	Jennifer Sedia		102	53		180	10
17	Sherry Smith		46	77		223	16

• ¹Scorecard submitted by IFBB Pro League Staff has Dayana Cadeau's country listed as the USA.

Attended

• 10th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen
• 9th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle and 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 LeFrancois, 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 with the number of overall Olympia wins.

• Betty Viana-Adkins placed 2nd this Olympia, the best placing she has ever had at the Olympia.

2009 Ms. Olympia Qualified

• Iris Kyle
• Heather Armbrust
• Debi Laszewski
• Lisa Aukland
• Yaxeni Oriquen
• Betty Pariso
• Kristy Hawkins
• Dayana Cadeau
• Betty Viana-Adkins
• Tina Chandler
• Rosemary Jennings
• Nicole Ball
• Gale Frankie

See also

• 2008 Mr. Olympia