2008 Ms. Olympia
Appearance
The 2008 Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilding competition was the 28th Ms. Olympia competition held. It was held on September 26, 2008 in the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and in the Orleans Arena atThe Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.
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
- 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 3rd overall Olympia win, 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
References