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 29th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the 212 Olympia Showdown, Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

2008 Ms. Olympia
Information
PromotionIFBB
DateSeptember 26, 2008
VenueSouth Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino
City Winchester and Paradise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
2007 Ms. Olympia 2008 Ms. Olympia 2009 Ms. Olympia

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

Total: $71,000

Results

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

Scorecard
No[1] 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 Deborah Bramwell 118 68 186 13
6 Dayana Cadeau 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 LeFrançois 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

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 - Antoinette 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.

2008 Ms. Olympia Qualified
# Name Country How Qualified[2][3][4]
1 Iris Kyle 2007 Ms. Olympia 1st place
2 Dayana Cadeau 2007 Ms. Olympia 2nd place
3 Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 2007 Ms. Olympia 3rd place
4 Lisa Aukland 2007 Ms. Olympia 4th place
5 Heather Armbrust 2007 Ms. Olympia 5th place
6 Betty Pariso 2007 Ms. Olympia 6th place
7 Brenda Raganot 2008 Ms. International 5th
8 Cathy LeFrancois 2008 Ms. International 6th
9 Jeannie Paparone 2008 New York Pro 2nd
10 Rosemary Jennings 2008 New York Pro 3rd
11 Nicole Ball 2008 Tampa Pro 1st
12 Klaudia Larson 2008 Tampa Pro 2nd
13 Debbie Bramwell 2008 Tampa Pro 3rd
14 Jennifer Sedia 2008 Europa Pro LW
15 Sherry Smith 2008 Europa Pro HW
16 Mah-Ann Mendoza 2008 Atlantic City Pro 2nd
17 Betty Viana-Adkins 2008 Atlantic City Pro 3rd

See also

References
  1. 2008 Ms. Olympia results
  2. 2008 Ms. Olympia qualified
  3. "2008 Olympia Qualified Competitors List". bodybuildbid.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  4. 2008 Ms. Olympia info
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