The 2009 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2009 was held on September 25, 2009, 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 30th 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 - $28,000 2nd - $15,000 3rd - $8,000 4th - $5,000 5th - $3,000 6th - $2,000 Total: $61,000Iris Kyle Takes the Ms Olympia!

Rounds Round 1 + Round 2 (Symmetry and Muscularity/Conditioning Rounds): Judges evaluated the competitors' balance, proportion, muscle size, and conditioning. Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to showcase their physiques uniformly. Round 4 (Posedown Round): Contestants presented a choreographed routine to music, highlighting creativity and presentation skills.

Results 1st - Iris Kyle 2nd - Heather Armbrust 3rd - Debi Laszewski 4th - Lisa Aukland 5th - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 6th - Betty Pariso 7th - Kristy Hawkins 8th - Dayana Cadeau 9th - Betty Viana-Adkins 10th - Tina Chandler 11th - Rosemary Jennings 12th - Nicole Ball 13th - Gale Frankie Comparison to previous Olympia results: Same - Iris Kyle -12 - Heather Armbrust Same - Lisa Aukland -2 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia -1 - Betty Pariso -6 - Dayana Cadeau -7 - Betty Viana-Adkins -4 - Rosemary Jennings -1 - Nicole Ball

Scorecard Judging Finals No NAME COUNTRY RD1+RD2 RD3 RD4 TOTAL PLACE 1 Armbrust, Heather 10 10 10 30 2 2 Aukland, Lisa 18 17 16 51 4 3 Ball, Nicole 58 48 106 12 4 Cadeau, Dayana 40 32 72 8 5 Chandler, Tina 54 50 104 10 6 Frankie, Gale 62 59 121 13 7 Hawkins, Kristy 35 35 70 7 8 Jennings, Rosemary 53 53 106 11 9 Kyle, Iris 5 5 5 15 1 10 Laszewski, Debi 18 15 15 48 3 11 Oriquen-Garcia, Yaxeni 25 24 23 72 5 12 Pariso, Betty 30 29 27 86 6 13 Viana-Adkins, Betty 45 41 86 9 Sandy WilliamsonIFBB PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE September 25, 2009DATE Individual Mandatory Poses and Callouts 3-min Posing Routine Mandatory Poses and Posedown

Attended 12th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 11th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle 10th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau 8th Ms. Olympia attended - Betty Pariso 5th Ms. Olympia attended - Lisa Aukland 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Betty Viana-Adkins and Rosemary Jennings 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Heather Armbrust and Nicole Ball 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Debi Laszewski, Kristy Hawkins, Tina Chandler, and Gale Frankie Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Klaudia Larson, Sherry Smith, Debbie Bramwell, Brenda Raganot, Jennifer Sedia, Jeannie Paparone, Mah-Ann Mendoza, and Cathy LeFrançois

Notable events This was Iris Kyle's 5th overall and 4th consecutive Olympia win, thus tied her with Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls with the number of consecutive Olympia wins and surpassed Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls's overall Olympia wins. This was the heaviest Iris Kyle competed at in Ms. Olympia at . Heather Armbrust placed 2nd place this Olympia, the best placing she has ever had at the Olympia. This is also Heather Armbrust's last Olympia before her retirement from bodybuilding in 2011. This is Lisa Aukland's last Olympia she attended before her retirement from bodybuilding in 2010. This is Betty Pariso's, the oldest IFBB pro female bodybuilder active, last Olympia she attended before her retirement from bodybuilding in 2010. This is Betty Viana-Adkins's and Rosemary Jennings's last Olympia they have attended. The song played during the posedown was Fire Burning by Sean Kingston.

2009 Ms. Olympia Qualified

From the 2009 Atlantic City Pro:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, September 12, 2009

1. Lisa Aukland,

2. Kristy Hawkins,

3. Nicole Ball,

From the 2009 Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships:

Tampa, Florida, USA, August 8, 2009

1. Betty Pariso,

2. Gale Frankie,

3. Tina Chandler,

From the 2009 New York Pro:

New York, New York, USA, May 16, 2009

1. Cathy LeFrancois,

2. Betty Pariso,

3. Rosemary Jennings,

From the 2009 Ms. International:

Columbus, Ohio, USA, March 6, 2009

1. Iris Kyle,

2. Debi Laszewski,

3. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia,

4. Heather Armbrust,

5. Dayana Cadeau,

6. Betty Viana-Adkins,

7. Isabelle Turell,

Qualifies pursuant to IFBB Pro Rule 4.5.5

From the 2008 Ms. Olympia:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 26, 2008

1. Iris Kyle,

2. Betty Viana-Adkins,

3. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia,

4. Lisa Aukland,

5. Dayana Cadeau,

6. Cathy LeFrancois,

See also 2009 Mr. Olympia

References

External links 2009 MS. OLYMPIA & FLEX BIKINI MODEL SEARCH (DOWNLOAD) 2009 OLYMPIA – WOMEN (DVD)