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.
Prize money 1st - $30,000 2nd - $18,000 3rd - $10,000 4th - $7,000 5th - $4,000 6th - $2,000 Total: $71,000
Rounds Round 1 + Round 2 (Symmetry and Muscularity/Conditioning Rounds): Judges assessed the competitors' balance, proportion, muscle size, and definition. 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, emphasizing their presentation, creativity, and stage presence.
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
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 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 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*Top 6 finalists qualify for the 2009 Ms. Olympia
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 Qualified2008 Ms. Olympia qualified 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
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See also 2008 Mr. Olympia
References
External links 2008 OLYMPIA WOMEN – MS. OLYMPIA (DOWNLOAD) 2008 OLYMPIA WOMEN – FITNESS, FIGURE & MS. OLYMPIA (DVD)