The 2006 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2006 that was held on September 29, 2006, 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 27th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the 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): Assess the balance, proportion, muscle size, and definition of the contestants. Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to highlight specific muscle groups. Round 4 (Posedown Round): Contestants presented a choreographed routine, showcasing their physique, creativity, and presentation skills.
Numerical order of contestants No NAME COUNTRY 1 Lisa Aukland 2 Helen Bouchard 3 Dayana Cadeau 4 Tazzie Colomb 5 Heather Foster 6 Jitka Harazimova 7 Iris Kyle 8 Gayle Moher 9 Colette Nelson 10 Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 11 Betty Pariso 12 Bonny Priest 13 Brenda Raganot 14 Annie Rivieccio 15 Dena Westerfield
Results
Scorecard NAME COUNTRY RD1+RD2 RD3 RD4 TOTAL PLACE Iris KYLE* 1052338 1 Dayana CADEAU*201010402 Annie RIVIECCIO* 32155523 Bonny PRIEST* 422028904 Lisa AUKLAND* 442523925 Betty PARISO* 542815976 Yaxeni ORIQUEN-GARCIA74361107 Helen BOUCHARD76401168 Gayle MOHER 90471379 Jitka HARAZIMOVA1065916510 Tazzie COLOMB 1085916711 Heather FOSTER 1185417212 Colette NELSON 1305418413 Dena WESTERFIELD 1407021014 Brenda RAGANOT 1507522515 *Qualifies for the 2007 Ms. Olympia
Comparison to previous Olympia results: +1 - Iris Kyle +1 - Dayana Cadeau +10 - Annie Rivieccio +2 - Bonnie Priest +1 - Lisa Aukland +2 - Betty Pariso -6 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia -4 - Gayle Moher -6 - Jitka Harazimova -5 - Tazzie Colomb -5 - Heather Foster -10 - Brenda Raganot
Attended 9th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 8th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle 7th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau 6th Ms. Olympia attended - Betty Pariso 5th Ms. Olympia attended - Gayle Moher and Brenda Raganot 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Jitka Harazimova 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Tazzie Colomb and Bonnie Priest 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Heather Foster, and Annie Rivieccio 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Helen Bouchard, Colette Nelson, and Dena Westerfield Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Mah-Ann Mendoza, Desiree Ellis, Rosemary Jennings, Marja Lehtonen, Antoinette Norman, Betty Viana-Adkins, and Tonia Williams
Notable events Iris Kyle reclaimed her throne this year after Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia dethroned her of the Olympia title last year. Iris won by a score of 38 to Dayana Cadeau's score of 40, making this was the closest overall Ms. Olympia title Iris ever won. She received perfect scores in rounds 1+2 and 3, but received 23 points during round 4. Iris Kyle weighed .March 2007 Iron Man Valentina Chepiga qualified for the 2006 Ms. Olympia but did not attend.
2006 Ms. Olympia Qualified # Name Country How Qualified2006 Ms. Olympia qualified 1 Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 2005 Ms. Olympia 1st place 2 Iris Kyle 2005 Ms. Olympia 2nd place 3 Dayana Cadeau 2005 Ms. Olympia 3rd place 4 Jitka Harazimova 2005 Ms. Olympia 4th place 5 Brenda Raganot 2005 Ms. Olympia 5th place 6 Bonny Priest 2005 Ms. Olympia 6th place 7 Betty Pariso 2006 Ms. International 5th place 8 Annie Rivieccio 2006 Ms. International 7th place 9 Lisa Aukland 2006 Ms. International 8th place 10 Heather Foster 2006 Europa Super Show 1st 11 Dena Westerfield 2006 Europa Super Show 2nd 12 Colette Nelson 2006 Europa Super Show 3rd 13 Helen Bouchard 2006 Atlantic City 2nd place 14 Tazzie Colomb 2006 Atlantic City 3rd place 15 Gayle Moher 2006 Atlantic City 4th place
See also 2006 Mr. Olympia
References
External links 2006 FITNESS, FIGURE AND MS. OLYMPIA (DOWNLOAD) 2006 FITNESS, FIGURE AND MS. OLYMPIA (DVD)