2009 Ms. Olympia

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
Total: $61,000
 * 1st - $28,000
 * 2nd - $15,000
 * 3rd - $8,000
 * 4th - $5,000
 * 5th - $3,000
 * 6th - $2,000

Results
Comparison to previous Olympia 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
 * 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
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.
 * 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, 🇨🇦