2010 Ms. Olympia

The 2010 Ms. Olympia was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2010 was held on September 24, 2010, 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 31st Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and Bikini Olympia contests.

Prize money
Total: $60,000
 * 1st - $28,000
 * 2nd - $14,000
 * 3rd - $8,000
 * 4th - $5,000
 * 5th - $3,000
 * 6th - $2,000

Results
Comparison to previous Olympia results:
 * 1st - Iris Kyle
 * 2nd - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
 * 3rd - Debi Laszewski
 * 4th - Sheila Bleck
 * 5th - Dayana Cadeau
 * 6th - Heather Foster
 * 7th - Cathy LeFrançois
 * 8th - Tina Chandler
 * 9th - Helen Bouchard
 * 10th - Brigita Brezovac
 * 11th - Zoa Linsey
 * Same - Iris Kyle
 * +3 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
 * Same - Debi Laszewski
 * +3 - Dayana Cadeau
 * +6 - Heather Foster
 * +1 - Cathy LeFrançois
 * +2 - Tina Chandler

Attended

 * 13th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
 * 12th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle
 * 11th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau
 * 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Cathy LeFrançois
 * 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Heather Foster
 * 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Debi Laszewski and Tina Chandler
 * 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Zoa Linsey, Brigita Brezovac, Helen Bouchard, and Sheila Bleck
 * Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Heather Armbrust, Betty Viana-Adkins, Rosemary Jennings, Heather Foster, Nicole Ball, Gale Frankie, Kristy Hawkins, Betty Pariso, and Lisa Aukland

Notable events

 * This was Iris Kyle's 6th overall and 5th consecutive Olympia win, thus tied her with Cory Everson with the number of overall Olympia wins and surpassed Kim Chizevsky's number of a consecutive Olympia wins.
 * Heather Armbrust, who on 8 June 2010, told MuscleSport Radio that she was training hard for the 2010 Ms. Olympia, did not attend the 2010 Ms. Olympia due to a series of personal problems that ultimately lead to her retiring from bodybuilding. Lisa Aukland and Betty Pariso both did not attend the 2010 Ms. Olympia due to retiring from bodybuidling.

2010 Ms. Olympia qualified
2010 EUROPA BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS

Hartford, Connecticut, USA, July 24, 2010

1. Brigita Brezovac, 🇸🇮

2. Helen Bouchard, 🇨🇦

3. Cathy LeFrancois, 🇨🇦

2010 PRO BODYBUILDING WEEKLY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tampa, Florida, USA, July 17, 2010

1. Brigita Brezovac, 🇸🇮

2. Tina Chandler, 🇺🇸

3. Cathy LeFrancois, 🇨🇦

2010 NEW YORK PRO

New York, New York, USA, May 8, 2010

1. Cathy LeFrancois, 🇨🇦

2. Sheila Bleck, 🇺🇸

3. Heather Foster, 🇺🇸

2010 MS. INTERNATIONAL

Columbus, Ohio, USA, March 5, 2010

1. Iris Kyle, 🇺🇸

2. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, 🇻🇪

3. Debbie Laszewski, 🇺🇸

4. Lisa Aukland, 🇺🇸

5. Betty Pariso, 🇺🇸

6. Dayana Cadeau, 🇨🇦

2010 PHOENIX PRO

Phoenix, Arizona, USA, February 20, 2010

1. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, 🇻🇪

2. Betty Pariso, 🇺🇸

3. Zoa Linsey, 🇨🇦 2009 MS. OLYMPIA

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 25, 2009

1. Iris Kyle, 🇺🇸

2. Heather Armbrust, 🇺🇸

3. Debbie Laszewski, 🇺🇸

4. Lisa Aukland, 🇺🇸

5. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, 🇻🇪

6. Betty Pariso, 🇺🇸