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2005 Ms. Olympia
The 2005 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2005 was held on October 21, 2005, 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 26th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and Olympia Wildcard contests. Prize money * 1st - $30,000 * 2nd - $18,000 * 3rd - $10,000 * 4th - $7,000 * 5th - $4,000 * 6th - $2,000 Total: $71,000 Competitors' weight * Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - * Betty Pariso - * Betty Viana-Adkins - * Annie Rivieccio - * Bonny Priest - * Iris Kyle - * Jitka Harazimova - * Mah-Ann Mendoza - * Brenda Raganot - * Dayana Cadeau - * Marja Lehtonen - * Toni Norman - * Desiree Ellis - * Tonia Williams - * Rosemary Jennings - Numerical order of contestants Results Scoreca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), headquartered in Las Rozas (Madrid), is an international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness that oversees many of the sport's major international events, notably the World and Continental Championships.IFBB.com About The IFBB"About The IFBB" Retrieved on 20 November 2015.IFBB Constitution "IFBB Constitution March 2015" Retrieved on 20 November 2015. History In 1946, the IFBB was founded by brothers Ben and Joe Weider in Montreal, Canada under the name "International Federation of Bodybuilders". The two founding countries were Canada and the United States. Ben Weider was the first IFBB President. In 1965 the first IFBB Mr. Olympia was held; the IFBB's first contest. From 1966 to 1970, the Federation experienced rapid growth as Joe and Ben Weider promoted the organization globally. By 1970, the IFBB had directors in more than 50 countries worldwide and the IFBB had its footprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Kyle
Iris Floyd Kyle (born August 22, 1974) is an African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful female professional bodybuilder ever with seventeen titles including ten overall Ms. Olympia wins (the most Mr. or Ms. Olympia wins of anyone) and seven overall Ms. International wins. In 2013, she was ranked as the best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List. Early life Iris Floyd Kyle was born on August 22, 1974 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the fifth of six children. Her early athletic endeavors included running cross country, basketball (point guard), softball (shortstop) and volleyball. She was an All-American in basketball, and received a number of athletic scholarship offers. Kyle attended Benton Harbor High School and continued her education at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, on a basketball scholarship, majoring in business administration and minoring in accounting. Bodybuilding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Masino
Denise Masino is an American professional female bodybuilder and model. Early life and bodybuilding Born in Brooklyn, New York of Puerto Rican descent, the 5'2" Masino won her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the 1995 NPC Nationals. She competed as a professional through 2007, and was the 2003 Night of Champions winner. Model career Starting from early 1996, Masino was featured in various prominent fitness and bodybuilding magazines. She was a two-time centerfold in ''Flex Power & Sizzle'' and voted the "sexiest bodybuilder alive" by ''Iron Man'' magazine. She was also included in ''Flex''s 1997 Annual Swimsuit issue and in their Fantasy Lingerie issue. In 1997, along with her then-husband and trainer Robert Masino, she founded ''Muscle Elegance'', a magazine that features erotic pictorials of female bodybuilders and where Denise is featured as the main model. The magazine also produces a line of videos and the website Muscle Pinups. Her feature film debut in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenda Murray
Lenda Murray (born February 22, 1962) is an American professional female bodybuilding champion. Early life and education Murray was born in 1962 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Darcelious and Louvelle Murray. She began participating in organized sports at the age of 15. At Henry Ford High School, Murray was both a record-holding sprinter and varsity cheerleader. She went on to attend Western Michigan University, earning a degree in political science and intended to become a lawyer. While at Western Michigan, she continued to cheerlead, and became the second African American to be chosen as the university’s homecoming queen in 1982. After a brief tenure cheerleading for the Michigan Panthers in the now-defunct United States Football League, she worked with the Michigan Panthers for two years and then was invited to try out for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. After she auditioned for the group and made the next-to-last cut, she decided she might need to slenderize her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen-Garcia Perez (born September 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan- American retired professional bodybuilder. Early life Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen (born Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen Perez) was born on September 3, 1966, in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela, the youngest of nine children (four brothers and four sisters). She began a career in theater and modeling at an early age and studied theater while in Venezuela. Bodybuilding career Amateur In 1989, Oriquen began dedicating herself to the sport of bodybuilding. She won four amateur contests in 1993, earning her professional card after winning Ibero (Central) American Championships. She then moved to the United States. Professional Her most noteworthy achievement as a professional has been winning the Ms. Olympia title in 2005. She is the most successful Venezuelan bodybuilder ever, by being the only one to win the Ms. Olympia title. She is the winner of five Ms. International titles, in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2012. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lewis
Nancy Lewis is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States. She earned her pro card by winning the overall title at the 1991 NPC USA Championship. She competed in a number of professional contests from 1992 to 1998 with a series of solid placings, but no titles. Then after a four-year retirement, she returned to competition in 2002, winning the overall title at the Jan Tana Classic. Contest history *1985 NPC Nationals - 8th (MW) *1987 NPC USA Championship - 5th (LHW) *1988 NPC California Championship - 1st (HW) *1990 NPC Nationals - 2nd (MW) *1991 NPC USA Championship - 1st (MW & overall) *1992 Ms. International - 5th *1992 Jan Tana Classic - 2nd *1992 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 14th *1993 Jan Tana Classic - 2nd *1993 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 13th *1995 Jan Tana Classic - 3rd *1995 Grand Prix Prague - 4th *1995 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th *1996 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th *1996 Ms. International - 8th *1997 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th *1997 Ms. International - 8th *1998 Ms. Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Chepiga
Valentina Chepiga, more precisely Valentyna Chepiha ( uk, Валентина Чепіга; born April 27, 1962) is a professional female bodybuilder. Background Valentina graduated from the Kharkiv National University of Construction and Architecture with a degree in Gas Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning. Between 1979 and 1992 she worked first as a technician, and then was promoted to engineer. Bodybuilding career Amateur Valentina began bodybuilding in 1988, and in 1992 she changed careers and became a personal trainer. Valentina won the European and World Amateur title in 1997 and won her IFBB pro card. Professional She then made her professional debut at the 1998 Ms. Olympia contest, finishing in 12th place. Her greatest success as a professional has been winning the heavyweight class at the 2000 Ms. Olympia the first time that class was introduced to the Ms. Olympia. No overall winner was named for that show, so she was essentially co-Ms. Olympia with lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilma Caez
Vilma is a feminine first name. People named Vilma include: *Vilma Abrahamsson (born 1999), Swedish football player *Vilma Bánky (1901–1991), Hungarian silent film actress *Vilma Bardauskienė (born 1953), Lithuanian long jumper *Vilma Beck (1810–1851), Hungarian writer and freedom fighter *Vilma Charlton (born 1946), Jamaican sprinter * Vilma Cibulková (born 1963), Czech film and stage actress * Vilma Degischer (1911–1992), Austrian actress * Vilma Ebsen (1911–2007), American musical theatre and film actress, sister of actor Buddy Ebsen *Vilma Egresi (1936–1979), Hungarian sprint canoer *Vilma Espín (1930–2007), Cuban revolutionary, feminist and chemical engineer, wife of Raúl Castro * Vilma Ferrán (1940–2014), Argentine actress * Vilma G. Holland (1928–2005), Puerto Rican artist *Vilma Hollingbery (born 1932), British actress * Vilma Hugonnai (1847–1922), Hungarian medical doctor *Vilma Rose Hunt (1926–2012), Australian scientist and writer *Vilma Iba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Aukland
Lisa Aukland (born September 16, 1958) is an American professional female bodybuilder and amateur powerlifter. Early life and education Lisa Aukland was born in 1958 in Bay Shore, New York. She has two sisters, one older and one younger. Her childhood was a typical military family and her parents were very strict. Her father was an officer in the Air Force so her family traveled around a lot and lived on military bases. Her family moved every couple of years to states such as New York, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Virginia. Her family also lived in Germany during part of her childhood. Aukland learned how to make friends quickly. She joined teams on the military bases like football, softball, and bowling. Her dad coached them on their teams. Her mom was a stay-at-home mom for most of her younger years. She taught them how to sew, crochet, knit, cook, clean and garden. Her dad taught us how to use power tools and fix things, such as how to work on cars. She attended Keco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Viana
Betty Viana-Adkins (born October 9, 1971) is a Venezuelan professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Betty Viana-Adkins (born Betty Viana) was born in 1971 in Caracas, Venezuela. From 1983 to 1988, she attended high school at Liceo José Manuel Nuñez Ponte in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1993, she graduated from the University Institute of Technology of Venezuela (IUTV) in Caracas, Venezuela. She has a MD in business administration and computer analyst. Bodybuilding career Amateur In 1986, at the age of 15, Betty and her high school best friend started lifting weights and tried to get in shape like a model. She also did jazz dancing, artistic activities, and fitness. Her husband was a trainer in a gym and he helped her compete in regional contests in Venezuela as an amateur. In 1997, she won the Central American Championship and earned her IFBB pro card. Professional In 2002, Betty Viana-Adkins won her first professional competition, the South West Pro Cup in Texas. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Rivieccio
Annie Rivieccio (born 1962) is an American bodybuilder and personal trainer. She competed at the Ms. Olympia in 2005–2007 with the best result of third place in 2006. She won the NPC Nationals in 2003 and New York Pro Championship in 2005. She started her bodybuilder career in 1986, aged 24, and later also competed in Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting. Contest history *2008 IFBB Atlantic City Pro – 7th *2008 IFBB 15th Annual Sports/Fitness Weekend & Europa IFBB Super Show – 3rd *2008 NPC Tampa Bay Bodybuilding & Figure Contest – 6th *2008 IFBB New York Women's Pro – 6th *2008 IFBB Arnold Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Contest – 8th *2007 IFBB Olympia – 10th *2007 IFBB Arnold Classic – 7th *2006 IFBB Olympia – 3rd *2006 IFBB Arnold Classic and Internationals – 7th *2005 IFBB Olympia – 13th *2005 IFBB New York Pro Championship – 1st *2004 IFBB GNC Show Of Strength – 5th *2004 IFBB Night of Champions – 7th *2004 IFBB Arnold Classic Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Raganot
Brenda Raganot (born September 8, 1966) is a Filipino American professional female bodybuilder. Bodybuilding career Amateur In 1984, Raganot began training as a bodybuilder in high school. She was influenced when she saw a film called Pumping Iron 2, which featured bodybuilder Rachel McLish. In 1991, she began training from bodybuilder Debbie Houck. She regards Debbie what brought her from the amateur level to the pro ranks. Brenda earned her pro card in 1998 when she won the middleweight and overall titles at the NPC Nationals. Professional Raganot alternated between the lightweight and heavyweight classes since weight classes were introduced at the pro level in 2000. She has been one of the top pros in recent years, with her best results being lightweight class wins at the Ms. International in 2000 and 2005. Contest history *1993 NPC USA Championship - 3rd (MW) *1994 North American - 1st (HW) *1995 NPC Nationals - 2nd (MW) *1996 NPC USA Championship - 4th (HW) *1997 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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