2006 Ms. Olympia
Information
Promotion	IFBB
Date	September 29, 2006
Venue	South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino
City	Winchester and Paradise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
2005 Ms. Olympia 2006 Ms. Olympia 2007 Ms. Olympia

The 2006 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2006 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^[1]

Numerical order of contestants

No	NAME	COUNTRY
1	Lisa Aukland	USA
2	Helen Bouchard	Canada
3	Dayana Cadeau	Canada
4	Tazzie Colomb	USA
5	Heather Foster	USA
6	Jitka Harazimova	Czech Republic
7	Iris Kyle	USA
8	Gayle Moher	USA
9	Colette Nelson	USA
10	Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia	Venezuela
11	Betty Pariso	USA
12	Bonny Priest	USA
13	Brenda Raganot	USA
14	Annie Rivieccio	USA
15	Dena Westerfield	USA

Results

Scorecard

NAME[2]	COUNTRY	RD1+RD2	RD3	RD4	TOTAL	PLACE
Iris KYLE*	USA	10	5	23	38	1
Dayana CADEAU*	Canada	20	10	10	40	2
Annie RIVIECCIO*	USA	32	15	5	52	3
Bonny PRIEST*	USA	42	20	28	90	4
Lisa AUKLAND*	USA	44	25	23	92	5
Betty PARISO*	USA	54	28	15	97	6
Yaxeni ORIQUEN-GARCIA	Venezuela	74	36		110	7
Helen BOUCHARD	Canada	76	40		116	8
Gayle MOHER	USA	90	47		137	9
Jitka HARAZIMOVA	Czech Republic	106	59		165	10
Tazzie COLOMB	USA	108	59		167	11
Heather FOSTER	USA	118	54		172	12
Colette NELSON	USA	130	54		184	13
Dena WESTERFIELD	USA	140	70		210	14
Brenda RAGANOT	USA	150	75		225	15
*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 Kyle weighed 162 lb (73 kg).^[3]
• Valentina Chepiga qualified for the 2006 Ms. Olympia but did not attend.

2006 Ms. Olympia Qualified

#	Name	Country	How Qualified[4][5]
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