1999 Ms. Olympia
| 1999 Ms. Olympia | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | IFBB | |||
| Date | October 2, 1999 | |||
| City |
 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The 1998 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 2, 1999 in Secaucus, New Jersey, alongside the 1999 Women's Pro Extravaganza. It was the 20th Ms. Olympia competition held.
Prizes
- 1st $25,000
- 2nd $10,000
- 3rd $7,000
- 4th $4,000
- 5th $3,000
- 6th $1,000
Total: $50,000
Results
- 1st - Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
- 2nd - Vickie Gates
- 3rd - Laura Creavalle
- 4th - Iris Kyle
- 5th - Lesa Lewis
- 6th - Tazzie Colomb
- 7th - Andrulla Blanchette
- 8th - Laura Binetti
- 9th - Brenda Raganot
- 10th - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
- 11th - Gayle Moher
- 12th - Valentina Chepiga
Scorecard
| Place[1] | Name | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Chizevsky | |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Iris Kyle | |
22 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 85 |
| 3 | Lesa Lewis | |
17 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 89 |
| 4 | Yaxeni Oriquen |  |
52 | 46 | 48 | 146 | |
| 5 | Gayle Moher |  |
52 | 55 | 55 | 162 | |
| 6 | Valentina Chepiga |  |
60 | 60 | 50 | 180 | |
| 7 | Tazzie Colomb | |
35 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 123 |
| 8 | Laura Creavalle | |
20 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 61 |
| 9 | Vickie Gates | |
10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 47 |
| 10 | Andrulla Blanchette | |
29 | 35 | 35 | 99 | |
| 11 | Laura Binetti |  |
41 | 40 | 41 | 122 | |
| 12 | Brenda Raganot | |
45 | 49 | 45 | 139 |
Attended
- 12th Ms. Olympia attended - Laura Creavalle
- 6th Ms. Olympia attended - Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
- 5th Ms. Olympia attended - Laura Binetti
- 4th Ms. Olympia attended - Vickie Gates
- 3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Lesa Lewis, Gayle Moher, and Andrulla Blanchette
- 2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Tazzie Colomb, Valentina Chepiga, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
- 1st Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle and Brenda Raganot
- Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Dayana Cadeau, Yolanda Hughes, Chris Bongiovanni, Zdenka Turda, Jacqueline De Gennaro, Jitka Harazimova, Beate Drabing, and Sipka Berska
Notable Events
- This was Kim Chizevsky's 4th overall and consecutive Olympia win. This was also Kim's last Olympia before she retired from bodybuilding.
- This was Iris Kyle's first Olympia she attended.
1999 Ms. Olympia controversy
The 1999 Ms. Olympia was originally scheduled to be held on 9 October in Santa Monica, California. However, one month before the scheduled date, the IFBB announced that the contest had been cancelled. The main cause was the withdrawal of promoter Jarka Kastnerova (who promoted the 1998 contest in Prague) for financial reasons, including a low number of advance ticket sales for the 1999 event. The backlash following the announcement led to a flurry of activity, with the contest being rescheduled as part of the Women's Extravaganza (promoted by Kenny Kassel and Bob Bonham) in Secaucus, New Jersey on 2 October. Last minute sponsorship came from several sources, most significantly in the form of $50,000 from Flex magazine.