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1999 Ms. Olympia
1999 Ms. Olympia
Promotion	IFBB
Date	October 2, 1999
City	Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Event chronology

The 1999 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.

Prize money

1st - $25,000
2nd - $10,000
3rd - $7,000
4th - $4,000
5th - $3,000
6th - $1,000

Total: $50,000^[1]

Rounds

Round 1 (Symmetry Round): Judging contestants on balance and proportion.
Round 2 (Muscularity/Conditioning Round): Focused on muscle size, definition, and overall conditioning, including muscle separation and leanness.
Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to highlight specific muscle groups.
Round 4 (Posing Routine Round): A choreographed routine to music, emphasizing presentation, creativity, and overall stage presence.

Competitors weight

Lesa Lewis - 190 lb (86 kg)^[2]
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia - 180 lb (82 kg)
Brenda Raganot - 180 lb (82 kg)
Tazzie Colomb - 172 lb (78 kg)
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls - 162 lb (73 kg)
Iris Kyle - 155 lb (70 kg)
Laura Binetti- 150 lb (68 kg)
Vickie Gates - 145 lb (66 kg)
Valentina Chepiga - 141 lb (64 kg)
Laura Creavalle - 141 lb (64 kg)
Andrulla Blanchette - 140 lb (64 kg)
Gayle Moher - 135 lb (61 kg)

Pre-judging

Symmetry round

In this round the judges are looking for the overall muscle balance; that the proportion of muscle is distributed evenly over the bodybuilder's frame.

Brenda Ragonot, Laura Binetti, Andrulla Blanchette, Vickie Gates, Laura Creavalle, Tazzie Colomb, Valentina Chepiga, Gayle Moher, Yaxeni Oriquen, Lesa Lewis, Iris Kyle, Kim Chizevsky
Kim Chizevsky, Iris Kyle, Lesa Lewis, Yaxeni Oriquen, Gayle Moher, Valentina Chepiga, Tazzie Colomb, Laura Creavalle, Vickie Gates, Andrlla Blanchette, Laura Binetti, and Brenda Ragonot

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

No^[3]	Name	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-Garcia	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.