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1998 Jan Tana Pro Classic – Finals
Held in Charlotte, North Carolina on the weekend of July 24-25, 1998, this was once again almost a Ms Olympia line-up, such was the incredible standard. You will see 23 amazing international BODYBUILDING WOMEN competing against each other in one massive class. They became locked together in a titanic battle for the top positions with the main battle being between LESA LEWIS, GAYLE MOHER, DAYANA CADEAU and new Pro YAXENI ORIQUEN.
This video includes the Finals including the complete posing routines of the competitors, posedowns and awards. The eventual winner LESA LEWIS was one of the biggest, tallest, best built Pro women to ever grace a posing stage. She was simply awesome! At 5’10” and weighing almost 200 lbs ripped, she had a comprehensive victory over this star studded field. This victory gained her a trip to the 1998 Ms Olympia in Prague, Czech Republic, an event shot by GMV Productions in association with Magna Media International.
Many of these women later went on to be major stars in the Ms Olympia competition. Yaxeni subsequently won the Ms Olympia title in 2005. Jan Tana inaugurated this famous event in 1991, and it quickly became a stepping-stone to greatness for the best female pros in the world as they fought to obtain Ms Olympia qualification.
1998 Jan Tana Pro Classic Results
1 Lesa Lewis USA (Photo Gallery)
2 Gayle Moher USA
3 Dayana Cadeau CANADA (Photo Gallery)
4 Yaxeni Oriquen VENEZUELA (Photo Gallery)
5 Betty Pariso USA
6 Paula Suzuki USA
7 Renee Casella USA
8 Denise Masino USA
9 Carmella Cureton USA
10 Amelia Hernandez SPAIN
11 Inna Uit ESTONIA
12 Monica Martin BRAZIL
13 Rhonda Quaresma CANADA
14 Lynea Brehm CANADA
15 Beate Drabing AUSTRIA
NP
Margarita Alfaro ARGENTINA
Brigitta Carlsson-Hallstrom SWEDEN
Yurie Iijima JAPAN
Cristina Lavezzi ITALY
Donna Logue CANADA
Martha Sanchez MEXICO
Viviana Violante ITALY
Mary Ellen Warman USA