Career
Kyle won her first contest, the 1994 Long Beach Muscle Classic. She earned her pro card by winning the heavyweight class and overall title at the 1998 NPC USA Championship in Las Vegas. Kyle has had a series of high placing as a professional, including seven consecutive top five showings at the Ms. Olympia. She won the heavyweight class at the Ms. Olympia in 2001, then captured the overall titles at both the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia in 2004. In 2006, Kyle won both her second Ms. International title and her second Ms. Olympia title; she repeated this double victory in 2007. She won her third straight Ms. Olympia title in 2008. She continues to win and hold the title of Ms. Olympia with wins in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. She is tied for the most overall Ms. Olympia wins with eight (2004, 2006-2012) and holds the record for consecutive Ms. Olympia wins with seven (2006-2012). At a height of 5'7", Iris typically competes at a bodyweight of approximately 155–161 pounds.
In recent times Kyle had spent time trying to increase her marketability by auditioning for movies and TV shows. Most recently she appeared on the TV show Wipeout. While competing in the show she was constantly referred to as "he" by one of the hosts and also suffered an accident that broke several ribs, during the first segment on the water slide. There was a bit of a controversy in the 2008 Ms. International. Iris was placed 7th due to "bumps" on her gluts which according to head IFBB judge, Sandy Ranalli, “distortions in her physique.”, but rebounded at the 2008 Ms. Olympia by winning the show.
In a recent interview with RX Muscle Girls Inc with the hosts Colette Nelson and Krissy Ching, Kyle talked about her appearance in Wipeout as well as her performance at the Ms. International. In the interview she said that she was invited back to the show due to the popularity of her episode, but she declined due to the possibility of injury as well as feeling disrespected by the sexist host who referred to her as a he.
More recently Kyle went to the 2009 Ms. International and won the show, becoming only the second woman to win the show a record of four times. She has went on to win the 2010 and 2011 Ms. International. In a recent interview she said that she is planning to come back to break the record and become the greatest Ms. International in history. In 2012, Iris Kyle, couldn't attend the 2012 Ms. International due to a leg injury. Iris went on to win the 2012 Ms. Olympia.
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