NAME (AGE): Shayla Michael (29)
TRIBE DESIGNATION: Sibu
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OCCUPATION: Receptionist
PERSONAL CLAIM TO FAME: Coming out of the sleazy party of Philadelphia to make something better of myself.
INSPIRATION IN LIFE: My four year old daughter. She has helped me get through a lot of things in my life. At one point she was all I had, until I changed for the better.
HOBBIES: Singing, spending time with my daughter, exercising
PET PEEVES: people who think they’re hopeless, undetermined people, liars.
IF YOU COULD HAVE 3 THINGS ON THE ISLAND WHAT WOULD THEY BE?: a brush, guitar, and pictures of my daughter.
SURVIVOR CONTESTANT YOU ARE MOST LIKE: I want my experience to be just like Sabrina’s from One World, except I win. Her story is a lot like mine.
REASON FOR BEING SURVIVOR: I am currently enrolled in night classes to become a nurse. Those classes are expensive. I really need the money.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE THE SOLE SURVIVOR?: I have overcame a lot in my life; abusive relationships, abandonment, and other things. I think I can overcome surviving on an island for 39 days.