Mildred Richards (21 year old hairstylist): Me coming out here is a big step out of my comfort zone. I grew up in a small town; I’m a preacher’s daughter, raised to appreciate family values, just a good ol’ girl from the south really. So to drop all of that and come to this island thousands of miles from home is a big shock. But I know that God will be watching and my family will be praying for me.
Jeffrey Levy (26 year old parole officer): Most people wouldn’t think of a parole officer as being nurturing, but I feel like it’s necessary. Many of the people I mentor are people who just made mistakes in life and really want to move on, and I see that. However, there is a difference between being nurturing and being walked all over, and luckily I know the difference.
Susan Preciado (18 year old student): I don’t think many people perceive me as a threat. They see this little 5’2” high school senior and say “Oh, well she’s just a kid, she won’t be a problem.” But that’s where I’m able to sneak out from behind and pounce. I’m very perceptive, and I hate to say it, but I’m a pretty good liar.
Richard Comeaux (27 year old personal trainer): This is my stuff, man! I love being outdoors. I feel like I’m in the middle of an amazing tropical resort. I just feel like ripping my shirt off, running on the coast, and taking a nice sun tanning break. This is paradise, man. Just absolute pure paradise. If I get to stay here for over a month, I’m golden.
Vera Pena (31 year old adult literacy teacher): My greatest asset is that I’m a brave person; I’m not afraid to step outside of my comfort zone. My weakness though, if I had to pin point it, is that I’m kind of known as a flip-flopper. Usually that would be an awful thing, but in a game like Survivor, you have to look at other options and consider changing things up.
Scott Quast (60 year old carpet installer): It doesn’t take a genius to see that I’m the oldest one in the group. I hope that my tribe doesn’t count me out automatically, because if they did that, they would be losing out on one damn hard worker. I’m not a spring chicken, but who the hell decided that spring chickens were the only ones that mattered?
Margaret Turner (27 year old interior designer): Don’t get me wrong, I’m usually a nice woman. But on Survivor, I’m going for the jugular. Someone crosses me, it will become my personal mission, no, my straight up personal VENDETTA, to make them regret making that decision. Outside of the game, we can have a few cocktails and laugh, but not out here baby.
Edward Marquez (30 year old personnel clerk): I think it’s fair to say that I’m an emotional person. I’ve been told many times that I wear my heart on my sleeves, so I just own up to it. If I’m happy, you’re going to know it; if I’m pissed off, you definitely are going to know it; if I’m sad, it’s going to be obvious. I can’t help it, so I just let people know what’s up.
Dannette Scott (36 year old health inspector): I have kind of a unique perspective on this whole “survival” thing. I have a large chunk of Native American ancestry, and I’ve been lucky enough to remain very connected to my ancestor’s roots. I think that if I keep a calm head, not lose my temper, and look to my ancestors for guidance, I absolutely can win.
