Janu Tornell

Janu Tornell is a contestant from .
Janu is best known for quitting to save another contestant, Stephenie LaGrossa, and as the first castaway sent to .
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
As a child, Janu Tornell never aspired to be a showgirl. Tornell's Cuban-born mother, Maria, was a famous showgirl in Havana, but Tornell did not find her calling until many life experiences later and considers her mother one of her greatest inspirations for overcoming the hardships of life, including a successful battle with cancer. Tornell is equally inspired by her father, Juan, as he always told her that every experience in life gives you endurance.
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tornell attended Valley High School. She then spent time in Spain before moving to Los Angeles. She attended Los Angeles Valley Community College before moving back to Las Vegas to finish her studies and pursue a career as a showgirl. In 2004, after 20 years, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She most recently worked as the lead showgirl for a major Las Vegas hotel, performing two shows per night, six days per week. She also models. Tornell was previously employed as a restaurant manager, waitress and administrative assistant. Additionally, she was named 1989 Miss Nevada USA and was first runner-up in Miami's 1990 Miss Nuestra Belleza competition.
In her spare time, Tornell enjoys traveling, scuba diving, swimming, body surfing, reading, rock climbing and watching foreign films. She describes herself as honest, fun, outgoing and strong-minded. She is fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and English. Her hero is Audrey Hepburn for her talent, goodwill, beauty and her ability to be most beautiful to the least fortunate.
Tornell is an active member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild.http://web.archive.org/web/20211025201201/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20670/
==Survivor==
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	None 	Race to Shore	Immunity 	 	
1 	rowspan=17 	Supply Dump 	Reward/Immunity	No 	
2 	The Gauntlet 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Heads Up 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	By Any Means Necessary 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Hot Pursuit 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
4 	Build a Better Bathroom 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
4 	 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Sea Salvage 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
6 	Shooting Gallery 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
6 	Build It Up, Break It Down	Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	S.O.S. 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
7 	Floating Puzzle 	Immunity 	No 	 	
8 	Cool Hand Balut 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
8 	Under Current 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
9 	Perch 	Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Water Tower 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	Last Gasp 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Janu'sVotes	Voted AgainstJanu
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9 	 	
10 	colspan="2"	
 	 	
Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2"	
</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* On January 9, 2010, Janu attended 's 10-year anniversary party.
==Trivia==
* Janu and Jenn Lyon hold the record for most tribal challenges sat out of in a single season, with seven each.
* Janu is the first castaway in history to be sent to .
* Janu is the lowest-placing woman from Koror.
* Janu is the first player to quit at the jury stage of the game and the first woman to quit the game in their first season.
* Janu is the only player to quit specifically to save another player.
* Janu is the first player to quit and still have her final words aired.
* Janu has won the most challenges out of anyone who has quit the game, with 12.
* Janu's fellow Koror tribemate Coby Archa named his adopted daughter after Janu.
* Coby Archa claims that Janu was considered for , but was not chosen.http://web.archive.org/web/20090928002613/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/survivor/jeff-probst-talks-survivor-mic-16163.aspx
* Janu's quit is responsible for the inclusion of NaOnka Mixon and Kelly Shinn on the jury upon quitting in . Host Jeff Probst explained that "We had set a precedent. We let Janu stay on the jury so we let NaOnka and Purple Kelly on the jury as well".http://www.today.com/popculture/probst-why-quitters-are-allowed-survivor-jury-1C9381468
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Latin American Contestants
Category:Palau Contestants
Category:Palau Jury Members
Category:Koror Tribe
Category:8th Place
Category:Quitters
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Palau
Category:1965 births
Category:Living people