Stephannie Favor

Stephannie Favor is a contestant from .
Stephannie started her game as the swing vote on the Manihiki tribe. After being switched to Rarotonga, she integrated herself with the tribe's women, but when her commitment to the game was called into question, she was voted out in 16th place.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Stephannie Favor was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in business management and marketing from Clemson University in 1993. She was previously in the United States Armed Forces and served in Desert Storm during the Gulf War. She is currently pursuing an Associate's Degree in nursing from Midlands Technical College. She previously worked as an account manager for multiple companies.
Favor enjoys volleyball, jogging, singing and dancing. She is particularly fond of gospel music. She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and has earned the distinction of CTM (Competent Toastmaster) in the Toastmasters International Organization.
Favor currently lives in Columbia, South Carolina. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Rodd, and they have two children, Raynah and Ryan. They also have one dog, Prosperity (a Chow mix). Her birth date is July 12, 1970.http://web.archive.org/web/20230407114818/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20402/
==Survivor==
As one of five African-American contestants on the season, Stephannie started her game on the Manihiki tribe. Rebecca Borman and Sundra Oakley became quick friends, while Nate Gonzalez and Sekou Bunch took on the leadership role. Stephannie found herself in the middle of the two factions. Unfortunately, Manihiki lost the first Immunity Challenge. After losing the challenge, Manihiki was given the right to choose a member of one of the opposing tribes to be sent to Exile Island. Nate and Sekou took the decision in their hands even though it was meant to be a tribe decision. At camp, both factions vied for Stephannie's vote. The men wanted to vote off Sundra because they felt that she was a weak link while the women wanted to oust Sekou because he was less productive than Nate. Ultimately, she felt Sekou wasn't working hard enough and cast the crucial vote that eliminated him and spared Sundra.
Stephannie felt disheartened by the fact that the tribe did not have fire and by the fact that they were stereotyping African-Americans. Stephannie was determined to make fire and was soon able to make it along with Rebecca. At the combined Reward and Immunity Challenge Hiki was lagging behind, but due to the Aitutaki tribe purposely throwing the challenge, Hiki was able to claim third place.
During the tribe swap of , Manhiki was dissolved. The tribes were formed through a Schoolyard Pick. Stephannie was the last woman chosen, ending up on the Rarotonga tribe, along with Nate and Rebecca. At the Immunity Challenge, Stephannie dropped out of the challenge to help the tribe win. This worked as Raro was able to claim victory.
In , Stephannie joined an alliance created by the women of the tribe to counteract the perceived all-male alliance. The men felt in control, telling the women to work while they rested. This annoyed Stephannie. At the Immunity Challenge, Stephannie was in charge of starting the fire. She was unable to do so, which lead to Raro losing the challenge. After the immunity loss, Stephannie openly admitted to being the weakest player and said she wouldn't be offended if they voted her off. Nate snapped at the opportunity to vote her off at the upcoming Tribal Council. Rebecca, however, wanted Stephannie to join the girls of the tribe (and eventually Brad Virata and Adam Gentry) in blindsiding J.P. Calderon, who despite his usefulness in challenges was getting on people's nerves with his attitude. The plan worked and at Tribal Council Stephannie was saved. Stephannie would find herself in another mess when Rarotonga lost the next Immunity Challenge. The tribe was set on voting out the annoying Cristina Coria but when she told Nate she was looking forward to eating real food, Nate interpreted that statement as Stephannie wanting to quit and tried to get her voted off. The majority of the tribe felt Cristina was not being a team player and was annoying. Stephannie caught wind of Nate wanting to vote her off and quickly told everyone she did not want to go home and that her statement was misinterpreted. However, Stephannie failed to convince them otherwise, and they unanimously voted her off, 7-1.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan=2 	Lock, Load and Light	Reward/Immunity	No 	
2 	Tow the Line 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan=6	 	 	 	 	
3 	rowspan=5 	Steeple Chase 	Immunity 	No 	
4 	Sacrificial Lamb 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
4 	Mayday 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Never Tear Us Apart	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	United We Stand 	Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode	Stephannie'sVotes	Voted AgainstStephannie
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5 	 	
 	 	
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==Post-Survivor==
* On January 9, 2010, Stephannie attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.
==Trivia==
* Stephannie applied for at an open casting call.https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/16/exclusive-survivor-cook-islands-interview-stephannie
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:African-American Contestants
Category:Cook Islands Contestants
Category:Manihiki Tribe
Category:16th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Cook Islands
Category:1970 births
Category:Living people