Rita Verreos

Rita Rosina Verreos is a contestant from .
Placed on the disastrous Ravu tribe, Rita was eliminated after she was viewed as the most expendable member of her tribe. 
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Born in Venezuela, Rita Verreos moved to San Francisco when she was eight years old. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Italian and French Literature.
Verreos has traveled extensively through Central and South America, the Caribbean and Europe. After college, she moved to Mexico City where she lived for 11 years with her then husband and two children. She was a contestant in the Miss Venezuela pageant and walked the fashion runways of Venezuela, Mexico and Los Angeles. In 1990, she appeared in the film "Marked for Death."
In 2003, Verreos moved to Texas with her two children. She currently juggles being a single mom with working part-time on her business as an image consultant who specializes in coaching girls for the Miss Texas, Miss California and Miss USA Pageants. She is also a television spokesperson for a local supermarket chain in San Antonio and Austin, Texas.
Verreos enjoys playing with her children, cooking, listening to "world" music, reading and writing in foreign languages. She also enjoys playing basketball, football and walking. She describes herself as persistent, tough on the outside…tender on the inside, considerate and respectful.
Verreos currently resides in San Antonio, Texas, with her children, her parents, and their golden retriever, Blackie. Her birth date is July 19, 1968.http://web.archive.org/web/20230205181849/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20304/
==Survivor==
Rita began on the deprived Ravu tribe, where they would go on to lose the first three Immunity Challenges to the more dominant Moto tribe. Although she was considered for elimination at the first two Tribal Councils, she was kept for her strength. At her third Tribal Council, Ravu split their votes between Sylvia Kwan and Anthony Robinson, but she threw her vote onto Earl Cole as she did not want to vote against either of the targets, causing her tribe to lose trust in her. Her tribe was finally immune for their first time when the opposing Moto tribe gave up the immunity they had just won in exchange for keeping their comfortable camp. Moto lost yet another member when Gary Stritesky was medically evacuated. 
After Ravu once again lost the following Immunity Challenge, Rita attempted using her nubile attitude to lure the men into voting with her, though this was not enough to sway the men of her tribe. On Day 14, she attempted to gather a majority of her tribe into voting off Rocky Reid, but Anthony Robinson bailed on the plan and it fell apart. For being viewed as the least useful member of Ravu, Rocky and Mookie Lee swiftly led the tribe into voting her out.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=8 	Chariots of Mire 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	
2 	Supply Ships 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Slip, Slide & Score 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	U Pick, I Chews 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	By the Numbers 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Crab Pots 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Kung Fu Cannibals 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	Concentration 	Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.	Notes: After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.	Notes: After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.	Notes: After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.	Notes: After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.	Notes: After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.
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Episode	Rita'sVotes	Voted AgainstRita
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==Post-Survivor==
* On May 29, 2009, Rita appeared as a contestant on . She won an ab trainer, drum set, and an electric guitar. However, Rita was unable to make it to the Showcase.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVVOpzygOI
* On January 9, 2010, Rita attended 's 10-year anniversary party.
* On June 10, 2014, Rita married Carl Mergenthaler.https://www.facebook.com/rita.verreos.1/posts/pfbid03521wYuASKz6P3UiuxwhhWJQqn5aUcbSnXrm3fwwHEwFUptZr1aRdPkV2VcMmC4RHl Alex Angaritahttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152180674107469&set=pb.692317468.-2207520000..&type=3, Cassandra Franklinhttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10152180674202469&set=pb.692317468.-2207520000.., Earl Cole, and Sylvia Kwanhttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10152180678222469&set=pb.692317468.-2207520000.. attended the ceremony.
* In August 2014, Rita, along with castaway Leann Slaby, won an award for "Best Relationship with Fans" at the Reality Awards.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17rtQrPPjts
==Trivia==
* Rita is the sister of , who appeared on the of .
* Rita was recruited by Erika Shay at a Miss Teen California USA pageant. Rita asked if she and her brother could do The Amazing Race but Erika informed her that Nick was ineligible to compete as a result of being under contract with Project Runway.https://ew.com/tv/survivor-fiji-rita-verreos-quarantine-questionnaire/
* Rita was the only Latina contestant on the original Ravu tribe.
* Rita is the only person who voted against Earl Cole, which prevented him from achieving the first "Perfect Game" in history.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Latin American Contestants
Category:Fiji Contestants
Category:Ravu Tribe
Category:14th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Fiji
Category:1968 births
Category:Living people