Steffi Brink

Steffi van Wyk-Brink is a contestant from and .
In Island of Secrets, Steffi spent a large portion of the game in a comfortable position as a member of the dominant Amigos Alliance. Flaunting a feisty temper, she was unafraid to stand her ground, and notably escalated the campaign against Jacques Burger after his impassioned speech to the Manumalo tribe on Night 30. After forming a women's sub-alliance with Laetitia Le Roux and Nicole Capper, Steffi appeared to have a safe path to the end. However, when her plan to blindside Rob Bentele was thwarted by his immunity win, Nicole flipped on Steffi and initiated her blindside, leading to her incensed departure at the final five.
After her memorable elimination in her first season, Steffi returned for a second chance in Return of the Outcasts, where she was a member of the Breakfast Club and its all-female core alliance known as the "Full Package". Having improved her social game, Steffi entered the merge holding strong relationships from both her original and switched tribes. In the driver's seat and with a Hidden Immunity Idol in stow, Steffi was set to advance deep in the game alongside her number-one ally Marian de Vos, but her plot to blindside Meryl Szolkeiwicz at the final nine was intercepted by the No B.S. Alliance, who took advantage of the Breakfast Club's dismantling to blindside Steffi for her threat status instead.
==Profile==
Retrieved from m-net.dstv.com
<tabber>Island of Secrets=
Surname: Brink (née van Wyk)
Age: 27
Occupation: Fitness model
From: Glen Austin, Midrand
Survivor SA's own Lara Croft, Steffi is a fitness model, all-rounded athlete and entrepreneur who represented her country of birth Namibia at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant and participated in the Miss World Sport 2015. Steffi, who grew up on a farm, knows that you can only reach your full potential when you work hard and persevere through any kind of adversity. When you ask Steffi to describe herself, it's clear as daylight that she's not your typical beauty queen. "I am a jock and I am used to winning. I am tough and I will fight until the bitter end. Second place is just first place for the losers." Steffi is married to heartthrob actor Clint Brink from Binnelanders [and admits] that she usually gels better with guys than girls. She also lives by a strong moral compass and believes that the truth will always come to light.https://m-net.dstv.com/show/survivor-island-of-secrets/castaways/steffi/profile
|-|Return of the Outcasts=
Name: Steffi Brink
Previous season: Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets S7
Age: 30
Hometown: Johannesburg
 
Steffi Brink is a former beauty queen but not your typical pageant princess. A self-proclaimed jock, she has a long history of excelling in the sporting arena making her a formidable castaway.
After her appearance on Survivor SA: Island of Secrets, Brink was called up to a training camp with the Blitzbokkies – the SA Women's 7's Rugby team – but seriously injured her knee and had a long road to recovery.
She's learnt her lesson from her season and will be working harder on the social side of her game this time. She also struggled with the scrutiny of Tribal Council so has worked hard on speaking up when she believes she needs to.https://www.dstv.com/m-net/en-za/show/survivor-south-africa/season/9/castaways/steffi_466/profile
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==Survivor South Africa==
===Island of Secrets===
====Voting History====
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 In , Steffi was not placed on a tribe at the tribe switch and was sent to the Island of Secrets, granting her immunity from Tribal Council. In , Steffi won immunity and had the right to send someone to the Island of Secrets. She chose herself and did not attend Tribal Council. In , Nicole used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Durão, negating Steffi's vote against him.
===Return of the Outcasts===
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 In , the vote ended with a 2-2-2 tie between Felix, Killarney, and Thoriso, forcing a revote. Steffi changed her vote to Thoriso on the revote.
==Post-Survivor==
*In September 2022, Steffi announced her pregnancy. She gave birth to her first daughter Arielle Harmony Brink on April 6, 2023.https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/oh-baby-clint-and-steffi-brink-welcome-daughter-20230412
==Trivia==
* Steffi holds the record for most times exiled in a single season, with 4 in .
* Steffi is the second contestant, after Cirie Fields in , to be eliminated at a Tribal Council where she was the only person eligible to have votes counted against her.
* Steffi is the youngest member of the original Masu tribe and the youngest woman to compete on .
* With 62 days accumulated over her two seasons, Steffi has played the most days of any contestant in Survivor South Africa.
* Both times Steffi was in the jury, she voted for the eventual runner-up of the season to win the game.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Survivor South Africa
Category:Survivor South Africa Contestants
Category:Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets
Category:Island of Secrets Contestants
Category:Island of Secrets Jury Members
Category:Sa'ula Tribe
Category:Manumalo Tribe
Category:5th Place
Category:Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts
Category:Return of the Outcasts Contestants
Category:Masu Tribe
Category:Contestants Appearing in Multiple Seasons
Category:Salan Tribe
Category:9th Place
Category:Return of the Outcasts Jury Members
Category:1991 birthsCategory:Living people