Natalie Steinbeck

**Natalie Steinbeck** is a contestant from *Survivor: South Africa*.

After a tribe swap on Day 13, Natalie managed to shift herself from the minority to the majority. On Day 17, she was targeted by former Tsonga members Irene Chen and Lindsay Richards. Natalie was blindsided that night in a 3-1 vote after her closest ally Gigi Ramirez flipped on her.

## Profile

Natalie loves traveling and has always wanted to go to Japan. She is happy to finally go, but knows that she isn't here for a vacation. She is here to win the title of Sole Survivor. Natalie believes her social skills will help take her far in the game and she wants to make sure that she isn't the first boot.

**If You Could Bring 3 Things With You To The Island What Would They Be:** A camera, some ingredients to make smoothies, and a nice, cozy bed.

**What Past Player Will You Be Most Like:** I will be smart and logical while playing similarly to how Crystal Underwood played, but I hope to make it further than she did.

**Why Will You Be Sole Survivor:** I have all of the qualities to outwit, outplay, and outlast everyone else. I plan on becoming the first female Sole Survivor.

## Survivor

Natalie started on the Zulu tribe. Towards the beginning of the game, she became part of the majority alliance which consisted of herself, Julio Rodriguez, Antonio Hernandez, Lisa Mathieson, Cody Singalay, Daniel Jimenez, and Josh Sinclair. On Day 3, Zulu won immunity. Natalie felt pleased with her position in the game and was happy that her tribe won immunity. She started forming a close bond with Josh as time went on. On Day 6, Zulu won immunity once again. Zulu eventually lost their first immunity challenge on Day 9. Natalie was approached by many members of her majority alliance. They decided that Lori Christopher would be a good target due to her poor challenge performance. As much as Natalie liked Lori as a person, she felt like she needed to stick with her alliance. At tribal that night, Lori was sent home in a 7-3 vote. On Day 12, Zulu won immunity again.

On Day 13, Natalie's game came crumbling down when a tribe swap occurred. She became a member of the swapped Tsonga tribe. Her tribe consisted of herself and former Zulu tribe mate Gigi Ramirez and 3 former Tsonga tribe members Irene Chen, Donna Taintella, and Lindsay Richards. Natalie decided that she needed to stick with Gigi even though the two didn't work together much at the original Zulu camp. Although they were in the minority at first, they found a crack in the Tsonga group when Irene let them know that she wanted Donna out. Irene told Natalie and Gigi that she liked Donna as a person, but felt like she was a sneaky player and was the weakest on the tribe. Tsonga lost immunity the next day on Day 14. At tribal, Natalie was barely saved when Irene did end up voting alongside her and Gigi. Donna and Lindsay voted for Natalie, but Donna was sent packing in a 3-2 vote. Back at camp, Natalie thanked Irene. Lindsay than proceeded to tell Irene how stupid it was for her to vote with Natalie and Gigi. Natalie was happy that she was in a majority group on the new tribe. On Day 17, Tsonga lost immunity again. At camp after the challenge, Natalie started feeling like Irene's vibe was off. Gigi decided to go talk to Lindsay and Irene and let Natalie know what they were saying. Irene ended up feeling like she needed to go for Natalie because it would look bad for her to vote out another OG Tsonga member. Natalie was seen as more of a strategic threat than Gigi. Gigi then told Natalie that Irene was still with them and Lindsay should be going home that night. At tribal, Natalie was blindsided when Gigi didn't want to force a tie and voted for her. Natalie was sent packing in a 3-1 vote. She finished in 15th place.

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