Vanessa

Survivor: San Juan Del Sur
Tribe(s): Coyopa, Hunahpu, Huyopa
Finish: Runner-Up/20
 Survivor: Gabon

Tribe(s): Kota, Fang, Nobag
Finish: 4/18
Tribe(s): Tandang, Dangrayne
Finish: 7/24
 Survivor: Nicaragua

Tribe(s): La Flor, Espada, Libertad
Finish: 4/20
Tribe(s): Heroes
Finish: 27/28
 Survivor: Fiji
Tribe(s): Kuneho, Pagong
Finish: 17/24
Days Lasted: 14

Vanessa is a contestant from *Survivor: San Juan Del Sur*, *Survivor: Gabon, Survivor: Philippines,* *Survivor: Nicaragua, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains and Survivor: Fiji*.

She later appeared as a mentor during *Survivor: Island of the Idols* on Day 26, where she was exiled with Luke.

## Survivor: San Juan Del Sur

Vanessa was originally placed on the orange Coyopa tribe of *Survivor: San Jan Del Sur*. She quickly made an alliance with the women and Domenic who had a relationship from their previous appearance (hence the name of the alliance, the Panama Veterans Alliance) which made Vanessa somewhat apprehensive. The Coyopa and Hunahpu tribes had to both go to Tribal Council on Day 3 in a Double Tribal Council. In the end, Mitchell was voted out by his alliance. At the next Coyopa Tribal Council, Montana was voted out, balancing the genders.

At the tribe switch, Vanessa was placed on the blue Hunahpu tribe, along with her original members Liam, Domenic and Erinn. When they lost on Day 14, Vanessa flipped to the original Hunahpu Alliance and voted out Erinn because she didn't trust the Panama Veterans. Vanessa was under the impression that Domenic was the alliances next target, but Aisha and Travis flipped to blindside Penny. At 12 castaways, the tribes merged. The post-switch Hunahpu tribe stuck together and voted out Leo, Katrina and Marina. However, Travis was too much of a physical threat to their alliance and he was later blindsided. This later meant that Ryan and Joel as Coyopa members, were voted out.

With Priya as the only Coyopa left, it was believed she was going home. However, she was able to join forces with Vanessa, Domenic and Aisha in voting out Lina and Liam. When she lost the final individual immunity challenge, Priya was sent home by the threesome. Vanessa at the Final Tribal Council was considered too much of an underwhelming player compared to the strong players beside her. However, her social game earned her the title of Runner-Up. She received two of nine jury votes from Marina and Katrina.

## Survivor: Gabon

Vanessa began *Survivor: Gabon* originally on the yellow Kota tribe. With Domenic the only person to ever reach the Final Tribal Council twice, Vanessa wanted him out first and formed a coalition with Thomas and Tison who were previously burned by him. They later gained the majority on Kota when bringing in power couple Aisha and Travis. However, the Kota tribe was strong enough to win the first four immunity challenges they had together. At the tribe switch, Vanessa was switched to the red Fang tribe along with Priya, Travis and Tison. The foursome held the majority over original Fang trio Lina, Penny and Richard. At their first loss, Vanessa voted for Penny but Priya flipped and Tison was eliminated.

With a 3-3 split along original tribal lines, Vanessa spoke to Priya and was able to convince her to flip back to Kota. When a tie occurred between Richard and Travis, Lina and Penny voted with Vanessa out of fear of a deadlock and Richard was eliminated at the revote. After an immunity win, Fang lost again. As a trio on a tribe of five, Vanessa thought her alliance would easily target Penny but Priya flipped once again and Travis was sent home. In a shocking twist, the tribes switched again and Vanessa moved back to Kota with Priya. After her constant flipping, Vanessa joined forces with power couple Leo and Skye to blindside Priya. At their following loss, the trio were going to vote for Ryan until Skye changed her mind and forced Vanessa to flip on Leo.

At the Final Eight, Vanessa made the merge. She was aching to execute her plan to eliminate Domenic that she formulated on Day 1. With her connections to Thomas from the original Kota as well as Ryan through the switch, Vanessa was then able to bring in Lina and Penny. At the first merged tribal council, Vanessa's coalition successfully sent Domenic to the jury. She was closely aligned with Thomas throughout the game, and they decided to flip with Skye and Erinn on the minority in order to gain their own power. They voted together to get rid of Vanessa's original coalition, leading to the eliminations of Penny, Lina and Ryan. With only four castaways remaining, Vanessa and Thomas wanted to get to the end with each other and Skye was in their way. When a tie occurred, Thomas flipped to get rid of Vanessa and ensure he had a better chance at the win. In the end, Vanessa voted for Erinn to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Survivor: Philippines

In her third consecutive season, Vanessa competed on *Survivor: Philippines* originally on the yellow Tandang tribe. Realising how successful her strategy was in *Gabon*, Vanessa quickly made the Fulcrum Alliance of four along with Mitchell, Montana and Tison with the sole intention of throwing Erinn under the bus. This was because she was connected to Domenic, Katrina and Marina on the rival Matsing tribe and Erinn was one of the reasons Vanessa didn't make the Final Three in her previous attempt. Despite these factors, the alliance never had to execute their plan because Tandang won all immunity challenges they had together.

At the Tribe Dissolve on Day 13, Vanessa remained on Tandang along with original members Aiden, Erinn and Kyle. They were joined by Katrina, Marina and Thomas from Matsing in addition to Catherine and Sarah from the red Kalabaw tribe. Though she was hesitant to work with Thomas due to their history, Vanessa made amends with him and formed an alliance of four with Catherine and Sarah in order to finally get revenge on Erinn, Katrina and Marina. At their first loss, Vanessa's alliance of four had the majority and Erinn was eliminated. Their power only increased when Aiden joined the alliance, where they voted Kyle out at their next tribal council. Vanessa's cautious bond with Thomas only improved as Tandang won immunity challenges and they eventually made a Final Two deal. Their first move as a power couple was to form another alliance with Katrina and Marina because they considered the girls big threats who would be valuable to bring to the impending merge. When Tandang lost again, Vanessa's original alliance voted for Marina but she and Thomas flipped to blindside Sarah. The tribe then won the remaining immunity challenges they had together.

Tandang and Kalabaw then merged on Day 25. Thomas and Vanessa decided to bring Aiden into their plans because they considered him a goat who would mindlessly follow them. She then reunited with Mitchell to form a larger alliance, who also had a pairing with Bianca during the switch. The five united at the first merged tribal councils whilst the rest of the tribe collapsed and they successfully eliminated Catherine, Domenic and Montana. At the Final Eight, Vanessa's alliance voted for Tison but the votes were tied when Aiden flipped to vote for Thomas. She begged with Aiden to keep Thomas around at the revote and he reluctantly agreed, but said that Vanessa owed her. An argument then occurred between Katrina and Marina, where they forced the rest of the tribe to pick a side. Thomas and Vanessa decided Katrina was the least threatening sister, so the trio voted for Marina at tribal council. However this argument was only a ploy and both girls played their idols. With Aiden aligning with the girls on this plan, he decided it was now that Vanessa owed him and she was eliminated with the only vote that was not negated by an idol. At the Final Tribal Council, Vanessa voted for Aiden to win the title of Sole Survivor because she was impressed with his move against her.

## Survivor: Nicaragua

Vanessa was placed on the yellow La Flor tribe during *Survivor: Nicaragua*. The La Flor tribe won the first three immunity challenges and did not have to go to tribal council. When La Flor lost their first tribal council, Hayden was voted out for his poor work ethic around camp and in the challenges.

At the Tribe Switch, Vanessa was on the blue Espada tribe with Kyle, Matthew, Adelaide and Priya from her original tribe. Vanessa's alliance received a setback when Adelaide was voted out. When they lost the second time, Cody was voted out. Espada won immunity challenges and were safe until the merge.

Vanessa was on the merged red Libertad tribe, joining with some of her old tribe mates. Vanessa voted with the majority on a series of times, voting out Peighton and strong challenge threats, Kyle and Richard. Her alliance dominated and continued to pick off the opposing alliance. At the Final Six, Matthew orchestrated a blindside against Liam after becoming increasingly worried for his position in the game. For not really playing the game and following the crowd, the trio voted for Vanessa and made her the final member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, Vanessa voted for Darcy to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

For her kindness and loyalty to her alliance members, Vanessa was placed on the Heroes tribe of *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains*. The alpha-males of the tribe formed their own alliance and wanted to send home a strong and strategic woman. When the Heroes lost the first challenge, Vanessa was voted out.

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## Survivor: Fiji

For her previous performance as a finalist, Vanessa was placed on the blue Kuneho tribe of *Survivor: Fiji*, comprised of former finalists. The tribe lost three of the five immunity challenges, having to send someone home. Vanessa was in the majority in voting out Thomas and Aiden and was lucky enough to use a Hidden Immunity Idol to save herself.

At the tribe dissolve, Vanessa was switched to the yellow Pagong tribe with original member Rachel. Pagong was just as dysfunctional as Kuneho and had to vote out four castaways. At their second tribal council, Vanessa was voted out to join the rest of her losing castaways.

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## Trivia

* Due to their tie for second place during Survivor: San Juan Del Sur, Vanessa and Domenic are the first castaways to share the title as the highest ranking member of their tribe which in their case was Coyopa.
* Vanessa is tied with Lina and Skye for the most votes cast against them during *Gabon*, with ten.
* She was the first woman to win an individual immunity challenge on more than one season.
* Vanessa is one of five castaways to compete in three consecutive *Survivor* seasons, along with Domenic, Erinn, Montana and Thomas. They all achieved this feat for competing on *SJDS*, *Gabon* and *Philippines*.
* Her elimination during *Philippines* was by one mere vote. She is one of the few castaways to be voted out with one vote in cases other than a Final Three.
	+ Others include Bailey, Cody, Dave, Isaac, Justin, Marina and Ryan.
	+ Vanessa's elimination in *Philippines* made her the 100th person to be eliminated from the game.
	+ Additionally, it was the first time in *Survivor* history someone was voted out as a result of a double idol play and the first time that a castaway was eliminated on Day 35.
* Vanessa is one of two castaways who has been the last person voted out of a season twice, the other being Karleigh. She was the last boot of *Survivor: Gabon* and the last boot of *Survivor: Nicaragua*.
* Vanessa, along with nineteen other former Survivor contestants, competed in the *Survivor* spin-off, Wawanakwa Island, in January 2016. She finished in 3rd place.