Sola Baaen

* Dominica
* Bahamas

**Sola Veasna Baaen** was a castaway from *Canadian Survivor: Bahamas* and *Canadian Survivor: Dominica*.

## Profile

**NAME:** Sola Baaen (44)

**CURRENT RESIDENCE:** Edmonton, Alberta

**OCCUPATION:** Realtor

**HOBBIES:** Photography, going to the movies and learning new languages

**PET PEEVES:** Unreturned shopping carts and lateness

**4 WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOU:** Entertaining, friendly, unstable and cowardly

**FAMILY/FRIENDS:**

* **CHILDREN:** Two daughters and two sons. Madison Ellie Baaen, 2; Carter Jacob Baaen, 3; Hannah Sally Baaen, 5 and Derrick Earl Baaen, 13
* **PARTNER:** Jason Brooke Baaen, 45 (married since 1987)
* **PARENTS:** Sovann Socheat Chey (née Keo), 70 and Vibol Sopheap Chey, 86
* **FRIENDS:** Beth Clara Thomas, 40; Phillip Garrett Khan, 44 and Tracy Etta Miller, 43
* **SIBLINGS:** One brother. Makara Pich Chey, 46

## Survivor

### *Bahamas*

On *Canadian Survivor: Bahamas*, Sola was a member of the Hornigold tribe.

Day 3, has a minor disagreement with Liang, bonds strongly with Maria and forms **Hornigold 3** with Brice and Maria. Day 6, has a small fight with Heinz and bonds strongly with Kayla. Going into Tribal Council, Ayuko wants to send Heinz home for the earlier fight with Sola. Day 9, Kayla joins **Hornigold 3** and despite wanting to send Liang home, Sola voted with her alliance and sent Ayuko home. Day 12, Hornigold 3 dissolves. Day 15, has a minor disagreement with Brice. Day 18, despite having no firm alliance, Sola influences the vote and sends Brice to the Outcasts.

Day 19, forms **Hornigold Two** with Maria and they agree to vote out Steve. Day 21, despite wanted to vote out Liang, Sola joins the tribe in unanimously voting out Kidan. Day 24, forms **Blackbeard Final Two** with Kayla and they swing the vote in favour of Fred becoming the first jury member.

Day 27, Sola influences the vote on Brice by bringing in Maria and Kayla, who brings in Dawn and Everette, sending Brice packing for the second time. Day 30, has a major meltdown. Day 31, wins reward with Liang and Maria, they enjoy an overnight spa visit together. Da 33, **Hornigold Two** with Maria dissolves, but the original Hornigold stick together and vote out Dawn. Day 34, wins a brand new GMC and an overnight trip to Bahamian ruins, inviting Kayla to enjoy the sights. Day 36, Maria makes an effort to align the "Outcasts" to vote out Kayla, however, Liang gets cold feet and can't betray his ling-time ally.

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 14, the vote ended with a 2-2 deadlock between Maria and Sola, forcing a tie-breaker. Maria would lose and be eliminated.
### *Dominica*

On *Canadian Survivor: Dominica*, Sola was a member of the Pagua tribe. Day 2, bonds strongly with Neelam Verma. Day 3, Sola and Kayla Iqalukjuaq join Justin Blackburn in voting for *Belize* winner, Crystal Mihajlovic, but it's her friend, Kayla, who is voted out. Day 6, Sola targets Sandeep Kabeer, but Justin leads the majority in sending Sola home instead.

#### Voting History

 1 | Crystal
 2 | Sandeep

## Redemption Island

### Days spent on Redemption Island:

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* Sola was the first Cambodian-Canadian castaway on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Sola was the oldest woman of the Hornigold tribe and the oldest castaway of the Blackbeard tribe.
* Sola and Maria Camenforte are the first castaways to successfully vote out the same person twice in the same season, Brice George.
* After the merge, Sola voted against every member of Jennings.
* Sola is currently the oldest female to win an individual reward challenge, at 44-years-old in *Bahamas*.
	+ Sola was the oldest female to win an individual challenge and individual Immunity challenge, at 44-years-old in *Greece*, this was later beaten by Buffy Sainte-Marie in *Greece*, who was 63-years-old at the time.
* Sola was the first Asian-Canadian woman to win the Car Challenge.
	+ Sola is currently the oldest woman to win the Car Challenge, at 44-years-old in *Bahamas*.
	+ Sola was the seventh player in *Canadian Survivor* history to fall victim to the Car Curse.
* Sola is currently the oldest female to win multiple Individual Immunity Challenges, at 44-years-old in *Bahamas*.
* Sola is the first Asian-Canadian castaway to win a fire tie-breaker, eliminating Maria Camenforte in *Bahamas*.
* Sola was the second castaway to win a fire-making challenge following a tied vote at the final four. She followed Val Quispe in *India*.
* Sola is the only castaway to win a fire-making tiebreaker at the final four and make the Final Tribal Council.
* Sola is currently the oldest female to make the Final Tribal Council, at 44-years-old in *Bahamas*.
* Sola was the first Asian-Canadian woman to place 2nd on *Canadian Survivor*.
	+ Sola is currently the oldest woman to place 2nd, at 44-years-old on *Bahamas*.
* Sola is the first finalist to receive no jury votes.
* Sola was the oldest woman on *Dominica* and the oldest woman of the Pagua tribe.
	+ Sola is currently the oldest 2-time female castaway, at 47-years-old in *Dominica*.
* Sola is the first Asian-Canadian women to place 18th on *Canadian Survivor*.
	+ Sola is currently the oldest woman to place 18th, at 47-years-old in *Dominica*.