Gigi Ramirez

**Gianna "Gigi" Ramirez** is a contestant from *Survivor: South Africa*.

Gigi went back and forth between being in the majority and minority. After her swapped tribe couldn't win a single immunity challenge, she was sent home in a close and small 2-1 vote on Day 19.

## Profile

Starting her own business at 20 years-old, Gigi plans on using her bargaining skills to make it far in the game. She ran track in high school and graduated with straight A's which makes her believe she can dominate all parts of the game. She even started watching the show when it first came out at age 5.

**If You Could Bring 3 Things With You To The Island What Would They Be:** A mirror, my mother's food recipes, and an island kitchen to make food at.

**What Past Player Will You Be Most Like:** I won't be as iconic as her, but I plan on making it far and representing the Latin culture like Jennifer Gonzalez did last season.

**Why Will You Be Sole Survivor:** I have always dreamed about winning this game. I don't want to be cocky but I'm confident that if I stay true to myself, I can easily become the Sole Survivor. I won't take my eyes off of the prize for a single second.

## Survivor

Gigi began on the Zulu tribe. She formed a close bond with tribe mates Celeste Go and Lori Christopher. A majority alliance formed on the tribe. This left Gigi, Celeste, and Lori on the bottom of the tribe. On Day 3, Zulu won immunity. They won immunity once again on Day 6. On Day 9, Zulu lost their first immunity challenge. Gigi, Celeste, and Lori decided to target Julio Rodriguez for his bossy personality and weaker challenge strength. The majority alliance decided to take a shot at Lori after she performed badly in the immunity challenge earlier that day. At tribal, Gigi voted for Julio but Lori was voted out in a 7-3 vote. Zulu won the following immunity challenge on Day 12.

On Day 13, a tribe swap occurred. Gigi was placed on the swapped Tsonga tribe along with her Zulu tribe mate Natalie Steinbeck and 3 former Tsonga members Irene Chen, Donna Taintella, and Lindsay Richards. Gigi's tribe lost immunity on Day 14. Gigi decided that it was best for her and Natalie to stick together to stay Zulu strong even though they were in the minority. They were approached by Irene who let them know that she wanted to vote Donna out for being an unpredictable player and for being weak during challenges. At tribal, Gigi managed to vote in the majority when Irene actually did vote for Donna. Donna was sent packing in a close 3-2 vote. On Day 17, Tsonga lost immunity again. Gigi was worried about going to tribal with only 4 people. Both Gigi and Natalie started feeling like Irene could leave them to work with Lindsay. Gigi decided to approach both of them and ask what they were thinking. Irene let her know that she wanted to stick with Lindsay, but both of them wanted to keep Gigi over Natalie. Gigi decided that she wanted to prove her loyalty to both Irene and Lindsay. She knew that if she voted with Natalie, the vote would just tie and she felt like Natalie would lose to Lindsay in fire. At tribal, Gigi did end up flipping on Natalie which sent her home in a 3-1 vote. After tribal, Gigi made a Final 3 deal with both Lindsay and Irene. They knew the merge was close by and just needed to win at least 1 immunity challenge. On Day 19, Tsonga had a lead on both the swapped Zulu and Limpopo tribes. At the end of the challenge, they struggled with the final portion and ended up losing immunity again for the 3rd straight time. Back at camp after the challenge, Gigi was extremely emotional and couldn't believe that the Final 3 would be broken and she would have to go back to tribal. She decided to search for an idol and she found one. She then realized that Irene was more likely to flip on her in the future than Lindsay. Gigi approached Lindsay and asked if she would be willing to vote for Irene. Lindsay told her that she wasn't going to make up her mind until right before the vote. At tribal, Gigi and Irene knew they were voting for each other and both of their games laid in Lindsay's hands. Gigi felt like she could trust Lindsay and wanted to keep her idol for the merge so she decided not to use it. Gigi's plea at tribal wasn't enough when Lindsay voted for her, sending her home in a small 2-1 vote with her idol still in her pocket. She barely missed out on both the merge and the jury. She finished in 14th place.

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