Cassandra De Pecol
Cassandra De Pecol (born June 23, 1989) is an American author, traveler, activist, and speaker. In 2017, she had officially set Guinness World Records in two categories: "Fastest time to visit all sovereign countries" and "Fastest time to visit all sovereign countries - Female". Both records have since been broken. She is also known for appearing on the reality television series "Naked and Afraid". World travels. From July 24, 2015 to February 2, 2017, De Pecol traveled to every sovereign nation in the world. In 2017, De Pecol had two Guinness World Records: "Fastest time to visit all  sovereign countries" and "Fastest time to visit all sovereign countries - Female". Both records have since been beat by Taylor Demonbreun. In October 2019, 21-year old American Alexis Alford broke the Guinness record for being the youngest person to do so. While traveling, she spoke to over 16,000 university students in 40 countries, and acted as a 'peace ambassador' for the International Institute of Peace Through Tourism. Though she planted trees to help offset her carbon footprint, she was criticized for taking a large number of flights, as well as for spending only a little time in each country. The  trip around the world cost about US$111,000 and was funded by sponsors that De Pecol obtained throughout the Expedition. De Pecol filmed her travels in order to create a documentary. Other appearances. On December 8, 2013, DePecol appeared on the show "Naked and Afraid" in a special called "Double Jeopardy". She received the lowest score of any contestant in the first season who completed the 21 day challenge.