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Name (Age): Aliea Chat (26)

Current Residence: Houston, TX

Occupation: Strip Club Manager

Personal Claim to Fame: I was actually a video vixen for a long time, I started when I was 19 until I was 23. I did a lot of music videos and guest appearances for prominent rappers as well as up and coming talent in Houston's hip-hop scene. Even though it is my claim to fame, I don't like to talk about that time in my life a lot because it has such a negative connotation in the minds of others and I don't want people's perceptions of me to be colored like that without getting to know me for me.

Hobbies: Watching Netflix, Drinking alcoholic beverages, Doing crossword and Sudoku puzzles

Pet Peeves: I CANNOT stand people who are fake, hypocritical, or judgmental in any way, shape, or form. I've never been the type to bite my tongue whenever I see this kind of behavior so if anyone is like that and is on my tribe, y'all can either check that s**t at the door or be ready for a fight because I don't tolerate that in my daily life and I sure as hell won't tolerate it on the island.

If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why: My Sudoku puzzles because they're the only things that keep me from going insane sometimes, my golden Buddha anklet because it's one of the only nonessential things I could take when I was thrown out so it has great sentimental value and a copy of The Hunger Games trilogy, because it's my favorite book series.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like (can be my fanon or canon): I've always been partial to the Bitch Brigade, particularly Samantha and Winona, because they were strong, tough female players that weren't afraid to step on anyone's toes, didn't tolerate anyone's bull***t  and made the ruthless moves that were necessary to get ahead and I respect that hustle.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I'm obviously here to win the money (so is everyone else and if they don't say so, they're lying) but I'm also here to prove to my family that I'm not a total f**k-up like they think I am. I've had no contact with my family in 10 years and they'll probably see me for the first time since I was 16 on the show. Even though it's contradictory to say, it's not approval that I need from them - it's respect - and I feel like being on SURVIVOR can get me that.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I think I can survive Survivor because my life experiences taught me how to be adaptable to the circumstances around me in order to create the best options for myself going forward in life and that I'm a tough enough person socially to deal with all the different personalities of my competitors and to not get walked all over in the game.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I think I'll be the Sole Survivor because people's first impressions of me will be that I'm just a dumb thot who can be dragged to the end as a goat. I definitely have more situational awareness than I look and I plan on using people's pre-existing notions and prejudices to my advantage and only reveal the more cerebral side as needed. That way none of my opponents will see me coming when I pull off a blindside, their torch gets snuffed and I get my check for a cool million bucks.

Additional questions for you (Answer AS YOU, not as your character) What could cause Aliea to win would be her pure ruthlessness and willingness to do WHATEVER it took to get the win, as well as a capacity to think outside the box strategically and lead without being caught out for being a leader in the traditional mold, which can help her fly more under the radar than someone of her temperament usually could in SURVIVOR. What could cause Aliea to lose is that she has an extremely short fuse, little patience and an imperious and extremely outspoken manner that people perceive as being arrogant. Aliea could also be seen as too threatening of a player to take to the end because of her willingness to make big moves and compile a resume for herself without apology or remorse. The kinds of castaways that Aliea would align with would be people from tougher backgrounds and alpha males and females because she feels like it's easier for her to relate to them on a personal and game level as equals. The kinds of people that Aliea would avoid or be enemies with are hypocritical and fake people, people who she feels act entitled, judgmental people who look down on her and people who don't have a backbone or behave spinelessly in the game. Aliea was born in The Woodlands, TX; the child of immigrants - her mother came from Vietnam and her father from Laos - and is the eldest of two siblings. Her parents were extremely strict Tiger parents and emphasized the importance of traditional values, especially education, so she dutifully followed their rules until she became a teenager. When she was caught having a threesome when she was 16 and her parents discovered her bisexuality, they disowned her and she had to rely on the kindness of neighbors for a while until she graduated high school.
 * Rate you castway's strategic, physical and social game out of 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. Provide a reason why you chose the numbers.*
 * Strategic: 9 - Aliea is surprisingly a lot more intelligent, wily and cunning than she lets on due to her more traditional educational background as well as the street smarts that she learned on the pole and managing a business; as well as from her own difficult situation.
 * Physical: 6 - Aliea is not traditionally athletic or strong, but her hip hop and exotic dancing background gives her a surprising amount of endurance and she also is fit and healthy in general as she works out on a regular basis.
 * Social: 4 - While Aliea has the capacity to get along with people, her personality is very polarizing and people generally either adore her or despise her. She is who she is, she makes no apologies for it and despises the double standard that a woman being strong and assertive is being a bitch while a man exhibiting the same behaviors is labelled a leader.
 * What could cause your castaway to win?
 * What could cause your castaway to lose?
 * What kind of castaways would your castaways align with?
 * What kind of characters would your castaways avoid or be enemies with?
 * Please provide a small paragraph of backstory.

After graduation, she moved to Houston where she lived in a homeless shelter until she was hired as an exotic dancer at a prominent gentlemen's club, while also working as a video vixen on the side to make extra money. Even though it was easy money, she wondered what she was going to do "when she was 40 and her tits were sagging and her ass wasn't firm anymore ?" So she set out to learn everything there was to know about the business of gentlemen's clubs over the next few years and then quit the club last year in order to manage a new strip club that was opening in Houston. Since then, she has been devoted exclusively to managing the new club and making it a success.
 * Do you consent to having your manga altered (such as natural hair shades, eye colours, custom clothing/face details) if your castaway is cast? (under NO CIRCUMSTANCES will this impact your character's chances of being cast) Sure