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Name (Age): Stephany Altour (27) Current Residence: Gillette, Wyoming

Occupation: Radio Host

Claim to Fame: I once had the beautiful Brandy stop by my radio show! It was a surreal moment for me, as someone who has listened to her music since I was a kid. Being able to interview her, get advice from her, and just crack jokes with her was such a magical experience, I'm forever thankful to her for that!

Hobbies: Listening to music, watching romcoms, thrifting, coloring books (I get they're childish but I enjoy them!). Also when I can get my lazy butt off the couch, I enjoy going for walks in the wilderness with my poodle Charisma.

Pet Peeves: Squeaky shoes on wet floors. That drives me batty, but thank God there won't be any floors out wherever we're going to squeak on. Pineapple on pizza is also gross, I broke up with a boyfriend over it once! (giggles) Kidding, but still. Besides that, I'd say people who can't admit they're wrong/people who are always right, and manipulative people. I hate snakes.

If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why: 

1. I'd bring my iPhone 5, Aleisha. She's old, but she's a trooper. I'm keeping her until she shuts down, we're pretty close if you couldn't tell from me naming her (giggles). I'd bring Aleisha because I'm not as big of a social media addict as some, but I can still spend a good hour or two scrolling on my phone. It also would let me be able to listen to some music, which I think is going to be impossible to live without for 39 days!

2. A bathtub. In my life I don't have a ton of luxuries, I don't make a lot of money or anything. I mean, I'm a radio host in Wyoming, come on, I'm not making bank. But my one big luxury is that I take a nice bubble bath every night I can. It just makes all the stress melt away, and God knows I'll be stressed af out here!

3. A picture of myself, my momma, and my two older sisters Jenny and Molly at Molly's wedding a couple years ago. Those three are my rocks and my world, and I love them to the end of time, and I'd love to have a momento to remind me of them.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: I would say I'm a lot like Sugar Kiper. Okay, okay, I get this is a controversial choice! A lot of people hate Sugar or think she's a bad player. But I feel like we have the same optimism and upbeat personality, and I have hope that I'll be able to be underestimated like Sugar was, and that I'll be able to work my way into the center of the social politics on the tribe like her.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: This one I won't even hide, I get a lot of people say they're massive fans or it's to discover something about themselves. I do hope I discover myself more, and I would say I'm more than a casual viewer, but I'm really doing this for the money. My mom, she supported me and my sisters all alone, and I would love to give back to her so she can retire in the future, because right now she'll have to work way more than she should. I also don't make a lot of money myself, and it would relieve a lot of the stress about bills I go through. So I just really need the money more than anything, and I won't hide that out in the game. I'm not gonna insist I win just because I make less than other people, but that's my main motive out there.

Why You Will "Survive" SURVIVOR: I know I don't seem particularly outdoorsy or anything, but I did grow up in Wyoming. There's no way you are a completely indoor person in Wyoming, there's just too much nature and activities to enjoy. I'm used to the outdoors even if I don't love them, so hopefully that experience growing up here will help me out.

Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I'm a person who has had to hustle in their life to make ends meet. I get growing up poor doesn't necessarily make you a good person or whatever, but I do believe I'm tough enough to power through the craziness of this game. I'm also a social person first and foremost. I believe if you can't charm people, you're not going to get far in life. My job and my life is all about positivity and socialness, so I just wanna use that strength of mine plus the fact I'm going to be underestimated to help me out big time!

Additional questions for you (Answer AS YOU, not as your character)
 * 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: 3. Stephany has watched around half of the seasons of the show, and has a basic understanding of the game and the components that go into it. However, she would be the first to admit she is easily persuaded or manipulated, and she's not going to be leading strategic gameplay out there, and it's definitely not going to be her focus. She'll struggle to understand more complex strategies and would be more focused on finding an alliance and sticking loyal to it.
 * Physical: 5. Stephany is pretty average physically. She's not an athlete, but she won't be the one dragging the tribe down. She doesn't love sports and physical activity, but she does enjoy hikes and she will put her all into the challenges even if she isn't great at them.
 * Social: 8. This is the major strength of Stephany's game. She is a social butterfly, and loves connecting with people. She can talk to almost anyone, and is very funny and easygoing. She has friends of all types, and her social game will be what makes or breaks her game. The only downside is that when someone has burned her she struggles to trust them again, so she may struggle to socialize with those who flip on her and might have outbursts at them if they antagonize her.
 * What could cause your castaway to win?
 * ​​​​​​​She would win if her social game is greatly respected. If she gets to the end with players who were underwhelming or if the bitter is jury at the other finalists, they may vote for Stephany for her strong game. She could also be a lovable underdog or an UTR social player (like Natalie White or Michele) that surprises people at FTC. She could also grow strategically on the island/make one big move that shows she improved in the game.
 * What could cause your castaway to lose?
 * ​​​​​​​She could be easily tricked or manipulated compared to most people on the island. Therefore she could be picked off for being a social threat at the merge, or even pre merge since she isn't going to be leading her tribe in challenges. If she is betrayed, her struggle to talk to those who have burned her could come back to haunt her. She could also become a likable FTC goat who people like but who the jury thinks didn't do enough strategically or physically to win the game.
 * What kind of castaways would your castaways align with? 
 * ​​​​​​​She is a person who is all about genuine people. She would trust her gut and try to align herself with people who are also very social and laid back. She gets along with most people and if she gets along with a person, she'd consider aligning with them. She is primarily looking for loyal people as well. She would also be interested in aligning with someone who has more strategic knowledge than her in order to help her out in that area.
 * What kind of characters would your castaways avoid or be enemies with?
 * ​​​​​​​She would try to talk to most people, but the only people she doesn't get along with usually are people with big egos and those who seem cold and emotionless. Those people she would find annoying and/or untrustworthy, so she would steer clear of them. She is also pretty liberal and might struggle to get along with someone who is very vocally conservative, although she can usually get along with people regardless of politics. This would only be in the case of people who are extreme, and she is not extreme in her beliefs.
 * Please provide a small paragraph of backstory. 
 * ​​​​​​​Stephany is the youngest of three girls, and she and her sisters Molly (30) and Jenny (28) have been raised primarily by their mother Rochele (49). Stephany's father left the girls and their mother when she was two years old for another woman in South America, leaving their family to fend for themselves. Rochele worked three jobs to barely make ends meet, and they lived in poverty for most of Stephany's childhood. Despite this, Stephany stayed positive. She had a love for music at a young age, but found she wasn't a great singer or musician. Therefore, at the age of 18 she began interning at the local radio station as a radio host and soon got a fulltime job at age 19. She is on air from 2pm to 10pm, seven days a week. She loves her job, but it is stressful sometimes, and she struggles to make ends meet still. She is currently single, heterosexual, and childless, and shares a condo with her mother and sisters. They have a family poodle named Charisma, but Stephany is her primary caretaker.
 * Do you consent to having your manga altered (such as natural hair shades, eye colours, custom clothing/face details) if your castaway is cast? yep!!