Kayla Michaels

Kayla Michaels is a contestant from Survivor: Uruguay.

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Name (Age): Kayla Michaels (19)

Tribe Designation: Rocha

Current Residence: Plymouth, MI

Occupation: Camp Counselor

Claim to Fame: I won my High School's American Idol style competition in my sophomore year.

Inspiration in Life: My boyfriend, Mac. He's the most loving, caring, and compassionate person I know.

Hobbies: Camping, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, singing, and dancing.

Pet Peeves: People that don't give a crap about the environment. I'm not saying that everybody has to be an environmental activist, but come on! At least recycle your drink containers! Speaking of which, it pisses me off when I go out somewhere and have something to eat or drink only to find that there's no place for me to recycle my drink can or bottle. Call me crazy, but I will literally take the empty drink can or bottle home with me and recycle it there if I have to! People that say Global Warming is a hoax also get under my skin. There's scientific evidence showing that it's real for Pete's sake! Basically, we owe it to ourselves to keep our planet safe and it ticks me off when people couldn't care less about it!

3 Words to Describe You: Kind, Compassionate, Leader

If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why: I guess the main thing would be environmentally-friendly bug repellent, for obvious reasons. I'd also bring a karaoke machine as well to have some fun. Third would be an extra pair of shoes just in case the ones I have on get wrecked.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Hands down, Tai from Kaoh Rong! He was so adorable and I love how he showed such care and compassion for both the environment and the people around him. I also loved the fact that he was able to convince a group of starving people to not kill Mark the chicken for the whole game!

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I want to come out here and see how tough I really am. From everything I've heard, Survivor is such a tough game and I'm excited to test myself in these conditions!

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I do a lot of camping, and when I say "a lot", I mean A LOT of camping! In fact, when I was younger, my family would bypass the campground's ten day limit by staying for the first ten days under my mom's name and then another ten days under my grandma's! When I say we camped, I don't mean we stayed in those rolling hotels known as RVs. No, we only went with the bare essentials and slept in tents. Even though I'm only 19, I have so much knowledge about the outdoors and even know how to start fire without flint! I think I'm probably the most prepared person in the history of this show!

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: The very first thing I plan on doing is impressing my tribe mates with my survival skills. I'm really hoping that I can get into a good alliance right away because I'll be seen as a huge asset for the tribe! Not only that, but as a counselor at a summer camp, I've developed very strong leadership skills in addition to being an extremely social person. So even though I'm only 19, I think I have all the skills I need to win this game!