Joanne Steinbeck

 is a contestant from Survivor: Jeju Island.

Profile
Name (Age): Joanne Steinbeck (66)

Tribe Designation: Hwangjie

Occupation: Gardener

Current Residence: Corpus Christi, Texas

Claim to Fame: My successful 40-year career in marketing and sales. I proved that I could hang in there with the best and retired as one of the most respected people in the office.

Inspiration in Life: I hope it’s not conceited to say myself. All my life I’ve pushed boundaries, motivated myself and gone out to get things done right. I had my husband, Harold, by my side throughout all of it supporting me, but frankly, with his support or not I was staying in the workforce. I convinced my boss to let this happen and it did. Look where I am now.

Hobbies: Gardening, going for walks with my dog, Davie, and attending aerobics classes.

Pet Peeves: Lazy people. If you haven’t guessed from my hobbies above, I don’t like to sit still, but I also don’t like to wait on entitled people hand and foot. I’m not just attacking young people here, because I’ve seen older people with this attitude, too.

If You Could Have 3 Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why:

1) A spare pair of glasses, because who knows what could happen to my original pair out there? I could need them to start a fire or they could fall off and smash, and without them, I’m blind as a bat!

2) Deodorant, for myself and for the sweaty men I’m sure are going to be on my tribe. If I could do without body odour smells for 39 days, I’ll take it.

3) A long pole, because I’d like to be able to reach some of the fruits on the island myself and I don’t think anyone would like to see me paralyse myself falling out of a tree!

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Lydia Morales. She wasn’t strong physically but she was great socially and knew exactly what she needed to do to stick around.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: To push through the boundaries and break the glass ceiling one last time!

Why You Will Survive SURVIVOR: Having worked in marketing for 40 years, I’ve met all types of people and been in a lot of different situations. I also know what it takes to make a strong team and I’ll give all my assets to make it work.

Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: Survivor is not the game about challenges and physical strength that it once was. Yes, I’m not what I used to be but I’ll find my value through other ways- being a number. If I have to suck up to an alpha male, I’ll do it; if women want to run the game, I’ll do it. The most important thing is to make myself needed. I could be the weakest person on the block but if I’m strong for someone else’s game, I’ll stick around.

Trivia

 * Joanne lives in the same county as her fellow tribemate Cristian Aguilar. They live approximately twenty minutes from each other.