Meiling Gao

 is a contestant from Survivor: Grenada- Temptations.

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Name(Age): Meiling Gao (68)

Tribe Designation: TBD

Current Residence: Lansing, Michigan

Occupation: Acupuncturist

Claim to Fame: Opening my acupuncturing business and keeping it open for the last forty years! It’s difficult for any small business to survive, but for mine to keep going for this long is something I’m very proud of.

Inspiration in Life: My mother, who immigrated to the US from China to give us a better life and taught me everything I knew in the ways of acupuncturing. I quite literally would not have this life without her. Although she is no longer with us, she lives on in my heart.

Hobbies: Cooking, sewing, looking after my pets and spending time with my grandchildren.

Pet Peeves: People who are ungrateful for their family or take them for granted. Family is everything to me, so it irks me to see people complaining that their mom wouldn’t buy them a new iPhone or saying how much they hate their siblings.

If You Could Have Three Things on an Island What Would They Be and Why: 1)	Some nice spices to make the food taste good! I have no problem with plain rice as I eat it daily, but I know others will. 2)	Toothpaste and dental floss because my dental hygiene is very important. 3)	Some decorations just to add a few homely touches to the shelter.

SURVIVOR Contestant You are Most Like: I’d say Ami Cusack. I am a sweet person but I do have a manipulative side!

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Aside from wanting the money for my family, I also just want to experience the game and get a chance to meet some great people I would otherwise never meet.

Why You Will “Survive” SURVIVOR: I will be invaluable around camp and a motherly figure for all those young ones!

Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I will make social bonds by being the trusting mother figure of the tribe, but I am also going to be very strategic and won’t be afraid to use perceptions to my advantage or do some manipulating to advance myself. By the time they realise what I’m doing, it will be too late. After all, who will suspect a sweet old Asian lady of being a mastermind?