Board Thread:Character submissions/@comment-4975295-20140315050439/@comment-9956809-20140315193304

Name (Age): Elisabeth DeWitt (30)

Tribe Designation: Navasa

Current Residence: New York City, NY

Occupation: Fashion Designer

Personal Claim to Fame: Having dual citizenship for the US and South Africa.

Inspiration in Life: My parents haven't had it easy, so their happiness with my accomplishments is what keeps me going.

Hobbies: Shopping, playing with my dog, sightseeing

Pet Peeves: People who don't have a backbone and a dislike for peanut butter. It's the best thing they're not having!

3 Words to Describe You: Hospitable, Assertive, Problem-solver

If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why?: My honors from the military, a designer book to keep my mind flowing with creativity and new ideas, and a journal to collect any and all memories from this experience.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: I'm mostly like Amanda Kimmel with her strategic side. If somebody rubs me the wrong way, you'd best believe I'll go all Twila on them.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: To turn my hobby of watching it every week to actually getting out there and doing it!

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I've taken part in numerous combat missions, so this will be a cakewalk compared to that. I know that it'll still be a challenge within itself, though.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I'm firm, strong, and strategic with people and the game itself. I'm ready to adapt in any way I can to make it to the end and win this game!

50 Word Description Of Your Character: Born and raised in South Africa, Elisabeth moved to New York City with her mother at the age of 12 and quickly fell in love with the fashion industry. Over time, she turned her passion into a possible career as she funded her own classes once she graduated from high school. During this time, she dated a man that went back and forth from the U.S. to different deployments overseas. He was then killed in combat, which prompted Elisabeth to put her dream on hiatus and serve the country that gave her the opportunity to pursue her dream in the first place. She became a member of the U.S. Army, where she was deployed to Iraq and took part in her fair share of combat missions and developed a thicker shell of herself. With this unique background, Elisabeth believes Survivor is tailormade for her. She describes herself as adaptable and physically adept in the hopes of making it to Day 39. While she is accurate with her self-descriptions, it also makes her a target. If she is able to make it to Day 39, she stands more than a fair chance of winning the million.