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Name (Age): Irene Shiozaki (40)

Current Residence: Portland, Oregon

Occupation: Hospitality Manager

Description: Irene is the hospitality manager at a very successful, upscale restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Both of Irene's parents are Japanese immigrants and they never had much money growing up, but they always made sure to invest in Irene's education. Irene started off as just a hostess in a restaurant, but has always had a passion for customer service and really enjoys talking to customers and finding ways to improve it. Eventually, this passion allowed Irene to be promoted to hospitality manager. When Irene was 22, she got married and had her daughter, Celina. However, three years later, she divorced her husband and has since re-married and had another daughter, Simone, with her second husband, Arthur. Irene has always enjoyed meeting new people and prides herself on being able to get along with anybody. As such, Irene hopes to have a very strong social game to carry her through the 39 days. In addition to a strong social game however, Irene says that she's not afraid to make big moves at the right time to get her to the end. Irene wants to win the million dollars so that she can take her family on a much needed vacation.