Board Thread:Character submissions/@comment-5297614-20140516143933/@comment-2203959-20140529191334

Name: Angela Allen (29)

Tribe designation: ?

Occupation: Interior Designer

Current Residence: Eugene, OR

Personal Claim to Fame: Surviving one of the most fatal car crashes in 2004, and making a full recovery.

Inspiration In Life: My sisters, even though they're not around anymore, they were great role models for me growing up. I know they were with me even after they'd passed away due to the accident, I truely believe they're the reason I'm still here fighting today.

Hobbies: Sketching, Designing, Writing, Lifting, & Swimming

Pet Peeves: Quitters, people who victimize themselves, and people who prefer Honey Nut Cheerios over the original.

3 words to describe you: Perserverant, Nerdy, & Perceptive

SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: Peih-Gee Law, she was a strong woman with style who never laid down and died. Even though she was in the minority for most of the game she never gave up and always looked for a way to shake up the game and it took her really far.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: I've always thrived on being left with nothing, but what's at my core. This is just another exciting way for me to challenge myself, and see what I'm made of.

Why Do You Think You Will Survive SURVIVOR: I've survived far worse than this in my life. I know what it's like to feel like you have nothing. I've overcome so much in my life that I know that I can do anything I set my mind to, and I'm committied to surviving this game.

Why Do You think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I've beat the odds so many times before. I'm smart, but not too smart. I'm strong, but not too strong, and I'll never ever give up. This game has broken so many people's spirits, but I know that I can stay strong. My family has empowered me since I was a little girl, I know I have the drive and the skills it takes to win and I'm ready to prove it.

A character description (50-word minimum): Angela was born in a very small, diverse town in Oregon. Her mother, a motivational speaker for the Women's Rights movement had always taught Angela and her sisters to be strong even in the face of their most difficult struggles. When she turned 18, Angela went to NYU to pursue a career in Interior Design. Coming up with plans of all kinds had always been what Angela wanted to do. In the spring of 2004, when Angela was 19 her sisters came to visit her at college. While driving late one night, they were involved in a deadly car crash, killing both of Angela's sisters on impact. Angela survived with major damage to her body. She was unable to walk or balance properly for weeks, months, and years. Through rehabilitation she was able to regain her coordination, making an unlikely full recovery from the incident. From this moment on Angela vowed she would never feel this week again. She began working out, running marathons, and traveling the world to make up for the fact that an accident that had destroyed her sisters had almost destroyed her as well. Angela lives her life as the shy nerdy girl who still works in the interior design industry, but also thrives on pushing herself past limits she never knew existed.