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Name: Coralisse Yazzie

Age: 38

Residence: Joliet, IL

Occupation: Seamstress

Bio: Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Coralisse was a quite modest and shy person that enjoyed keeping to herself a lot, and enjoyed doing things that she could do on her own, such as playing the fiddle, sewing, and arts & crafts - especially dream catchers. Being a bit of a loner, Coralisse was bullied in school, mostly by the pretty and popular girls, and developed a bit of a chip on her shoulder as a result of this. Over time, she became a key observer and came to find joy in "people watching" - sitting back (for example, on a park bench or in a bus shelter), and watching people go about their day. If she happens to be with one of her (few) close friends, the two of them would often giggle and joke about what someone may be doing, quoting their thoughts. For example, if they see someone looking around nervously, Coralisse may whisper to her friend (as if this is what the other person was thinking) "Ugh, I hope nobody saw me dump the body in the river."

Coralisse has a sarcastic and dark sense of humour that in her words, helps get her through life's struggles. She is reluctant to display this in a group of people, especially if she doesn't know them well, knowing that people just won't get it, and being nervous that people may see her as a serial killer, saying "I don't need people thinking that I'm gonna become Aileen Wuornos or something."

When Coralisse was 30, she met her now husband, Edwin, and they dated for about a year before getting married, with Coralisse moving to Joliet, Illinois to live with him. About a year later, Coralisse gave birth to twin boys. Her main objective coming onto Survivor is to win the money for her family, hoping to take them on their first real vacation with her winnings. But she does hope that the experience can help her grow and become more confident around people in her every day life.

Background: Coralisse is mostly Native American, with her father growing up on her reservation, while her mother is half Austrian and half Native American. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois where her father worked as a welder and her mother worked as a legal secretary. Coralisse was always interested in history and her Native American heritage, and was obsessed with making dream catchers as a child, having them hanging all over her room at one point. She was a bit of a loner, but was pretty close to the few friends she did have, and developed a sarcastic and dark sense of humour over time, partly because a few of her friends had the same kind of humour.

Having enjoyed sewing, knitting, and arts & crafts for the majority of her life, Coralisse chose to have a career as a seamstress because she didn't know what she wanted to do with her life, and just chose something she knew she was good at so she didn't have to think about it much. Coralisse is still friends with most of the people she knew in high school, and they enjoy hanging out whenever they get the chance, even going to bars/nightclubs sometimes, if it is a nice night. Though Coralisse now lives in Joliet and not Chicago, and is also a mother of twins, she and her close friends still make time to see each other every so often.

Coralisse enjoys watching reality TV because, in her words, she "likes to see people struggle and make fools of themselves." Her husband did encourage her to apply for Survivor because he has confidence she could do well, and it would be nice to see her stir up chaos. Though reluctant at first, Coralisse used her husband's confidence in her as motivation to apply for the show, admitting that she does want to be more confident around people and in herself, and also that she'd like to take her family on a real vacation for once.

Character Archetype: Villain (A "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing")

Strategy: Coralisse doesn't have a set strategy going into the game, simply wanting to take things day by day. She wants to take a step back and assess each situation and each person she's stuck on a tribe with, and make her moves accordingly. If she feels as though she's either next, or one of the next to go, she won't hesitate to try and pit two people from the majority alliance against each other, even if it means playing a little dirty to do that. She also knows that since she won't do well in physical challenges that she's likely going to need to push herself to form social bonds with people right off the bat if she hopes to get into an alliance.

Strengths: Coralisse knows the game well. Though she is not the most social person, she does know how to play the role of "sweet, naive lady" and keep her mouth shut and her head down at crucial moments - a skill that should come in handy if she is desperate enough to stir up chaos around camp such as if she hides the machete, instigates an argument between two, much more vocal tribe members, or if she flips her vote and her allies are trying to figure out who the flipper was. Coralisse also has enough social awareness to only rant about people that piss her off in confessionals, stating that one of her mottos in life is "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all... to their face." Coralisse will also do quite well at solving puzzles.

Weaknesses: Coralisse is not very active, and as such, won't be much help in physical challenges. She is also a socially awkward person that has trouble speaking up in group settings.

Anything Else: Coralisse stands at 5 foot 3.