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Name (Age): Nikita Kalaw-Montgomery (52)

Current Residence: Westchester, NY

Occupation: Luxury Realtor

Personal Claim to Fame: My personal claim to fame is the fact that I have climbed my way to some of the highest echelons in real estate in New York. For some context, 10 years ago I was a widow to a Lord in London, being painted as a gold-digger in the British press and having his family trying to sue me into oblivion after the estate was sorted and now I'm one of the top luxury realtors in New York City and the outlying suburbs. America has given me the chance to reinvent myself and assert my independence in a way that I haven't been able to do for a very long time and I will be forever grateful to this country for that.

Inspiration in Life: My inspiration in my life is my mother. She has consistently fought for me so that I would have a better life than she did, even in the face of her family telling her that it was worthless to invest in my future and even if it broke her heart to do it. She is my role model for what kind of woman I aspire to be - even though I have fallen short many, many times. She still lives in the Philippines and I try and call her every day.

Hobbies: Shopping, going to art galleries, travelling, working and watching documentaries on Netflix with a glass of wine

Pet Peeves: People who cannot behave with a modicum of class, people who are entitled, snobbish and spoiled, and false people (in American slang, I think that's called fake people).

3 Words to Describe You: Well-Mannered, Shrewd and Extroverted

If You Could Have 3 Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why?: I would bring some moisturizing body cream because I'd still want to look reasonably good on a desert island, my locket with a picture of my family inside of it for emotional strength during the bad times and a copy of the biography of Winston Churchill for intellectual stimulation.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: My reason for being on Survivor is twofold: I want to conquer a new challenge and prove to myself that I am just as strong as I was when I was half my age and the money will go a long way to help my mother get a Green Card to resettle in the United States..

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I think I will be the Sole Survivor because everyone thinks I'm a princess because of of the outside of the package, but no one truly understands how strong I am until they've met me. They'll see how life has given me the kinds of experiences to draw on for strength in this game. As a child in the Philippines, I've had to cut sugar cane in the blazing sun and snap the heads off of chickens for a meal. In the UK I developed my intellect at the most prestigious university in the world and had to face off against some of the finest barristers in London to get my rightful portion of my deceased husband's estate. In America I learned to be more social, more outgoing with different kinds of people and more focused on the task at hand. So I don't believe that anybody will see me as a threat until it's too late and I'm cashing that million dollar cheque. Underestimate me at your own peril.