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Name (Age): Vivian Marquez (64)

Current Residence: Biloxi, MS

Occupation: Registered Nurse

Personal Claim to Fame: Being a nurse for over 40 years, honey! I absolutely love my job with all my heart and I will continue being a nurse as long as I am able.

Inspiration in Life: My husband of 45 years, Alberto. I just feel so blessed to be spending the rest of my life with such a wonderful man. We had 5 children together, and are now proud to have 6 grandchildren with a 7th on the way! We've been through everything together and I just couldn't imagine my life without him.

Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and children, playing with my grandchildren, taking care of people, playing cards, watching Survivor.

Pet Peeves: Nothing really gets me down, honey! I pride myself with being able to get along well with all types of people, and just being a very laid back person with lots of patience.

Three Words to Describe You: Kind, Caring, Patient

SURVIVOR Contestant You are Most Like: I have to say Cirie Fields. Not only is she a nurse like I am, but nobody expected much from her in her first season. Not only that, but every time she played the game, she was an amazing strategist as well as a lovely person.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: As a huge fan of the show, this has always been my dream, honey! I want to show both my children and grandchildren that dreams do come true and that if you believe in yourself, anything is possible.

Why you think you'll "survive" SURVIVOR: I will survive this game because I will work super hard around camp and do everything I can to help my tribe and take care of them. If these people see me as a motherly figure that is super approachable and someone they can depend on to take care of them, they won't want to get rid of me at all!

​Why you think you'll be the SOLE SURVIVOR: As long as I can get to the merge, I think I'll have a fantastic chance of winning this game! As a fan of this show, I know that I need to quickly establish an alliance with a couple of people I know I can trust to keep me safe. From there, I'm just going to play this game by ear and being super flexible with my strategy, while still making moves to advance myself. Since nobody will likely think about getting rid of me post-merge since I'll suck hind tit in challenges, as long as I get to that merge and stay on my toes, I think I'll have a great shot of winning and effectively showing my children and grandchildren that absolutely anything is possible!