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Men versus women on 'Survivor: Vanuatu'
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"Survivor: Vanuatu" is shaping up to be another fiery gender war.
CBS announced today the identities of the "Vanuatu" castaways and the fact that the players will initially be divided into tribes of men and women, just like the tribes on "Survivor: The Amazon."
The men's tribe is "Lopevi" (red buffs) and the women's tribe is "Yasur" (yellow buffs). Both tribes are named after two infamous Vanuatu volcanoes and instead of the usual 16, 18 Survivors were cast for the series.
The majority of the cast are in their thirties with Scout Cloud Lee, a 59-year-old rancher and entrepreneur from Oklahoma, being the oldest castaway and Eliza Orlins, a 21-year-old pre-law student from Syracuse, N.Y., being the youngest.
The new crop of Survivors has some interesting backgrounds, maybe more so than any other edition.
Chad Crittenden, a teacher from California, is an amputee who lost part of one leg due to cancer and wears a prostheses. Nine months after the surgery, Crittenden completed in a triathlon. Crittenden has been cancer-free for almost two years.
Dr. Scout Cloud Lee is a former university professor and author of eleven books. Her work in helping motivate people to "identify and repeat their personal excellence" has been featured in documentaries and television specials. In 2002, Lee carried the Olympic torch. Lee is another cancer survivor who was diagnosed with melanoma 14 years ago.
Dolly Neely is a sheep farmer who views Jesus Christ as her hero because "he is the saviour for all".
Leann Slaby, the research assistant from Wisconsin, donated one of her kidneys to her father when his kidneys began failing due to diabetes in 1998.
Travis "Bubba" Sampson, the 33-year-old loss prevention worker from Tennessee, used to be a pro-wrestler known as "Romeo Bliss". He worked for WCW and the WWE.
Lea 'Sarge' Masters is a 40-year-old drill sergeant.
Scout and Ami are lesbians in committed relationships back home.
"Survivor: Vanuatu" finished filming earlier this summer and will debut on Sept. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. Vanuatu is known for its tropical cyclones or typhoons, its volcanoes, it's roots in slavery, sorcery and cannibalism as well as being the birth place of bungee jumping.
Full "Survivor: Vanuatu" cast:
Julie Berry, 23, a youth mentor from Gorham, Maine.
Chad Crittenden, 35, a teacher from Oakland, Calif.
Ami Cusack, 31, a barista (coffee server) and model from Lakewood, Colo.
Chris Daugherty, 33, who works in highway construction, from South Vienna, Ohio
Brady Finta, 33, an FBI agent who was formerly in the military service, from Huntington Beach, Calif.
Rory Freeman, 35, a housing case manager from Des Moines, Iowa.
Mia Galeotalanza, 30, a finance manager from Tom's River, N.J.
Brook Geraghty, 27, a project manager from Boston.
Lisa Keiffer, 44, a real estate agent from New Orleans.
John Kenney, 22, a mechanical bull operator and model from Los Angeles.
Scout Cloud Lee, 59, a rancher and entrepreneur from Stillwater, Okla.
Lea "Sarge" Masters, 40, a drill sergeant who lives in Columbia, S.C.
Dolly Neely, 25, a sheep farmer from Mercer, Pa.
Eliza Orlins, 21, a pre-law student from Syracuse, N.Y.
John Palyok, 31, of Los Angeles is a sales manager at a Home Depot.
Travis "Bubba" Sampson, 33, of Johnson City, Tenn., works in loss prevention.
Leann Slaby, 35, a research assistant from Kansasville, Wis.
Twila Tanner, 41, of Marshall, Mo., who works in highway repair.
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