Francesca Hogi

Francesca Hogi is a contestant from and.

She earned the distinction of being the first ever player to be sent to Redemption Island after being voted out from her tribe and later becoming the first person ever to be eliminated from Redemption Island.

Profile
Name (Age): Francesca Hogi (36) Tribe Designation: Ometepe Current Residence: Washington, DC Occupation: Attorney Personal Claim to Fame: Assembling the most amazing set of friends. Inspiration in Life: My mom. She's been through so much in her life, starting with picking cotton while growing up in segregated Alabama. She is brilliant, beautiful and an all-around incredible person. Hobbies: Writing, yoga and watching movies. Pet Peeves: Self-delusion. 3 Words to Describe You: Determined, opinionated and stubborn. SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: I would most likely be a Cirie/Boston Rob combo. Reason for being on SURVIVOR: I'm normally competitive for no good reason - $1 million is a great excuse. Why you think you'll "survive" SURVIVOR: I'm book-smart, street-smart and can be pretty persuasive when necessary. Why you think you will be the sole SURVIVOR: I might be the perfect combination of salty and sweet.

Survivor: Redemption Island
As seen in pre-season interviews, Hogi was known for talking trash about other people, even giving her cast mates names before they started the game. Upon revealing Survivor super-villains Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz as players on Day 1, Hogi immediately expressed her reaction, outright stating that they are "troublemakers."

Francesca initially made an alliance with Phillip Sheppard and Kristina Kell, the latter who later found the Hidden Immunity Idol. Francesca vented her frustrations upon learning Sheppard's talkative personality, bragging about his past profession as a federal agent for the most part.

After Ometepe's loss at the inaugural Immunity Challenge, Natalie Tenerelli became the first target for elimination. Unfortunately at Tribal Council, Phillip went double-agent by spilling to Rob about Kristina's idol, putting Kristina and Francesca in particular trouble. But despite Kristina being deemed as untrustworthy, it was Francesca's mouth who got her eliminated from Ometepe in a 4-3-2 vote.

Upon her elimination, she was sent to Redemption Island, where she received meager supplies and food, while waiting for her opponent in the upcoming Redemption Island Duel. The opponent turned out to be fellow Ometepe tribemate Matt Elrod. At the first duel, Francesca initially gained an early lead, but Elrod managed to catch up, winning the duel. With this, Francesca was permanently eliminated from the game.

Trivia

 * Francesca is the first person to be voted out and sent to Redemption Island. That also means that she is the first person to be voted out with the knowledge that they could return to the game (the first person to be voted out, but not eliminated is Nicole Delma on Survivor: Pearl Islands, however, nobody knew at the time about the Outcasts twist).
 * Francesca is the first person to lose a duel on Redemption Island.
 * Francesca is one of 8 contestants to be voted out by a plurality (less than 50% of the votes, excluding votes voided by the Hidden Immunity Idol). The others are: Gretchen Cordy, Bobby Mason, Brendan Synnott, Jill Behm, Christine Shields Markoski, Elyse Umemoto and Leif Manson.