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. In Caramoan, she became the first and only person in Survivor history to return after being voted out first and to be voted out first in two seasons.

Redemption Island
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.

Caramoan
Name (Age): Francesca Hogi (38) Tribe Designation: Bikal Previous Season: Survivor: Redemption Island – 1st castaway voted out Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y. Occupation: Attorney Personal Claim to Fame: I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Inspiration in Life: My Mom. She is smart, strong, caring and fearless. Hobbies: Traveling, yoga and watching movies. Pet Peeves: Liars, delusional people who only think about themselves and all around inconsiderate people make me crazy! 3 Words to Describe You: Determined, outgoing and honest. If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? 1) iPod - Nothing tunes out the chatter like music! 2) Floss - Food stuck in my teeth makes me crazy. 3) Air mattress - No one should have to sleep on bug infested bamboo. SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: The most awesome contestant you can think of who went out early. Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Two reasons - money and redemption. Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I'm strong. Also, not afraid of snakes or spiders. Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I’m tenacious.

Survivor: Redemption Island
Francesca was initially placed on the Ometepe tribe. Upon revealing Survivor super-villains Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz as players on Day 1, Francesca immediately expressed her distaste, 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. However, early cracks in the alliance began to form when Francesca grew annoyed with Phillip's talkative personality.

After Ometepe's loss at the inaugural Immunity Challenge, Natalie Tenerelli became Francesca's alliance first target for elimination. However at Tribal Council, Phillip went double-agent by telling Rob about Kristina's idol, putting Kristina and Francesca in particular trouble. Despite Kristina being deemed as untrustworthy, it was Francesca who got 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 Matt managed to catch up, winning the duel. With this, Francesca was permanently eliminated from the game.

Survivor: Caramoan
Along with nine other favorites, Francesca was placed on the Bikal tribe. She initially aligned with Brenda Lowe, Erik Reichenbach, and Brandon Hantz. After aligning with them, she apologized to Phillip Sheppard about their rivalry in Redemption Island. Phillip later explained that he will let Francesca be herself and go her own way, despite still being annoyed by her.

After Bikal lost the Day 3 Immunity Challenge, people negotiated over who to send home. All of Francesca's alliance wanted to send home her fellow Redemption Island contestant Andrea Boehlke, while the other six Bikal members who hadn't aligned with Francesca wanted to send her home. At Tribal Council, each side of Bikal stated their points including Phillip, who randomly spoke her name angrily three times, proving he actually could pronounce it now. Ultimately, the other Bikal members voted out Francesca 6-4.

Post-Survivor
When Survivor Caramoan was aired, she was in China with Eliza Orlins.

Trivia

 * Francesca is the only person to be eliminated first on two different seasons.
 * She and Russell Swan are the only returning players to never reach the Merge/Jury stage of the game.
 * She appeared in only three episodes of her orignal season, and four episodes of both seasons combined - less than any other returnee.
 * Rob Cesternino called Francesca's negative achievement the "Anti-Sandra".
 * 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, however, nobody knew at the time about the Outcasts twist).
 * On their first meeting of Survivor: Caramoan, Erik Reichenbach thought that she was NaOnka Mixon.
 * Francesca is the first person to lose a duel on Redemption Island.
 * Francesca is the fifth of 9 contestants to be voted out by a plurality (i.e. voted out with less than half of the total counted votes). The others are: Gretchen Cordy, Bobby Mason, Brendan Synnott, Jill Behm, Christine Shields Markoski, Elyse Umemoto, Leif Manson and Andrea Boehlke.
 * Francesca is one of 6 castaways (the others being Rob Mariano, Shii Ann Huang, Bobby Jon Drinkard, Russell Swan and Michael Skupin) that returned for a second season despite not reaching the Jury stage on their original season.
 * She is the only person to be the first eliminated on their original season and return for another season.
 * She was the only castaway on the Bikal tribe to not make the Merge on her original season.
 * Francesca beat Russell Swan's infamous record of the least days spent in the game by a returning player, only lasting 9 days over two seasons (6 in the first, and 3 in the second), three of which she spent on Redemption Island.
 * Francesca is the only returning player to have a single digit total day count.
 * On both of Francesca's seasons, the starting tribes' colors were orange and purple.
 * Francesca, Russell Swan and Tom Westman are the only returning castaways to be affiliated with only two tribes.
 * Francesca is the only Caramoan Favorite to never become a part of Stealth R Us 2.0.
 * Francesca is the only Caramoan Favorite female to not make the Merge.
 * Francesca is the only favorite from Caramoan to be voted out in a standard Tribal Council before the Merge.