Stephenie LaGrossa

Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick is a contestant from, , and.

Despite her physical strength, Stephenie would soon suffer at the hands of ill-fated Ulong, where she would become the sole surviving member of her tribe. Upon returning for a second time, she became more deceptive and known for not keeping true to her deals, despite all this she is remembered mainly for her participation in Palau, returning for a third time as a hero.

Profile
One of five siblings born to Stephen and Marguerite, Stephenie LaGrossa is the youngest and only girl of the family to grow up in Briarcliff, Glenolden, a suburb of Philadelphia. She graduated from Archbishop Prendergast High School, where she played varsity lacrosse, field hockey and swimming. After graduating, she attended Temple University in Philadelphia before transferring to Monmouth University in Long Branch, New Jersey. She played Division One Lacrosse at both universities and was a four-year starter. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with concentrations in marketing and management. She currently works as a territory sales representative for a pharmaceutical sales company and bartends part-time.

LaGrossa enjoys yoga, Pilates, water sports and going to the beach. She describes herself as relentless, persuasive, extremely competitive, dramatic and friendly. She is most proud of being offered athletic and academic scholarships to two different universities and purchasing her own home when she was 23 years old. An avid lacrosse player in college, LaGrossa won many awards signifying her outstanding athleticism and leadership. At Monmouth University, she was the team captain her senior year, made the NEC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List. In addition, LaGrossa was a three-time NEC All-Conference selection, NEC Scholar/Athlete Award recipient and Female Athlete of the Year Nominee.

LaGrossa is currently an active member of the Monmouth University Blue and White Club and continually involves herself with local high schools and Monmouth University to help coach local clinics.

LaGrossa has been dating her boyfriend, Michael, for six years. She lives in Toms River, New Jersey. Her birth date is December 6, 1979.

Voting History
In, the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Bobby Jon and Angie, forcing a revote. Stephenie changed her vote at the revote.

In, the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between James and Ibrehem, forcing a revote. Stephenie changed her vote at the revote.

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
The producers have deemed LaGrossa's "heroic" showing in Palau more memorable than her more "villainous" game approach in Guatemala, thus placing her in the Heroes tribe in the 10th anniversary/20th season, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

During the first round of the first Reward Challenge, Stephenie accidentally dislocated her shouler (a problem that she has revealed in interviews is that recently, she easily dislocate her shoulder in strenous activities). It required medical help from the Survivor medics and they successfully put it back into place, but the injury was not serious enough to evacuate her from the game.

LaGrossa became an outsider early on in the game. After the elimination of Sugar Kiper, a majority alliance consisted of James Clement, Rupert Boneham, Amanda Kimmel, J.T. Thomas, Cirie Fields, and Candice Woodcock was formed. With this, Stephenie's Palau castmate, former winner Tom Westman, and Survivor: The Australian Outback alum Colby Donaldson, they created an alliance out of necessity.

During the second Immunity Challange, Stephenie was accused of being non-cooperative to the team while building a puzzle, to the point of Clement fumed at her to listen to tribemate J.T. Thomas, who had done the same challenge in his own season. The debacle between James and Stephenie carried over at camp and at Tribal Council. In the end, the Heroes majority alliance eliminated her in a 6-3 vote.

Post-Survivor
Stephenie married high school history teacher Michael Ward on July 7, 2006. 8 other survivors attended their wedding, including Tom Westman and Rafe Judkins. The two eventually divorced. In November 13, 2010, Stephenie married again, this time to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick.

Trivia

 * Stephenie has the worst challenge win-loss ratio (10:39) of any contestant to play multiple seasons.
 * Stephenie is the first female player to compete in two seasons back to back. She is one of seven players to appear on two consecutive seasons (the others are: Russell Hantz, Rupert Boneham, Bobby Jon Drinkard, Amanda Kimmel, James Clement, and Malcolm Freberg).
 * Stephenie is the only castaway to be affiliated with two tribes in Survivor: Palau.
 * Thus far, Stephenie is the only representative of Survivor: Guatemala to return for another season.
 * She is one of only five contestants to be the sole representative of a season. The others are Shii Ann Huang, Yau-Man Chan, Brenda Lowe, and Malcolm Freberg.
 * She is the only contestant to return for a season and then be that season's sole representative.
 * She is the only one of the five to have played three seasons, and she and Shii Ann Huang are the only ones to not play on a Fans vs. Favorites season.
 * Stephenie started on a blue tribe in all three of her seasons.
 * Stephenie's appearance on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains was her first time playing on an All-Stars season, unlike the other three-time contestants who had all been on or.
 * Stephenie is the first returning contestant to participate in the Survivor Auction more than once, the first time was in and the second in.
 * Out of the three seasons Stephenie has been on, Heroes vs. Villains was the first season in which her tribe won the first challenge.
 * Stephenie is the first returnee to reach the finals on a non-All-Star season.
 * Stephenie is one of four contestants to play the game three times, but become a Jury member only once (the others are Colby Donaldson, Amanda Kimmel and Parvati Shallow).
 * Stephenie and Colby are the only players to be eliminated before the Jury phase on one of their seasons, make the Jury on another, and reach the Final on a third.
 * To date, more castaways have compared themselves to Stephenie in their pre-season bios than any other castaway.
 * Coincidentally, on all of Stephenie's seasons, the winner has received six votes at the final tribal council.