Marisa Calihan is a contestant from Survivor: Samoa.
Marisa is best known for calling out notorious villain Russell Hantz on his deception and untrustworthiness, which ultimately cost her the game, as he orchestrated her elimination, leading to her becoming his first victim and the first boot.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Marisa Calihan (26)
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation: Student
Marisa Calihan is no stranger to surviving off the land. This 1st generation Appalachian was born on a farm in Ohio and learned many of her survival skills from her father. Growing up with eight siblings, in a blended family with many adopted children, Marisa learned from an early age how to take care of herself. "I am paying my own way through school and have been on my own since I was 17."
Aside from her early roots in farming, Marisa also has experience working in third world conditions. While abroad, she worked with street children in poor countries with no plumbing or running water and it changed her life. Although after eight years of being a free spirit and living abroad in such places as El Salvador and Spain, Marisa returned home to go back to school and help take care of her family.
For Marisa, the money would go a long way in making her family's lives better and helping her achieve a few long term goals. "There are so many things I can do if I just had a nest egg to start with. I won't have to fight tooth and nail for everything, if I just had a little bit of money."
Resourceful and creative, Marisa believes she has what it takes to persevere and become the Sole Survivor.
Marisa is single and currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her birth date is July 26.[1]
Survivor[]
Marisa began the season on the Foa Foa tribe. Almost immediately after arriving to camp, Marisa was among the women recruited into Russell Hantz's 'dumb girl alliance'. Unlike the other women however, Marisa immediately distrusted Russell, due to seeing him making the same deal with multiple members of the tribe. After Foa Foa lost the first Immunity Challenge, Marisa confronted Russell about his double dealings. Angered that Marisa didn't trust him, Russell rallied the votes to eliminate Marisa over the physically weak Ashley Trainer. At Tribal Council, Russell's plan was successful, eliminating Marisa in a 7-3 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foa Foa | Chief's Choice | Reward | No | Won |
| Yank Your Hank | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Voted Out, Day 3 | |||||
| Episode | Marisa's Votes |
Voted Against Marisa |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | Ashley, Ben, Jaison, Liz, Mike, Natalie, Russell H. |
| Voted Out, Day 3 | ||
Post-Survivor[]
- Marisa now lives in the Netherlands and goes by the name Marisa Rhy.[2]
Trivia[]
- Marisa applied under the encouragement of a casting agent she met years ago who e-mailed her if she was interested.[3]
- Marisa is the first woman on Survivor to finish in 20th place.
- Marisa is the only Foa Foa member who was voted out in a non-unanimous vote.
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