Mia Galeotalanza is a contestant from Survivor: Vanuatu.
A fiery and outspoken member of the all-female Yasur tribe, Mia is notable for leading the tribe’s “younger alliance”, as well as her heated altercation with Twila Tanner ahead of the Day 7 Tribal Council. Her negative attitude led to her quick downfall however, when her ally Lisa Keiffer defected to the rival alliance to blindside Mia, based in part on her dysfunction around the camp.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Age: 30
Occupation: Finance Manager
Home Town: Toms River, NJ
Mia Galeotalanza was born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. She attended Northeastern College in Boston, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. While in Boston, she tended bar for 10 years.
Having moved from Boston to McKinney, Texas, almost three years ago, Galeotalanza most recently worked as a Director of Operations for a technology company during the day and as a waitress at night. She also volunteers at the SPCA (animal rescue league) in McKinney, Texas.
Galeotalanza enjoys shopping, running, working out, playing with her dog, finding out how to make a fortune and "grilling people to death." She describes herself as fun, optimistic and far too inquisitive.
Currently single, Galeotalanza just moved back to Boston, Massachusetts. Her birth date is August 17.[1]
Survivor[]
Mia and the other women on the season were placed on the Yasur tribe, where age immediately became a dividing factor between the group of women. Mia allied with the younger women, Eliza Orlins, Lisa Keiffer, and Julie Berry, while an older alliance, consisting of Twila Tanner, Scout Cloud Lee, Leann Slaby, and Ami Cusack formed, leaving Dolly Neely in the middle.
After losing the second Immunity Challenge, the younger women considered voting Eliza out instead of Leann, as she was getting on everyone's nerves. The younger women tried to convince Dolly to vote with them, but she refused to commit to either alliance. Eliza, concerned about her position in the game, flipped and voted with the older women to blindside Dolly.
Mia was now on the outs, and Yasur went to Tribal Council again after a double Tribal Council twist. Before Tribal Council, Mia got in a screaming match with Twila over work ethic at camp, which bothered the whole tribe. Mia argued that everyone was doing work; just not as much as Twila was doing. Eliza decided to rejoin the younger girls, who welcomed her with open arms and Mia thought there would be a tie at Tribal Council, but Lisa flipped and voted with the older women, eliminating Mia in a 5-3 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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| 1 | Yasur | Fire Starter | Reward/Immunity | No | Won |
| 2 | By the Numbers | Reward | No | Won | |
| Four on the Floor | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 3 | Great Escape Run | Reward/Immunity1 | No | Lost | |
| Voted Out, Day 7 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribe that won the Reward Challenge earned the right to compete in an individual Immunity Challenge.
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Post-Survivor[]
- On January 9, 2010, Mia attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party along with all of her Vanuatu cast mates.
- She has since moved to Massachusetts and now goes by Mia Davekos. [1]
Trivia[]
- Mia had the first confessional of Vanuatu.
- Mia is the first woman to be voted out on Day 7. The first overall was John Palyok, who was voted out shortly before her.
- Mia is the first woman voted out at a Double Tribal Council.
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