Parvati Shallow is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Micronesia. She originally competed on Survivor: Cook Islands, and later on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains and Survivor: Winners at War.
Best known for her feminine charm and strategic prowess, Parvati was able to survive multiple votes and manipulate other competitors to do her bidding. She was given the moniker "Black Widow" by fans and fellow competitors alike. Due to her notoriety, Parvati has become a byword for charisma, villainy, and high-level strategy, and remains in many respects a touchstone of Survivor culture.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Parvati Shallow grew up the eldest of three siblings on a commune in Vero Beach, Florida. She and her family moved to Atlanta when she was 11 years old. Having studied martial arts since her youth, she currently works as a female boxer and cocktail waitress. She previously worked as a model, bartender and in public relations. Striking out on her own when she was 17 years old, Shallow put herself through college, attending the University of Georgia where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism with a minor in French. While in college, she was an active member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Shallow enjoys boxing, running, hiking, volleyball, yoga, skiing, softball, dancing and swimming (she was on her high school swim team all four years). She loves the outdoors and gets "super cranky" if she can't play outside in the sun on a daily basis. She is most proud of being a female boxer for Perfect 10 Model Boxing. Shallow currently resides in West Hollywood, California. Her birth date is September 21, 1982.[1]
Parvati Shallow grew up the eldest of three siblings on a commune in Vero Beach, Florida. She and her family moved to Atlanta when she was 11 years old. Shallow put herself through college, attending the University of Georgia where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with minors in French and Italian. While in college, she was an active member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and is a huge Bulldog fan! A nature lover at heart, Shallow has spent extensive amounts of time camping and hiking through North America's state parks including the Tetons and Yellowstone. While in college, she organized a two-month backpacking trip through Europe where she and two friends visited 13 countries, sleeping in youth hostels, train stations, on beaches and park benches. Shallow's favorites include good sushi, wearing oversized jerseys, karaoke and cheering on "The Dawgs." She is also training for triathlons with her mom, Gale. Shallow has found her niche with the Los Angeles boxing community and began competing in 2004. She and some fellow boxers have parlayed her passion for the sport into the creation of a non-profit organization titled "Knockouts for Girls," a charity that provides scholarships and boxing lessons for underprivileged girls. The organization recently held their first fundraising event that included boxing matches and a fashion show. Having been a huge success, she will be boxing at a second fundraiser in February, 2008. Shallow currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Her birth date is September 21, 1982.[2]
Parvati Shallow (27) Tribe: Villains
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia |
Survivor[]
Cook Islands[]
- Main article: Parvati Shallow/Cook Islands
A member of the Rarotonga tribe in all of its iterations, Parvati used flirtation to form strong alliances which helped her make the merge. Once the Aitutonga tribe was formed, Parvati was relegated in the minority along with allies Adam Gentry and Candice Woodcock following the betrayal of Jonathan Penner. In an effort to save herself, Parvati convinced the leader of the Aitu Four, Yul Kwon, to eliminate Jonathan before herself and Adam in exchange for their Jury votes. Despite getting her way, she was the penultimate member of her alliance to be voted out because she was believed to be a bigger threat than Adam.
Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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1 | Rarotonga | Lock, Load and Light | Reward/Immunity | No | 3rd |
2 | Tow the Line | Reward/Immunity | No | 1st | |
3 | Steeple Chase | Immunity | No | Won | |
4 | Sacrificial Lamb | Reward | No | Lost | |
Mayday | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
5 | Never Tear Us Apart | Reward | No | Won | |
United We Stand | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
6 | Kicking and Screaming | Reward | No | Lost | |
8 | Smash and Grab | Reward | No | Lost | |
Stairway to Heaven | Immunity | No | Won | ||
9 | Barrel of Monkeys | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
Depth Charge | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
10 | Make Your Point | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
South Pacific | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
Tribes Merged, Day 25 | |||||
11 | Aitutonga | Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |
12 | Survivor Auction | ||||
Recollection | Immunity | Lost | |||
13 | Pass the Bucket | Reward | Won | ||
Floatsam and Jetsam | Immunity | Lost | |||
14 | Mud Run | Reward | 2nd | ||
Cannonball Run | Immunity | Lost | |||
Voted Out, Day 36 |
Episode | Parvati's Votes |
Voted Against Parvati |
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1 | Rarotonga Tribe Immune | |
2 | Rarotonga Tribe Immune | |
3 | Rarotonga Tribe Immune | |
4 | J.P. | - |
5 | Stephannie | - |
6 | Cristina | - |
8 | Rarotonga Tribe Immune | |
9 | Brad | - |
10 | Rebecca | - |
Jenny | - | |
11 | Yul | - |
12 | Jonathan | - |
13 | Jonathan | - |
14 | Sundra | Becky, Ozzy, Sundra, Yul |
Voted Out, Day 36 | ||
Voted for Sole Survivor |
Ozzy |
Micronesia[]
- Main article: Parvati Shallow/Micronesia
Fully embracing her flirtatious skills, Parvati further weaponized her feminine charm. Initially, she formed the Malakal Couples Alliance; a Final Three deal with Amanda Kimmel and Cirie Fields; and, later, the Black Widow Brigade, which was best known for orchestrating a long streak of successful blindside votes and eliminating all of the men. Cited as the leader of the Black Widow Brigade, Parvati was crowned as Sole Survivor; however, she received harsh criticism from the men she led voting out, notably James Clement and fellow Cook Islands castmate Ozzy Lusth.
Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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1 | Malakal | First to Shore | Immunity1 | No | Lost |
Reinventing the Wheel | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | ||
2 | Smash and Grab | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
3 | Beach Bash | Reward | No | Won | |
Nut Bucket | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
4 | Diver Down | Reward | No | Won | |
Crosswalk | Immunity | No | Won | ||
Switched Tribes, Day 13 | |||||
5 | Airai | Cat and Mouse | Reward | No | Won |
A Stone's Throw | Immunity | No | Won | ||
6 | Build It Up, Break It Down | Reward | No | Won | |
United We Stand | Immunity | No | Won | ||
7 | Money Roll | Reward | No | Lost | |
What-er Drag | Immunity | No | Won | ||
8 | The Gauntlet | Reward/Immunity | Yes | Won | |
Tribes Merged, Day 22 | |||||
9 | Dabu | Last Gasp | Immunity | Lost | |
10 | Bai Bai | Reward | Lost | ||
When It Rains, It Pours | Immunity | Won | |||
11 | Survivor Auction | ||||
Pool Party | Immunity | Lost | |||
12 | Body Slam | Reward | Lost | ||
Shoot to Thrill | Immunity | Lost | |||
13 | Survivor Roots | Reward | Lost | ||
Dash, Dig, Decode | Immunity | Lost | |||
14 | Crystal Method | Immunity | Lost | ||
The Ball Drop | Immunity | Lost | |||
Sole Survivor, Day 39 | |||||
Notes: ^1 This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.
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Episode | Parvati's Votes |
Voted Against Parvati |
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1 | Jon | - |
2 | Malakal Tribe Immune | |
3 | Yau-Man | Jonathan, Yau-Man |
4 | Malakal Tribe Immune | |
5 | Airai Tribe Immune | |
6 | Airai Tribe Immune | |
7 | Airai Tribe Immune | |
8 | Airai Tribe Immune | |
9 | Eliza | - |
10 | Ozzy | Individual Immunity |
11 | Jason | James |
12 | Alexis | - |
13 | Erik | Erik |
14 | Natalie | - |
Ineligible | - | |
Jury Votes for Parvati |
Alexis, Cirie, Eliza, Jason, Natalie | |
Sole Survivor, Day 39 |
Heroes vs. Villains[]
- Main article: Parvati Shallow/Heroes vs. Villains
Following her notoriety in Micronesia, Parvati returned in Heroes vs. Villains as a member of the Villains tribe and with one of the biggest targets, forcing her to make an uneasy alliance with Russell Hantz. After a hasty move by Tyson Apostol—who was a member of the majority alliance—Parvati and Russell slowly took control of the Villains tribe and eventually made the merge, where Parvati masterminded a well-coordinated scheme to outplay and wipe out the Heroes. While already established as a strategist and a social player, Parvati also proved to be a formidable physical player by dominating in challenges. Parvati made it to the Final Tribal Council along with Russell and Sandra Diaz-Twine, where she was equally lauded her survival despite insurmountable odds and chastised for aligning herself to Russell, who had a hostile relationship with most of the Jury. In the end, Parvati received three votes to win but ultimately lost to Sandra.
Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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1 | Villains | Battle Dig | Reward | No | Lost |
Lock, Load and Light | Immunity | No | Won | ||
2 | A Crate Idea | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
3 | Sumo in Mud | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
4 | Slip, Slide & Score | Reward | Yes | Won | |
Roll With It | Immunity | No | Won | ||
5 | Schmergen Brawl | Reward | Yes | Won | |
Blind Cube Crisis | Immunity | No | Won | ||
6 | Rope-a-Dope1 | Immunity | Lost | ||
Reward | Yes | Won | |||
7 | Basket Brawl | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
Caught in the Web | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
8 | Fauxconut Bowling | Reward | No | Lost | |
Mud Slide | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
9 | Chimney Sweep | Reward | No | Won | |
Strung Out | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
Tribes Merged, Day 25 | |||||
10 | Yin Yang | Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |
11 | Pacific Shuffle | Reward | Lost | ||
House of Cards | Immunity | Lost | |||
12 | When It Rains, It Pours | Immunity | Won | ||
Pegatory Knockout | Immunity | Lost | |||
13 | Pass the Bucket | Reward | Invited | ||
Keep It Up | Immunity | Won | |||
14 | Offer It Up | Immunity | Won | ||
Blind Maze | Immunity | Lost | |||
Runner-Up, Day 39 | |||||
Notes: ^1 The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.
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Episode | Parvati's Votes |
Voted Against Parvati |
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1 | Villains Tribe Immune | |
2 | Villains Tribe Immune | |
3 | Randy | - |
4 | Villains Tribe Immune | |
5 | Villains Tribe Immune | |
6 | Tyson | Jerri, Tyson |
7 | Rob | - |
8 | Coach | - |
9 | Courtney | - |
10 | J.T. | - |
11 | Amanda | Amanda, Colby, Rupert |
12 | Rupert | Individual Immunity |
Rupert | - | |
13 | Rupert | Individual Immunity |
14 | Colby | Individual Immunity |
Jerri | Jerri | |
Jury Votes for Parvati |
Coach, Danielle, Jerri | |
Runner-Up, Day 39 |
Winners at War[]
- Main article: Parvati Shallow/Winners at War
Now a Survivor legend and a mother, Parvati played a more conservative game by aligning with fellow "old-school" winners Danni Boatwright, Ethan Zohn and Rob Mariano. Following a series of unfortunate events—such as her tribe's losing streak, the early elimination of her allies, and being outnumbered following a tribe switch—Parvati's reputation finally caught up with her, as she was voted out on Day 16 and sent to the Edge of Extinction. Although Parvati endured the hardships that came with living on the Edge, she ultimately failed to win either return challenge and was eliminated from the game on Day 35 and served as a member of the jury.
Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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1 | Sele | Marooning | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost |
Blue Lagoon Bustle | Immunity | No | Won | ||
2 | Draggin' the Dragon | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
3 | Along the Watch Tower | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
4 | Beyond the Wheel | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
5 | Block in a Hard Place | Immunity | No | 1st | |
6 | Rice Race | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
Voted Out, Day 16 | |||||
8 | Sele | Back in the Saddle | Re-entry | Lost | |
14 | Don't Call It a Comeback | Lost | |||
Eliminated, Day 35 |
Post-Survivor[]
- Parvati invested her Micronesia winnings into a gym business named ESP Wellness, which she co-owned with The Amazing Race 5 contestant Erika Shay. The business, however, has since closed.[5]
- In 2009, Parvati and fellow Survivor contestant Amanda Kimmel appeared in the movie Into the Blue 2: The Reef as themselves.[6]
- In the summer of 2009, Parvati, along with the other first eighteen Survivor winners, appeared on a TVGuide special Survivor Millionaires: Where Are They Now?[7]
- After Micronesia, Parvati hosted season previews of Gabon, Nicaragua, and Blood vs. Water.
- On January 9, 2010, Parvati attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party, along with all of her Heroes vs. Villains castmates.
- In February 2010, Parvati appeared on Late Show with David Letterman as Top Ten List Presenter #7, along with nine of her Heroes vs. Villains castmates.[8]
- In 2010, Parvati was inducted into the Survivor Hall of Fame.
- In fall of 2010, Parvati appeared in a "Stand Up 2 Cancer" commercial, along with Colby Donaldson, Ethan Zohn, Rob Mariano, and Rupert Boneham.[9]
- In 2011, Parvati hosted the web series Around the World For Free, which chronicled her travels with no money and must only rely on help from locals.
- From Caramoan to Cagayan, Parvati hosted the Survivor Live After Show, replacing One World contestant Bill Posley. In 2014, she was replaced by Big Brother contestant Jeff Schroeder.
- Parvati has been named the 2012 and the first Rob Has a Podcast Miss Survivor, which was voted for by listeners.
- Parvati was in attendance at the Cagayan Reunion Show on May 21, 2014. During a commercial break after Tony Vlachos and Woo Hwang were revealed to be the Final Two, Jeff Probst asked her who deserved to win. She says that while she liked Woo, she said Tony deserved to win.
- Parvati visited the San Juan del Sur set as part of the press who competed against the Dream Team to test run the first Immunity Challenge.[10]
- On February 25, 2015, the day of the Survivor: Worlds Apart premiere, Parvati appeared in a Survivor Round Table—alongside host Jeff Probst and former Survivor castaways Sandra, John Cochran, and Rob Cesternino—for a discussion about the past 30 seasons.[11]
- In 2014, Parvati began dating Survivor: Samoa contestant John Fincher. They were married on July 15, 2017.[12] They have one daughter, Ama, born in July 2018.[13] John and baby Ama visited Parvati during the Family Visit in Winners at War. In 2021, Parvati filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[14]
- Parvati co-authored a children's book entitled Om the Otter, the story of which Parvati inspired from her friendship with Ethan during their time on the Edge of Extinction.[15][16]
- In the fall of 2023, Parvati competed on the second season of the Peacock reality competition series The Traitors, alongside Sandra. Although Parvati was originally a Faithful, she was invited to be one of the titular "Traitors", which she accepted. She was correctly predicted as a Traitor during banishment and was eliminated from the show in the eighth episode. She finished in 11th place.
- Prior to Parvati and Sandra's appearance on The Traitors, in early 2023, Sandra responded to a post on a Survivor fan group on Facebook explaining why she won Heroes vs. Villains over Parvati, describing her as "not nice".[17] On the same day, through an Instagram Story, Parvati responded, "Nice girls don't win Survivor", sparking an online feud between the two.[18] In the first episode of their season of The Traitors, through fellow contestant Peppermint, Parvati and Sandra made amends.[19]
- Also in the first episode, Parvati revealed to host Alan Cumming that her divorce from John had been finalized some time before she competed.
- Parvati came out as queer on December 30, 2023, and is currently in a relationship with comedian Mae Martin.[20][21]
- Parvati was featured in a February 2024 story in Paper Magazine with Micronesia castmate Natalie Bolton.[22]
Trivia[]
- Parvati originally auditioned for The Amazing Race along with a friend. They did not make the final cut. Casting producers, however, recruited her on Survivor.[23]
- Parvati was previously considered to be on the 2003 seasons of MTV's The Real World or Road Rules but was ultimately not chosen.[24]
- Parvati and castmate Nate Gonzalez started dating after meeting each other in the casting process for Cook Islands. Their romantic relationship continued briefly after the show.[25]
- Parvati is the first contestant to be the 7th member of the jury, but not be the final jury member.
- Parvati and Amanda Kimmel are the last women in Survivor to be finalists in a Final Two; by extension, Parvati is the last woman to win Survivor in a Final Two.
- Parvati is the first woman to win since Danni Boatwright in Guatemala, breaking a streak of four male Sole Survivors (being Aras Baskauskas, Yul Kwon, Earl Cole, and Todd Herzog).
- Parvati is the first returning player to win a season featuring new and returning players.
- Parvati is the only female returning player to win a season with both new and returning players.
- Parvati is the third LGBT contestant to become the Sole Survivor, following Richard Hatch and Todd Herzog. She was followed by Erika Casupanan and Yam Yam Arocho.
- Parvati is the first female LGBT Sole Survivor.
- Parvati is the youngest member of the Villains tribe.
- According to Candice Cody, Parvati was originally supposed to be a member of the Heroes tribe; however, she and Candice were switched at the last second.[26]
- Parvati is the first contestant to play two Hidden Immunity Idols at the same Tribal Council. She would be followed by Tai Trang in Game Changers and Denise Stapley in Winners at War.
- Parvati is the first contestant to win the same challenge twice. She won the When It Rains, It Pours challenge in both Micronesia and Heroes vs. Villains.
- Parvati is the first former winner to lose to a fellow former winner.
- Parvati is one of three winners to finish as a losing finalist in their subsequent season, alongside Michele Fitzgerald and Natalie Anderson.
- Parvati is the only woman on the original Sele tribe who had previously played multiple seasons.
- Parvati is the first person in Winners at War to be willed multiple Fire Tokens.
- Parvati has played the most days of any woman in Survivor, with 149 days played across four seasons.
- Parvati and Ethan Zohn became the fourth and fifth jurors to vote for a player to win after having successfully voted them out earlier in the season, following Tijuana Bradley (Pearl Islands) and David Wright and Wardog DaSilva (Edge of Extinction).
- Both times Parvati was voted out:
- Parvati is the first person to be voted out with an Idol Nullifier still in their possession.
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230528234029/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20399/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230128191509/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/125/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230206204641/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/39403/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230825191433/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/216311/
- ↑ https://www.yelp.com/biz/esp-wellness-santa-monica
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdvgR1sWyA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be122Jgy3xg
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1599664/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-etT2QeCOsI
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/parvati-shallows-survivor-photo-diary-735020
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKINR_9K6bY
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWp06sIFvcK/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BlGZlHFB2us/
- ↑ https://www.etonline.com/survivor-alum-parvati-shallow-files-for-divorce-from-john-fincher-171006
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeOCw4DlT7A
- ↑ https://www.amazon.in/Om-Otter-ARTiculation-Books-ebook/dp/B0867BQ28S
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/former-survivor-winners-parvati-shallow-212431983.html
- ↑ https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/survivor-winners-parvata-and-sandra-social-media-drama-details/
- ↑ https://ew.com/the-traitors-parvati-shallow-feud-with-sandra-is-over-8584104
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C1gIFHvrHHT/
- ↑ https://www.vulture.com/2023/12/parvati-shallow-comes-out-queer-dating-mae-martin.html
- ↑ https://www.papermag.com/parvati-shallow-interview
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084125/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-photos/parvati-shallow/?gallery=22440&photo=28db772d-c909-4814-b318-ea88bc3eb240
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/11bu64e/parvatis_rejection_letter_from_the_real_world_2003/
- ↑ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-catching-up-with-parvati-shallow/id1579904169?i=1000607892434
- ↑ https://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-cagayan-episode-2-recap-john-candice-cody-interview-cops-r-us-2014/
Preceded by China Todd Herzog |
Sole Survivor Titleholder Micronesia Parvati Shallow |
Succeeded by Gabon Bob Crowley |
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