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Vanessa Marawa is the Ultimate Survivor of Survivor South Africa: Panama.

As a quiet member of the Aguila tribe, Vanessa focused on making the social bonds that helped her get to the merge. There, her tribe was outnumbered by the Ranas, who picked off the Aguilas one-by-one. After being voted out as the last Aguila standing, Vanessa fought her way back into the game on Dead Man's Island and managed to turn the Ranas against each other. Vanessa then won the first semi-final challenge for a seat in the Final Two. At Final Tribal Council, the votes were divided along tribal lines, but Vanessa's loyalty-based game helped her to clinch Zayn Nabbi's swing vote to defeat Jacinda Louw and emerge as South Africa's first Ultimate Survivor.

Profile[]

Retrieved from mnet.co.za

I'm sharp and intelligent; a fighter

Age: 27
Star sign: Capricorn
Residence: La Lucia, Durban
Occupation: Estate Agent
An estate agent and model from La Lucia who doesn't take herself too seriously, Vanessa is "an introverted extrovert" and a "fighter".
What you should know about her: Until recently, Vanessa pursued a modeling career in Cape Town, but has decided to move back to Durban.
Describes herself as: 'An introverted extrovert. I don't need to be surrounded by people all the time. I'm sharp and intelligent; a fighter.'
Worst qualities: 'I can be very lazy.'
What would you want to take to the island? '[A leading cosmetic house's] '8hr cream''
Why will you win Survivor? "I will win Survivor because I said so. Honestly there is no formula on winning survivor. I think that's been proven but I think the different you are from what has been shown to be the winning formula for Survivor, I think I posses a lot of those qualities…"
What's the hardest part about accepting the challenge to be on Survivor? "The most difficult thing for me was leaving behind my creature comforts. I am a bit of a girly girl and I don't do outdoors. I've never been camping, never been hiking ‧ none of that. So I think a warm bed, a pedicure ‧ that kind of stuff.."
What will be your strengths in the game? "My one strength that might sound like a weakness is that I don't take myself too seriously. Which I think that if you do take yourself too seriously tends to cloud your judgement of your capabilities. So, I think taking things with a pinch of salt is actually a strength that is very undermined."
What will your winning strategy be? "I do have strategy for staying on the island, and that is to observe, observe, observe, and hou my bek - as they say in Afrikaans."[2]

Survivor South Africa[]

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Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Aguila Race to Black Pearl Island Reward No Won
Lock Step Immunity No Won
2 Reverse Sumo Reward No Won
Cannon Carry Immunity Yes Lost
3 The Stake Reward Yes Won
The Swing Immunity No Lost
4 Getting Tanked Immunity No Won
5 A Numbers Game Reward No Won
The Graveyard Immunity No Won
6 The Evil Circle Reward No Won
Dive Masters Immunity No Lost
7 The Stick Reward No Lost
The Mast Immunity No Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 17
8 Burba Mud Pack Immunity Lost
9 Cube Crisis Reward Lost
Blue Plate Special Immunity Lost
10 Well Stacked Reward Won
Gone Fishin' Immunity Lost
Voted Out, Day 22
12 Burba Last Man Standing Re-entry Won
Returned, Day 25
12 Burba Bungee Running Immunity Lost
What Do You Make of This? /
The Hook
Reward Lost
13 The Plank Semi-Finals1 Won
Ultimate Survivor, Day 29
Notes:
^1 The final four competed in an elimination challenge, with the first placer going straight to the Final Tribal Council.

Episode Vanessa's
Votes
Voted Against
Vanessa
1 Aguila Tribe Immune
2 Sam Brigitte, Sam
3 Mock Vote1
4 Aguila Tribe Immune
5 Aguila Tribe Immune
6 Danielle -
7 Nico -
8 Lezel -
9 Lezel -
10 Lezel Gareth, Jacinda,
Lezel, Zayn
Voted Out, Day 22
11 On Dead Man's Island
12
Returned, Day 25
12 Gareth -
Jury Votes
for Vanessa
Brigette, Mzi, Zayn
Ultimate Survivor, Day 29

^1 In Episode 3, Aguila was subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player who received the most votes would receive one vote at their next Tribal Council.

Post-Survivor[]

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Preceded by
Title Established
Ultimate Survivor Titleholder
Panama
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Vanessa Marawa
Succeeded by
Malaysia
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Lorette Mostert
Survivor South Africa: Panama Castaways
 Brigitte
Aguila
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 Danielle
Rana
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 Don
Rana
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 Gareth
Rana
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 Jacinda
Rana
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 Jude
Aguila
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 Lezel
Rana
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 Mzi
Aguila
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 Ncumisa
Rana
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 Nico
Aguila
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 Sam
Aguila
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 Sanele
Aguila
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 Vanessa
Aguila
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 Zayn
Rana
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