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January 5 , 2008: CBS eventually gets around
to putting up their Survivor: Micronesia site,
which includes Amanda's updated bio (below):
"Amanda SURVIVOR: CHINA
Age: 23
Home Town: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Fashion Designer
Amanda Kimmel has lived all over the state of Montana. She most
recently worked as a hiking tour guide and continues to hone
her skills as an artist while learning about the fashion industry.
She began modeling in Chicago at the age of 16 where she lived
on her own for one year. She previously worked as a make-up artist,
retail sales representative and waitress. Her goal is to develop
a business within the fashion industry.
Kimmel has competed in many beauty pageants and was crowned Miss
Montana USA in 2005 and placed in the Top 8 for Miss Earth in
2006. She's been on the cover of Montana Living Magazine and
Pageantry Magazine. Kimmel has been to China twice before to
compete in the Miss Kite of the World Pageant in Weifang. She
placed as a semi-finalist and was given a key to the city and
was heavily promoted on billboards and in news articles. While
promoting tourism via these pageants, she did volunteer work
at orphanages and other organizations and was also permitted
to fly kites off the Great Wall in five inch heels.
Kimmel's hobbies include hiking, designing, drawing and painting.
She enjoys rock climbing, snowshoeing, kickboxing and volleyball.
Kimmel describes herself as motivated, competitive and determined.
She has camped every weekend in Montana since she was three years
old. She tries never to leave home without her cowboy boots.
Kimmel just moved from Kalispell, Montana to Los Angeles and
is living with her sister, Katrina. Her family has one dog, Sassy,
two cats, Cleo and Lynus, and one horse, Frisco. Her birth date
is August 3, 1984."
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January 3, 2008: Entertainment
Weekly (mostly Dalton Ross) handles the cast-release chores
for Survivor: Micronesia. Included is Amanda's pre-show interview
and Probst's comments:
"THE RETURNING FAVORITES: AMANDA KIMMEL
AGE: 23
SEASON: Survivor: China
AMANDA SAYS: ''I know things about [fellow Favorite and China
castmate] James he doesn't want people to know. And he knows
stuff about me. We could be worst enemies, or we can become allies.''
JEFF PROBST SAYS: ''Amanda knows how to play Survivor. She knows
how to build an alliance, how long to keep it, when to get rid
of it. She's very good at looking at odds, she's very good at
assessing if [she's] better off against this person, or with
this person. And you need that. Survivor only thrives when you
have people who will continue to turn and switch and make moves.
Amanda's in great shape, she does well in the challenges, she's
beautiful, and she knows how to play."
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December 16, 2007:
Finished in third place (receiving one of seven total
jury votes) in Survivor 15: China.
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August 20 , 2007: Jeff Probst's comments (made
sometime during the game), as told to Ileane Rudolph of TV
Guide, in their barely pre-cast reveal article:
"Jeff's take: Amanda probably is the most physically fit
woman this season, very strong and confident. She's been outdoors
a lot and she's not afraid of sticks or stones. Plus, she really
knows the show — she's watched every episode — and
after 15 seasons, that's an advantage."
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August 20, 2007: Officially revealed as a Survivor:
China contestant by CBS, as the cast is unceremoniously
dumped onto the CBS web site. From her official
CBS bio:
 "Amanda
Kimmel has lived all over the state of Montana. She most
recently worked as a hiking tour guide and continues
to hone her skills as an artist while learning about
the fashion industry. At the age of 16, she began modeling
in Chicago, where she lived on her own for one year.
She has also worked as a make-up artist, retail sales
representative and waitress. Her goal is to develop a
business within the fashion industry.
Kimmel has competed in many beauty pageants and was crowned Miss
Montana USA in 2005 and Miss Earth in 2006. She's been on the
cover of Montana Living Magazine and Pageantry Magazine. Kimmel
has been to China twice before to compete in the Miss Kite of
the World Pageant in Weifang, where she placed as a semifinalist,
was given a key to the city and was heavily promoted on billboards
and news articles. While promoting tourism via these pageants,
she did volunteer work at orphanages and other organizations
and was permitted to fly kites off the Great Wall in five-inch
heels.
Kimmel's hobbies include hiking, running, drawing and painting.
She enjoys rock climbing, snowshoeing, kickboxing and volleyball.
Kimmel describes herself as motivated, competitive and determined.
She has camped every weekend in Montana since she was three years
old. She tries never to leave home without her cowboy boots.
Kimmel just moved from Kalispell, Montana
to Los Angeles and is living with her sister, Katrina. Her family
has one dog, Sassy, one cat, Cleo and one horse, Frisco. Her
birth date is August 3, 1984."
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August 1, 2007: Former beauty queen Amanda
Kimmel revealed as a Survivor: China contestant in
a post by DanieuBleau at Survivor
Skills:
"Amanda Kimmel : Fei Long" (done in graphic form, with
a pageant picture of Amanda).
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