- Francesca's CBS pre-S26 interview (CBS.com)
- CBS Survivor: Caramoan "Meet the Cast" (YouTube)
- Francesca's CBS pre-S23 interview (YouTube)
Other links:
- Francesca's official CBS bio page for Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites
- Francesca's official CBS bio page for Survivor: Redemption Island
- Francesca's pre-S26 interview with EW's Dalton Ross: "Francesca reveals which fellow Favorite thought she was NaOnka (Whoops!)"
- Francesca's pre-S26 interview with XfinityTV's Gordon Holmes: "I'm Not Thrilled To See Phillip"
- Follow Francesca Hogi on: facebook (fan page); twitter.
Images from the preview, pre-game interviews, and other circa-Ep1 Caramoan footage:
Vidcap gallery: Click on thumbnails to expand; use arrow keys to navigate between enlarged pics.
Who is Francesca Hogi?
From her official CBS Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites bio page:
"Previous Season: Survivor: Redemption Island – 1st castaway voted out
Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Occupation: Attorney
Personal Claim to Fame: I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Inspiration in Life: My Mom. She is smart, strong, caring and fearless.
Hobbies: Traveling, yoga and watching movies.
Pet Peeves: Liars, delusional people who only think about themselves and all around inconsiderate people make me crazy!
3 Words to Describe You: Determined, outgoing and honest.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why?
1) iPod - Nothing tunes out the chatter like music! 2) Floss - Food stuck in my teeth makes me crazy. 3) Air mattress - No one should have to sleep on bug infested bamboo.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: The most awesome contestant you can think of who went out early.
Reason for Being on Survivor: Two reasons - money and redemption.
Why You Think You’ll 'Survive' Survivor: I'm strong. Also, not afraid of snakes or spiders.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I’m tenacious. "
Summary of evidence for Francesca Hogi being on Survivor 26.
- In the era of facebook and twitter, returning contestants are reasonably difficult to conceal, as is evident from this Sucks thread. Most were fairly easy to pick out within a week or so of departure. birdseyetoo at Sucks (5/22/12), for example, had a near-complete list, as did matty p (5/23/12), including evidence of absence.
- Redmond (5/26/12) confirmed Francesca was indeed an S26 contestant. (And later, Brenda, Dawn, Cochran, and Andrea).
- beatlebum79 (6/9/12) confirmed the above list (still not sure on Erik R) but added that "Malcolm," a returnee from S25, was also on.
- Redmond (6/18/12) remained adamant that Brandon was indeed a contestant, despite his return to online activity.
Who is Francesca Hogi?
From her CBS bio page for Survivor: Redemption Island:
"Occupation: Attorney
Personal Claim to Fame: Assembling the most amazing set of friends.
Inspiration in Life: My mom. She's been through so much in her life, starting with picking cotton while growing up in segregated Alabama. She is brilliant, beautiful and an all-around incredible person.
Hobbies: Writing, yoga and watching movies.
Pet Peeves: Self-delusion.
3 Words to Describe You: Determined, opinionated and stubborn.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: I would most likely be a Cirie/Boston Rob combo.
Reason for being on Survivor: I'm normally competitive for no good reason - $1 million is a great excuse.
Why you think you'll 'survive' Survivor: I'm book-smart, street-smart and can be pretty persuasive when necessary.
Why you think you will be the sole Survivor: I might be the perfect combination of salty and sweet."
ADVERTISEMENT
