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| Birth Name(s) : Amber Joy Brkich |
Date of Birth: August 11, 1978 |
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Works as an administrative assistant.
Was a cheerleader at Beaver Area High School in Pennsylvania.
Recent graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Brkich's favorite hobbies are going out with her friends, dancing and just generally having fun. She's a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, where she was Vice President and New Member Coordinator.
Is a graduate of Westminster College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Public Relations, minoring in Speech Communications.
Her previous occupations while attending school included waitress, librarian assistant, swimming instructor, lifeguard and babysitter for her professor.
Brought a journal and pen as her luxury item on "Survivor."
Was on the Dean's list five consecutive times during college.
Turned down Playboy, but posed for free in Stuff magazine's July 2001 issue.
Her convertible's license plate bears the slogan "Srvivr 2". |
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Amber Joy Brkich Mariano (born August 11, 1978 in Beaver, Pennsylvania) is an American reality TV contestant who was the winner of Survivor: All-Stars, and previously was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback. On May 9, 2004, she accepted fellow All-Stars competitor Rob Mariano's proposal of marriage on live television. Amber's inclusion in Survivor: All-Stars was questioned due to the fact that she was not particularly memorable in her first stint on Survivor.
Born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Beaver, Pennsylvania to Croatian parents, Brkich went to Beaver Area High School. She is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations, with a minor in speech communications, in 2000. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni having served as vice president and new member coordinator while still in school.
According to a post-race interview conducted by TV Guide, Rob and Amber are in the process of planning a secret, new project. Rob revealed in a June 19, 2007 press release that the project is a new reality show, Tontine, that will follow 15 contestants competing for keys on all seven continents over 100 days. The winner will receive a $10 million prize.
Amber was a participant in the second season of Survivor, having auditioned for the season on a whim. She was a member of the green Ogakor tribe, and she was quick to fortify a strong friendship with fellow contestant Jerri Manthey, who helped construct an alliance with Colby Donaldson, Tina Wesson, and Mitchell Olson. The alliance successfully eliminated both Kel Gleason and Maralyn Hershey, leaving only Keith Famie outside the alliance. In a turnaround, Tina and Colby voted with Keith rather than Amber, Jerri, and Mitchell, and Mitchell was sent home.
As one of the quieter personalities of Survivor: The Australian Outback, Amber's inclusion in the All Stars installment of Survivor proved somewhat of a surprise to the general public. She was a member of the red Chapera tribe, a boisterous group including Rob Mariano, Sue Hawk, and fellow Survivor: The Australian Outback alumna Alicia Calaway.
In the season's premiere episode, Rob and Amber agreed to form an alliance, with Rob citing his reasoning as: "She's beautiful; any idiot can see that." The group faced its first Tribal Council in the fourth episode. Rob and Amber's relationship was a matter of discussion at the Tribal Council, but Amber claimed to have come to play Survivor, not "The Dating Game."
In the next episode, due to a twist that "dissolved" one of the three tribes, Jenna Lewis and Rupert Boneham joined the Chapera tribe. Rob and Amber quickly fortified a long-term alliance with the tribe's two new members, one of many of the pair's "agreements." The Chapera tribe then enjoyed a lengthy winning streak, winning immunity the next three times. The group did lose one member, however, when Sue Hawk opted to leave the game due to an encounter with Richard Hatch.
In the season's ninth episode, a tribal shuffle managed to merely make each contestant switch buffs, with the exception of Amber, who remained on the Chapera tribe with Lex van den Berghe, Shii Ann Huang, Jerri Manthey, and Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien. The tribe went on to lose the next challenge and, in one of the season's more infamous moments, Rob said to Lex, "If you take care of her, I'll take care of you." In perhaps an ironic twist of fate, it came down to Amber and her former Outback ally Jerri at that night's Tribal Council. Jerri was eliminated, but Lex stayed true to his deal with Rob, and Amber was spared.
In the following episode, the merge occurred, and Lex was chosen to be eliminated, despite Rob's promise to "take care of him." In the episodes following, Rob and Amber managed to maintain several "alliances," including their agreement with Rupert and Jenna, an agreement with Tom Buchanan, and an agreement with Alicia Calaway. With all these castaways believing themselves to be safe, Rob and Amber proceeded through the game, eventually finding themselves in the final four with Jenna and Rupert.
As an engaged couple in 2005, Brkich and Mariano participated in the seventh season of The Amazing Race and came in second place. During one leg of the race, the pair drove past the car accident of their fellow racers, brothers Brian and Greg, without stopping. Their fellow competitors all checked in with the brothers prior to continuing on to the next stage of the race. At another point in southern Africa, Mariano and Brkich saw their own photo on a magazine cover. They were also recognized in countries all over the world and assisted by locals who recognized them.
In 2007, Rob and Amber competed on the All-Stars season of The Amazing Race as newlyweds. After achieving first place for the first three legs, they came in last and were eliminated in the season's fourth episode which aired on March 11, 2007. Their prizes included:
- Leg 1 - A trip to the Whistler Lodge in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada provided by Travelocity.
- Leg 2 - An off-road motorcycle for each member.
- Leg 3 - A home gym for each member. |
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