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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: Courtney's not the kind
of girl who wakes up and says, ‘Should we go catch fish?'
She'll say, ‘I need a cup of coffee and a cigarette!'
She admits she can be a bitch with a negative attitude. At
first, she is off-putting. But there's something oddly appealing
because she's being real. She's tiny, but she can take care
of herself with her mouth alone."
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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:
 "Courtney Yates grew up in Boston, the only sister with
three brothers, two older, one younger, all much bigger.
She attended Suffolk University, studying at both the
main Boston/Beacon Hill campus and the University's West
African campus, located in Dakar, Senegal. She paid her
way through college working nights as a passenger service
agent for a major airline at Boston's Logan International
Airport, spent time as a receptionist at a high-end hair
salon, and has even worked as a "historical interpreter" (a
tour guide in costume) at historic homes in Salem, Massachusetts.
She graduated in May, 2003, with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in English. Yates is currently a waitress in a popular
restaurant in New York City's Union Square, where she
enjoys the fast pace and the freedom her job affords
her.
Yates' main hobbies include reading and learning
new things. She loves history and enjoys keeping ongoing
lists of things to look up whenever she comes across
something new or interesting. Yates has a large and varied
collection of friends with whom she loves going out,
eating, drinking and, of course, gossiping, a long-practiced
skill she hopes will serve her well on Survivor:
China.
Originally from Boston, her sport of choice is baseball,
and despite now living just a few stops from Yankee Stadium,
she remains a loyal member of Red Sox Nation.
Yates is
best described as honest (sometimes interpreted as cruel),
sarcastic (often interpreted as bitchy) and physically
small. She is aware that people find her slight frame
curious, and at times controversial, but she warns people
against judging her on looks alone. She proclaims that
her body weight (or lack thereof) is purely genetic,
as both her parents are tall and thin as well. She claims
to be tough as nails, both mentally and physically, and
is ready for the challenge of Survivor.
Yates currently
resides in New York City with her rescued, semi-reformed
alley cat, Catullus (named for the poet). Her birth date
is March 26, 1981."
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Courtney's
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August 5, 2007: We've come across Courtney's
MySpace profile, which provides a few hints about how she might
play the game:
- Screen name: "Machiavellis_darling."
- Headline: "Boys don't like me. I'm difficult."
MySpace lists her age as 26, and her location as New York City.
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August 1, 2007: In a follow-up post, DanieuBleu at Survivor
Skills confirms that the Courtney Yates who
is the model at IDModels.com,
is indeed the same as the Survivor: China contestant,
as had been widely speculated:
"Due to new information, I will be adding Courtney the
model to the cast list, so we have three more names left."
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July 21, 2007: Someone named Courtney Yates
revealed as a Survivor:
China contestant in a post by DanieuBleu at Survivor
Skills:
"Without further ado...which one do you think they cast, they both have
the same name."
(Our guess is above, for what it's worth).
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