August
30,
2009: CBS starts airing ads focusing on individual
contestants, mostly using clips culled from their pre-game
interviews (see Ashley's video below).
Ashley is featured in a full ad with Russell H, Dave and Yasmin
(first aired 8/31/09), as well as a shorter ad with John (frist
aired 8/30/09). Quote used: "I'm definitely a city girl, not
an outdoorsy girl. I've camped... once?"
August
27, 2009: Three weeks before the premiere, CBS finally releases
the cast on their official web site. Here's Ashley's bio from
there:
"Ashley Trainer (22)
Hometown: Maple Grove, Minn.
Occupation: Spa Sales
This 22 year-old woman describes herself
as funny, outgoing and flirty, with an emphasis on flirty.
Ashley once moved to San Diego for a relationship that did
not work out, but now this bubbly former competitive cheerleader
plans to use her flirty ways to endear herself to and at the
same time manipulate the male castaways. Not only relying on
her womanly wiles, Ashley feels that her strong determination
will get her far in the game. She claims that she usually gets
whatever she wants as long as she puts her heart and mind to
it.
In her spare
time, Ashley loves kickboxing, watching movies, and shopping.
She describes her perfect day as sleeping in followed by working
out and shopping, then ending her day with a nice dinner and
a movie. During her time away from home, she will miss her
mother, whom she describes as her best friend. She will also
miss her favorite comfort item, which is her pillow.
Ashley works in a very competitive commission based
sales job where she can sell almost anything. She has no qualms
about selling items that she hates as long as it helps her
reach her quota. She hopes that her “get it done” attitude
will win her the title of Sole Survivor. Her first purchase,
should she take home the grand prize, would be a condo or new
house.
Currently, Ashley resides in Maple Grove, Minn. Her birth
date is February 27th."
Ashley's pre-game interview video:
August
24, 2009: First Survivor: Samoa ads begin to air on
CBS, and Ashley is visible in them (although not given a speaking
role, so far):
July 21, 2009: Ashley
is revealed as a Survivor: Samoa contestant by DanieuBleau at
SurvivorSkills:
"I received this tip from a very reliable source who's given
me 100% on. the. mark. Spoilers in the past - she'll be coming
home tomorrow.
Season 19 Contestant: Ashley Trainer
22-year-old
Female from Minnesota
She
was cast by Jennifer Cron (casting associate) who told her
not to mention any of her connections to previous cast members
during interviews & told her to delete her facebook & myspace."
(Follow the link to see various pictures of Ashley interacting
with past Survivor contestants).
Pre-June, 2009:
Various biographical info on Ashley from around the
web.
- She is listed as an alumna of the Minnesota
Metro Stars women's basketball club. It
also lists her college as "Augastana" [sic.], which could either
be in Illinois or South Dakota.
- From her tweets she apparently enjoys
kickboxing and Chipotle, and dislikes homework (imagine!).
She also follows Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift
and the Jonas Brothers (particularly Joe Jonas).
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