Elizabeth O'Leander

Elizabeth O'Leander is a contestant from Survivor: Peru – The Inca Empire.

Profile
Elizabeth O'Leander was born in Los Angeles, California. At age three, her mother's career took them to Santiago, Chile where she attended International School Nido de Aguilas and joined its Spanish language club. Seven years later, her family resettled in the U.S. in Scottsdale, Arizona. She attended Arcadia High School and played on the varsity softball team. She earned an athlete scholarship and played softball at the University of Arizona in Tucson, graduating with a PhD in Economics and a certification in athletic training.

O'Leander is now the proud softball coach for the little league Mesa Bluejays. The Bluejays have won two state championships under her supervision and have been invited to play on sports broadcast. A natural-born rallier, the outdoors is what keeps her proactive. Each week before Christmas, her family schedules a camping trip to the Sonoran Desert and pretend they are completing a survival mission.

O'Leander's hobbies include baseball, hula hooping, relaxing poolside, softball, and yoga. She describes herself as "the Roger Clemens of everything [she does]". Her biggest achievement in life is conquering claustrophobia by going canyoneering. She thinks the biggest challenge in this competition is not becoming paranoid. She believes the Sole Survivor title will go to her because she is socially inept, athletically and academically prepared, and aware of various environments. She wants to be on LEXX'S SURVIVOR to show her children and players to never quit, test her survival skills candidly, and win the $1 million to buy new equipment for the Bluejays and take her family on a vacation. For her beginning strategy, she wants to play midfield by building foundations of trust among the younger and older tribemates.

O'Leander lives in Chandler with her husband Carl, and her daughter and son Natalie and Payton.

Trivia

 * Elizabeth is the only contestant in Survivor: Peru – The Inca Empire with blond hair.
 * Elizabeth is the first contestant and first female contestant from Arizona.
 * Elizabeth's luxury item is a motivational banner from the Mesa Bluejays.