Rita - Fiji

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Age - 38
Home town - San Antonio, TX
Occupation - Single mother

Biography
Born in Venezuela, Rita Verreos moved to San Francisco when she was eight years old. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Italian and French Literature.

Verreos has traveled extensively through Central and South America, the Caribbean and Europe. After college, she moved to Mexico City where she lived for 11 years with her then husband and two children. She was a contestant in the Miss Venezuela pageant and walked the fashion runways of Venezuela, Mexico and Los Angeles. In 1990, she appeared in the film "Marked for Death."

In 2003, Verreos moved to Texas with her two children. She currently juggles being a single mom with working part-time on her business as an image consultant who specializes in coaching girls for the Miss Texas, Miss California and Miss USA Pageants. She is also a television spokesperson for a local supermarket chain in San Antonio and Austin, Texas.

Verreos enjoys playing with her children, cooking, listening to "world" music, reading and writing in foreign languages. She also enjoys playing basketball, football and walking. She describes herself as persistent, tough on the outside…tender on the inside, considerate and respectful.

Verreos currently resides in San Antonio, Texas, with her children, her parents, and their golden retriever, Blackie. Her birth date is July 19, 1968.

Favorites:
Colors
Sky blue, beige, orange
Scents
Smell of children's skin
Flowers
White rose
Board Games
Bingo, Chinese Checkers
Video Games
Barbie Fashion Designer
Sports to Play
Badminton, basketball, baseball
Sports Teams
San Antonio Spurs, San Francisco 49ers
Outdoor Activities
Swimming, walking, jogging
TV Shows
Survivor, Project Runway, anything on the Food Network
Movies
Cars, Somewhere in Time, Cinema Paradiso
Music
Italian Pop, French Pop
Magazines
Hola!
Books/Authors
Tristan & Iseult
Cereals
Granola, Frosted Mini Wheats
Fruits
Peach, apple, pear
Snack Foods
Cheddar flavored Ruffles
Cookies
Oatmeal
Candy Bars
Whatchamacallit, Twix, white chocolate
Alcoholic Drinks
Red wine
Non-Alcoholic
Carbonated water, cream soda

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[ShrinkingViolet]

An interesting find right off the bat.

Survivor Makes a Project Runway Connection
FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2007
By Cynthia Wang

The granddaddy of all reality shows, Survivor, is back for a 14th season – this time with a connection to another hit reality program, Project Runway.

Rita Verreos, 38, a former professional ballerina and the older sister of Project Runway veteran and fashion designer Nick Verreos, has joined Survivor: Fiji's band of castaways.

"I only purchased cable TV when my brother was on a reality show," Rita, a part-time image consultant and full-time single mom, tells PEOPLE.

Before Survivor began filming at the end of October 2006, Rita and Nick had a talk about "reality" life. "I have not asked for advice," says Rita, "but he has told me to just be myself. He said the aftermath of the attention could be overwhelming. But a few years ago, I was in the Miss Venezuela pageant, so actually, I gave him the same advice before Project Runway!"

Rita says she hopes fans will make a positive correlation between her and Nick. "Maybe the Verreoses can be like the Osbournes," she jokes, "or people will want the Rita and Nick Show!"

As for the show, this time around, the theme is Haves vs. Have Nots. The new series will begin with all of the contestants in a single tribe. All 19 adventurers are dropped off on an island near a natural cave and given supplies to make for a deluxe camp. But by the third day the group will be split into two and the tribe that wins the first immunity challenge will stay in relative luxury, while the losing tribe will be forced to move to a new island with only a pot, machete and a water source.

Elements of the last two seasons – Exile Island and a hidden immunity idol – will return but with a twist. This time, the person sent to Exile Island will look for clues to where an immunity idol is hidden somewhere at each tribe camp. This means there could be the tantalizing possibility of two hidden immunity idols being in play at the same time.

As for the figure of 19 participants instead of 20, one potential castaway cast herself off the show before it began. Melissa McNulty, a 28-year-old talent manager from Los Angeles, had been flown to Fiji before she decided to bow out of the game. Producers decided not to bring in an alternate and so the series continues with 19 castaways.

Survivor: Fiji premieres on CBS on Feb. 8

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[CrossingGuard]

I don't see the resemblence with her and Nick. Maybe I'll see it on the show.

And does anyone have a picture of the 20th castmember Melissa McNulty?

[karalott]

She's certainly has quite the bio there.

[dawg]

Eye candy??? Maybe, but a player??? I don't expect to she her on the jury.

[Kocky_Kamikaze]

I have YET to see an unattractive Venezuelan!

Her and Nick have the same smile!

I'm rooting for her to win!!!

[Aota Bass]

Oh I can totally see the relation to Nick! Cool!

[CrossingGuard]

I wasn't a huge fan of her's when she was on TV (she barely got any screentime). But I did like her.

I like her even more now when she went on Survivor Live. She seemed like a nice girl, and Dalton and Stephenie (she filled in for Jenna) are right, she does look really good for 39.

[Survivorsims07]

I loved RITA!!!!!!!! SHE WAS AMAZING. I am so sad she left.

[ahsien]

Antony should have gone!!!! Damnnnnn!!