The Amazing Race 11 contestants

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The following are brief biographies of contestants on The Amazing Race 11.

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[edit] Contestants

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about eliminated teams' placements follow.

[edit] Charla & Mirna

Main article: Charla and Mirna

Charla Baklayan Faddoul & Mirna Hindoyan were known as the Cousins . They came in 6th place on The Amazing Race 5. Both are Armenian and are able to speak Armenian, French, Spanish and Turkish.[1] This team was brought back for the All Stars series of the Amazing Race.

Charla, the manager and co-owner of ten sportswear stores, is from Phoenix, Maryland and was born in Syria. She has a form of dwarfism.[2] On the All Stars edition of the Amazing Race, she hopes to gain an advantage by wearing a pair of "healies", running shoes with wheels in the bottom as she admits that her short stature was a disadvantage in the Amazing Race 5.[3]

Mirna was born in the same hospital a month after her cousin. She works as a lawyer in Towson, Maryland and in preparation for the Race had to to conclude over fifty cases in the six weeks.[4] Participating in the Race lead to her being invited to participate in speaking engagements an even an invitation to the Emmy Awards. Her first speaking engagement was at Towson University, of which she and her cousin are both alumni.

The first cousins played to their strengths by allowing Charla to participate in tasks that involved eating where possible, and leaving Mirna to participate in the more physical challenges.[5]

[edit] David & Mary

David Conley, Jr. and Mary Conley were known as Coal miner and Wife. They are from Stone, Kentucky and finished in sixth place on The Amazing Race 10.

On November 7, 2006, Rosie O'Donnell and The View gave the couple several gifts including a new house, a new car, and a cruise organized by O'Donnell. CBS announced that David and Mary agreed to return for The Amazing Race All Stars.[6][7][8]

David & Mary placed 9th in The Amazing Race All-Stars.

[edit] Dustin & Kandice

Dustin-Leigh Konzelman & Kandice Pelletier were known as the Beauty Queens. They came in fourth place on The Amazing Race 10.

[edit] Eric & Danielle

Eric Sanchez & Danielle Turner, Season 9, met while racing with their former partners. During their travels, they developed a bond which transpired into a romance and the two have been dating for the past year. Eric hails from Pompano Beach, Florida and Danielle hails from Staten Island, New York.

Eric, who partnered with Jeremy, finished 2nd. Danielle, who partnered with Dani, finished in 8th.

[edit] Joe & Bill

Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek, Life Partners from Laguna Niguel, California were nicknamed "Team Guido" in honour of Baldassare's fox terrier.[9] The pair finished in third place, for which they received $10,000.[10] Team Guido were portrayed as the villains of the episode, and were unpopular with fans of the series and fellow racers.[10][11]

Baldassare is the owner of a minerals trading company and Bartek works as a realtor.[12] Baldassare graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1967.[11]

They were later brought back for Allstars edition, and were the oldest team on the series.

[edit] John Vito & Jill

John Vito Pietanza & Jill Aquilino came in fifth place on Season 3. They are originally in Staten Island, New York. They met in 1999 after a group of their friends spent many late summer nights hanging out and going to night clubs.

The tragic events of 9/11 when Jill's brother, F.T., who was also John Vito's best friend, was working on the 105th floor of World Trade Center as a Vice President for Cantor Fitzgerald. Jill had applied for the show's first season with her brother, and after her devastating loss she decided to reapply in tribute to his memory.

Few years after Season 3, the two are broke up and they remained friends.

John Vito & Jill placed 11th (last) on The Amazing Race All-Stars.

[edit] Kevin & Drew

Kevin O'Connor and Drew Feinberg, Frat Brothers, placed fourth on The Amazing Race 1.

The pair became friends as fraternity brothers during studying for undergraduate degrees at Saint John's University. Feinberg later completed an MBA from Notre Dame University in 1998.[13] and works as a Senior Court Officer at the Kings County Supreme Courthouse.[14] O'Connor works for Deloitte & Touche as a litigation consultant.[13]

Following their elimination from the Race they participated in interviews on CBS Early Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Pure Oxygen, and have done over 20 radio and newspaper interviews.[15] They are represented by the William Morris talent agency.[16] They later created their own travel adventure show on the Discovery Channel called Kevin And Drew Unleashed which they describe as being similar to a male version of The Simple Life.[17] The three-part show involves the pair competing over the completion of various "tough jobs".[18]

The pair made a cameo appearance on The Amazing Race: Family Edition in 2006, handing race clues to the teams on the first episode of the show.[19] In 2007 they became the first team to appear on three series of the Amazing Race, when they competed on the Allstars edition of the show.[20]

Kevin & Drew placed 10th on The Amazing Race All-Stars.

[edit] Oswald & Danny

Oswald Mendez & Danny Jimenez, Best Friends, placed fourth on The Amazing Race 2. They met in 1994 and they became friends.

[edit] Rob & Amber

Main articles: Rob Mariano and Amber Mariano

Rob Mariano & Amber Mariano, Newlyweds, placed second on The Amazing Race 7. They met during the shooting of Survivor: All-Stars, Amber had won one million dollars, Rob finished second, They were engaged during the Survivor All-Stars reunion. On All-Stars, Rob & Amber placed in first for the first three legs, but were eliminated in the fourth leg, placing 8th.

[edit] Teri & Ian

Teri & Ian Pollack, Married Parents, placed second on The Amazing Race 3. They placed 7th in All-Stars.

[edit] Uchenna & Joyce

Uchenna & Joyce Agu, Married, won The Amazing Race 7. They are the only team on the All-Stars edition to have won a previous season.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Amazing Race Biographies at CBS.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2007.
  2. ^ "Charla And Mirna Out But Proud", CBS News, 2004-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  3. ^ Staples, David. "Charla has Secret Weapon on Amazing Race All-Stars", Edmonton Journal, 2007-01-25. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  4. ^ Tandy, Patrick. "Around the World and Back Again", Maryland Bar Bulletin, 2005-01. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  5. ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/profile/charla-and-mirna.aspx
  6. ^ http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/1110amazingrace.html
  7. ^ http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=e42490a4-6c37-4dd8-b655-438aa451c7c1&k=51466
  8. ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117954363.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
  9. ^ Lussier, Germain. "Local 'Amazing Race' contestant might be on 'All-Stars'", Times Herald-Record, 2006-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  10. ^ a b "An Amazing Pace", USD Magazine Online, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  11. ^ a b Tomcho, Sandy. "The good, the bad ... and the Guidos", The Times Herald-Record, 2001-10-31. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  12. ^ "Latest "Amazing Race" For All-Stars Only", CBS News, 2007-01-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
  13. ^ a b "Domers in the News", Notre Dame Magazine, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  14. ^ "A Star is Born at Brooklyn Courthouse", New York State Jury Pool News, 2003, p. 5. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  15. ^ Wick, Audrey. "The End of An Adventure", Sam Houston State University, 2001-11-28. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  16. ^ "Box Profile: Kevin O'Connor (MBA '86)", Notre Dame Business Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  17. ^ "'Kevin And Drew Unleashed': Former 'Amazing Race' Team Keeps Shining", CBS News, 2004-07-02. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  18. ^ Bianco, Robert. "What to watch Thursday", USA Today, 2004-07-07. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  19. ^ Morar, Clayton. "Family feuds provide added conflict for 'Amazing Race'", Weekend Post, 2006-07-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  20. ^ La Rose, Lauren. "'The Amazing Race: All-Stars' travel the globe for second shot at $1M prize", Canadian Press, 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
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