Christy Smith

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Survivor contestant
Christy Smith
Date of birth September 13, 1978 (1978-09-13) (age 29)
Resides Basalt, Colorado
United States
Season(s) The Amazon
Finish 6th Place (The Amazon)
Tribe(s) Jaburu, Tambaqui, Jacare

Christy Smith (born September 13, 1978, in Aspen, Colorado) was born to her parents, Bob and Glenda Smith. Christy has two brothers, one being American snowboarder Jason Smith.[1] Christy was a premature baby who weighed less than two pounds (1 kg) at birth. Christy pulled out her air tube as a baby, and she ended up losing 90 percent of her hearing.[2] Christy is deaf, and she is skilled in lip reading and American Sign Language. Although Christy is skilled, most other proficient lipreaders can only get 25%.[3]

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[edit] Education and career

Christy attended high school and college in Washington, D.C. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology with a minor in criminology from Gallaudet University in 2000.[4] Christy works as a children adventure guide for the deaf.

In October 2007, Christy started a world-wide trip with Dave Justice, documenting her experiences for "Discovering Deaf Worlds". They plan to release a DVD of their trip.

[edit] Survivor: The Amazon

Christy is the first deaf contestant to appear on the CBS reality television series Survivor: The Amazon in the spring of 2003. Christy shocked her tribe members on the first day when she announced that she was deaf. Her reasoning for going on the television series was to bring awareness of deaf culture.[5]

On day 33 of the show, Christy was voted out in a 4-2 decision by Jenna Morasca, Heidi Strobel, Matthew Von Ertfelda, and Rob Cesternino. Christy came in sixth place and became the fourth member of the jury of seven that would ultimately vote for the winner of the show. In the end, Christy voted for Jenna to win the $1,000,000 USD grand prize.

[edit] References

  1. ^  Jason Smith. Retrieved on July 8, 2007.
  2. ^  The Aspen Times report for May 5, 2003. Retrieved on November 29, 2005.
  3. ^  LOVE IN A SILENT WORLD. Retrieved on August 30, 2006.
  4. ^  Alumna joins cast of Survivor: The Amazon. Retrieved on July 8, 2007.
  5. ^  Athletic Deaf Woman Competed on Survivor. Retrieved on August 30, 2006.

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