Amber Brkich
Amber Brkich ( born August 11, 1978 in Beaver, Pennsylvania) is an American television personality and winner of Survivor: All-Stars, after appearing as a contestant on one of its predecessors, Survivor: The Australian Outback. On May 9, 2004, she accepted fellow All-Stars competitor Rob Mariano’s proposal of marriage on the live Survivor: All-Stars finale which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Amber lived in her hometown, Beaver, Pennsylvania (a suburb 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh), until her marriage to Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano. Afterward, the couple moved to Pensacola, Florida. In 2006, they also took up residence in Las Vegas, Nevada to support Rob’s poker career. In July 2009, she gave birth to a daughter named Lucia Rose.
Amber was a participant in the second season of Survivor, having auditioned for the season on a whim. She was a member of the green Ogakor tribe, and she was quick to fortify a strong friendship with fellow contestant Jerri Manthey, who helped construct an alliance with Colby Donaldson, Tina Wesson, and Mitchell Olson.
Upon the merge, Ogakor managed to use the knowledge that one of Kucha’s members, Jeff Varner, had received votes beforehand, and eliminated him, thus gaining a numeric advantage over the other group. Later in the game however, it was decided by a majority of the remaining players that Amber had played “under-the-radar”, and she was sent home, ultimately landing in sixth place.
A member of the jury, Amber cast her vote for Colby, who failed to win the million dollars, losing to Tina Wesson.
In 2007, Rob and Amber competed on the All-Stars season of The Amazing Race as newlyweds. After achieving first place for the first three legs, they came in last and were eliminated in the season’s fourth episode which aired on March 11, 2007.
