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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 12:48 pm
 One of five siblings born to Stephen and Marguerite, Stephenie LaGrossa is the youngest and only girl of the family to grow up in Briarcliff, Glenolden, a suburb of Pennsylvania. She graduated from Archbishop Prendergast High School, where she played varsity lacrosse, field hockey and swimming. After graduating, she attended Temple University in Philadelphia before transferring to Monmouth University in Long Branch, New Jersey. She played Division One Lacrosse at both universities and was a four-year starter. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with concentrations in marketing and management. She currently works as a territory sales representative for a pharmaceutical sales company and bartends part-time. LaGrossa enjoys yoga, Pilates, water sports and going to the beach. She describes herself as relentless, persuasive, extremely competitive, dramatic and friendly. She is most proud of being offered athletic and academic scholarships to two different universities and purchasing her own home when she was 23 years old. An avid lacrosse player in college, LaGrossa won many awards signifying her outstanding athleticism and leadership. At Monmouth University, she was the team captain her senior year, made the NEC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List. In addition, LaGrossa was a three-time NEC All-Conference selection, NEC Scholar/Athlete Award recipient and Female Athlete of the Year Nominee. LaGrossa is currently an active member of the Monmouth University Blue and White Club and continually involves herself with local high schools and Monmouth University to help coach local clinics. LaGrossa has been dating her boyfriend, Michael, for six years. She lives in Tom's River, New Jersey. Her birth date is December 6, 1979. Favorites Colors Pink, plum, teal Scents Coconut, flowers, vanilla, all food Flowers Roses, wildflowers, sunflowers Board Games Scrabble, Monopoly, Pictionary Video Games Super Mario Bros. Sports to Play Lacrosse, beach volleyball, softball, basketball, golf, yoga, Pilates Sports Teams NY Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, NY Yankees Outdoor Activities Swimming, fishing, crabbing, all water sports, running, biking TV Shows SURVIVOR, The Sopranos, America's Next Top Model, Will & Grace Movies Jerry Maguire, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing Actors Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, Brad Pitt Actresses Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry Music Everything but hard core rap & country Magazines People, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Us Books/Authors How to Stay Alive in the Woods (Bradford Angier) Cereals Lucky Charms, Frosted Mini Wheats Fruits Watermelon, pineapple, kiwi, grapefruit Snack Foods Spicy Doritos, potato chips Cookies Chocolate chip, Oreos Candy Bars Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Alcoholic Drinks Cosmopolitan, Corona Non-Alcoholic Water, green tea, lemonade, Diet Coke http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor10/survivors/fav/stephanie.shtml
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 12:33 pm
Hmmm... another good looking girl with an affection for peanut butter and chocolate... we all know what happened last time...
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 5:08 pm
Karen, ROTFLMAO. Let's hope not.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 3:09 am
Actually, Lilfair, let's hope SO...LOL She seems like the all-american girl...but I will reserve judgement until I see her interact with the others.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 3:48 pm
didn't katie also attend Monmouth?
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, February 18, 2005 - 8:26 am
She's a pretty person forming a pretty person clique. I have someone to root against this season, lol ...
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Friday, February 18, 2005 - 8:39 am
Well, that clique includes Angie, so it's a little unconventional for a 'pretty person clique'.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 6:59 am
This girl is freaking strong. She held out in that endurance competition longer than most of the guys. And in that underwater pull-the-box competition last week, she was one of the only ones who contributed. If she makes the merge, she'll be a contender.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 6:31 pm
umm, no ... Angie was not in her clique ... Angie just happened to be in that tribe ...
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 2:29 pm
Regardless, Angie and Stephenie appear to be on the same side. As far as "cliques" go, I don't really see one on her tribe, and if there is one, Stephenie so far isn't part of it. I'm rooting for this woman.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 6:32 pm
One word for Steph: SUPERHERO Strongest female Survivor ever??? Maybe. Only competition I see would be Alicia from the Outback. I hope she goes far as she's become my favorite, but she may have made herself a huge target after the merge with her strong showing in all competitions.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 9:24 am
Hard to say all is THAT positive. She's strong but once again we have someone swearing when no one asked them to swear.. I mean when she lied to Bobby Jon, indicating that James had voted for him the week before when it was her vote.. now she could have been truthful and said she did vote for him first, then for Angie, but she said "Angie had to go".. and said she didn't vote for him.. THEN she added on that "I swear to God". Yes she's strong. So was Angie. and yeah, not much in the way of cliques back then, and not much now.. she's playing all of them. Good for her, but of course she's going to be at quite a disadvantage at merge time. I haven't seen much of her, really.. first we saw her talking to Angie but saw more of Angie. Angie is gone so we see Stephenie more but mostly just pretty much saying whatever the others want to hear. I see her turning on Bobby Jon next.. actually she voted against him last week.. she promised that she hadn't.. then she promised she'd vote with him but actually didn't until after the tie.. so he should be looking to ally with Ibrahem but I'm betting Steph will now claim to Ibrahem that she didn't vote against him this week in the first round of betting.. eh But I like her better than James
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 6:04 pm
I agree with Lycan, I do think she's the strongest female Survivor contestant ever. Physically I think she could match or almost match Alicia, but Alicia's temper was somewhat of a downfall for her. Steph hasn't been shown to have any of that...that I recall.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 10:18 am
Thought she was gone last night. Glad she's still around....
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 7:54 pm
Me too! She lived to fight another day!!
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 8:34 pm
I think Stephanie is one of the toughest Survivor players. If she were on Koror, she'd be kicking butt.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2005 - 10:41 pm
I don't think so. Remember Ulong was the team with the "brawn". They had no concept of teamwork or of accepting leadership. They proved that the first weeks, so I don't see her playing nicely on Koror either.
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 12:22 am
Yay Steph! Help me win my office Survivor pool! She is one of the strongest players in Survivor, not just this one. She has shown us that she can compete, and wants to win. I would love to see her in the mix with all of the people on that other tribe.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 10:16 am
I don't think they had a problem accepting leadership, they just had all the wrong leaders. The first lady who tried to "take charge" had no clue what she was doing and James, who was their unspoken leader, was even more clueless.... I think after the first lady (sorry, can't remember her name) got the boot for "taking charge", no one else wanted to risk being in the spotlight, except James.... and we all know how well that turned out!!
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 7:49 am
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Steph!!
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:41 am
I can't beleive she beat Bobby Jon in that particular challenge...I'm really glad she's still in the game.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:49 am
When I saw Steph put down sticks before using the accelerant, I was thinking, she's making the fire start point closer to her torch...That made sense to me...the fire would reach the torch quicker if its closer to the torch... Bobby Jon just used the accelerant...and his fire had a little bit farther to go to reach the torch...those few micro inches made the difference too... Way to go Steph!!!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 10:37 am
Evidently she bonded with some Koror members before the tribes were picked the way Tom was talking about Steph being in Final Four.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 1:48 pm
Yeah, I found that interesting too! How long were they all one group before the tribes were picked?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 4:18 pm
At least one day and one night... long enough for her to bond with Tom and a couple of others.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 5:49 pm
The best all around female Survivor contestant ever in my opinion! Great athlete but also great work ethic. Willing to do whatever it takes and she never gives up.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 10:29 pm
Go, Steph!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 9:29 pm
Steph for Prez 
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 12:50 am
I am not sure she is the best ever--she is indeed one of the best. In Survivor 1, Kelly won 5 individual immunities in a row--oe she never would have made it to F2. I think that is pretty tough in itself. And Kelly also never gave up. I expect Steph is every bit as good as Kelly, however until she gets the 5 IC wins, she still hasn't matched Kelly's efforts.
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Sasman
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 10:26 am
I almost agree with you Lance except for one thing - Kelly's tribe was much stronger than Steph's. That, IMO, gives her the edge. She is simply my fav contestant ever and the best. I felt so bad for her when she broke down and was crying. But as usual she sucked it up and continued playing her great game. (I do wish tho that she knew had to spell her name; drives me nuts.) 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 11:11 am
Steph ROCKS! Her father is Stephen and she's named after him so it works, but it makes me crazy too.
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Sasman
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 11:16 am
Good thing dad's name wasn't Steven!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 11:37 am

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