Courtney Marit

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Survivor: Panama's Courtney

Originally posted 05/01/2006 02:00PM

Courtney Marit didn't see her end coming even though she learned the rest of her long-held Casaya alliance thought she was "annoying" and "a poseur" after a particularly nasty reward challenge. With Terry, the strongest player, and Shane, the Casaya ringleader, openly hoping to take Courtney to the final two, the rest of Gitanos staged a coup and ousted the L.A.-based fire dancer. Marit, 31, the 10th contestant voted off Survivor: Panama – Exile Island, recently talked with PEOPLE about heating things up and finding creative inspiration on Survivor.

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