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Swashbuckling 'Survivor'

A mortician, a mentor for troubled youth, and a massage therapist are among the contestants who will compete for the million-dollar prize on the seventh installment of the CBS hit show Survivor, this time a swashbuckling adventure in Panama's Pearl Islands.

As always, 16 Americans will be left to outwit, outplay and outlast one another until one remains to take home the $1 million bounty.

The castaways of Survivor: Pearl Islands were introduced for the first time on The Early Show. They are:

  • Rupert Boneham, a mentor for troubled teens, is 39 and hails from Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Tijuana Bradley, 27, is from St. Louis, Mo., and works in pharmaceutical sales.
  • Shawn Cohen, who turns 29 on Sept. 20, works in advertising sales and lives in New York, N.Y.
  • Jon Dalton, an art consultant, hails from Danville, Va. He is 29.
  • Nicole Delma, who turns 25 on Sept. 19, is a massage therapist from Hermosa Beach, Calif.
  • Sandra Diaz-Twine, 29, an office assistant, is from Fort Lewis, Wash.
  • Trish Dunn, a 42-year-old sales executive, Dunn is from Annapolis, Md.
  • Christa Hastie is a 24-year-old computer programmer from Los Angeles.
  • Darrah Johnson, a mortician, 22, lives in Liberty, Miss.
  • Lillian Morris, 51, is a scout troop leader who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Ryan Opray, an electrician, is 31 and lives in Los Gatos, Calif.
  • Burton Roberts is a 31-year-old marketing executive from San Francisco.
  • Andrew Savage, an attorney, is 40 and lives in Chicago.
  • Ryan Shoulders, hailing from Clarksville, Tenn., is a 23-year-old produce clerk.
  • Osten Taylor, 27, is an equity trade manager from Boston.
  • Michelle Tesauro, from Pittstown, N.J., is a 22-year-old student.
The show will premiere Thursday, Sept. 18, on CBS. And, as always, the first stop for each contestant voted off the island will be The Early Show.
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