Alexis Whitney Jones was born on July 6,1983 and is an American activist and motivational speaker best known for competing on the reality competition show Survivor.
15 Facts About Alexis Jones
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Alexis Jones attended Westlake High School just outside of Austin, and after graduation, she enrolled at the University of Southern California, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations as well as a Master of Communication Management degree, the latter of which was completed in only one year.
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In 2013, Alexis Jones organized the first TED Austin Women conference.
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Alexis Jones was ultimately cast as one of the 20 players competing on Fans vs Favorites, which aired in the Spring of 2008.
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Alexis Jones was initially placed on the Airai tribe, which consisted of ten brand new players, or "Fans;" while the opposing tribe, Malakal, consisted of ten returning players, or "Favorites".
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Alexis Jones remained on Airai even during the tribal switch on Day 12.
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On Day 31, Alexis Jones won the Loved Ones reward challenge, which allowed her to take a trip to Jellyfish Lake with her brother Nathan; she invited Fields and her husband, and Bolton and her mother, to come along as well.
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Alexis Jones got to send another castaway to Exile Island, and when Kimmel volunteered to be exiled, Alexis Jones obliged.
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Alexis Jones asked Kimmel to identify a part of Kimmel's game that was genuine.
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Alexis Jones once served as a life coach on the MTV show MADE.
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Alexis Jones was an executive producer on the documentary film A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story, about fellow motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez's struggles with body-shaming.
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Six days later, Alexis Jones herself was featured on an episode of TLC's Say Yes to the Dress, where she picked out the dress for her forthcoming wedding to former University of Texas men's basketball star Brad Buckman.
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In 2014, Alexis Jones learned that her father's cancer was in remission.
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The women thought that these men were yelling vulgarities and making obscene gestures to them, so Alexis Jones took out her phone and snapped some pictures of the men just before they drove away from the scene.
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Alexis Jones said that she was "inspired" by the way the Lakers responded after a team spokesperson apologized to her, and she was even invited by the club to give a speech to its players on the issue of respecting women.