1. Jerri Manthey is perhaps best remembered as a polarizing figure from Survivor, on which she was a three-time contestant: she placed 8th on Survivor: The Australian Outback, she came 10th on Survivor: All-Stars, and was eliminated at the Final Four on Survivor: Heroes vs Villains.
Jerri Manthey was born in Stuttgart, West Germany to American parents and attended both high school and college in Germany.
In 1991, Jerri Manthey worked for Hooters at their Huntsville, Alabama restaurant before moving to their restaurant in Oklahoma City.
Jerri Manthey later appeared in the Summer 1992 edition of Hooters magazine with country singer Vince Gill.
Jerri Manthey worked as a bartender in Los Angeles while attempting to build an acting career.
Jerri Manthey appeared in a music video for Faith Hill's cover of "Piece of My Heart".
In 2001, Jerri Manthey appeared on the television reality show Survivor: The Australian Outback.
At the beginning of the game, Jerri Manthey was initially sorted into the Ogakor tribe, where she formed multiple conflicts with her fellow tribemates, notably Keith Famie over his cooking skills, which put her on the initial chopping block; she was spared from an early elimination due to her tribe winning the first immunity challenge.
Jerri Manthey later confessed that she was attracted to tribemate Colby Donaldson, which she used to help her survive the next two tribal councils Ogakor attended.
At the season's final tribal council, Jerri Manthey voted for Wesson to win over Donaldson as she felt betrayed by the latter.
In 2004, Jerri Manthey was cast in the show's eighth season, Survivor: All-Stars, where she started out on the Saboga tribe.
Jerri Manthey initially attempted to improve her game by not being overly opinionated; she nevertheless got into multiple arguments at the Saboga tribe camp, particularly with Rupert Boneham during a shelter-building challenge.
The new tribe lost the three following immunity challenges; Jerri Manthey surviving every tribal council thanks to aligning with van den Berghe and Vavrick-O'Brien to vote out larger threats in Richard Hatch, Colby Donaldson and Zohn.
Jerri Manthey competed for her third and final time on the show's tenth anniversary and twentieth season, Survivor: Heroes vs Villains, as a member of the Villains tribe.
Jerri Manthey initially formed a bond with Coach Wade, which fellow tribemates teased the two about being in love.
At the final tribal council, Jerri Manthey initially planned on voting for Hantz, but switched her vote to Shallow after her answer to Jerri Manthey's jury question.
Jerri Manthey posed nude in the September 2001 issue of Playboy.
On March 3,2010, while Survivor: Heroes vs Villains was still being aired, Jerri Manthey was removed from a US Airways flight in Charlotte, North Carolina after a disagreement with the flight crew.
Jerri Manthey posted an open letter to US Airways management on her Facebook page sharing the details of her experience.