Category: reality tv

Steven Daigle
Age: 35
Birthday: May 24, 1973
Hometown: Dallas, TX via Opelousas, LA
Occupation: Rodeo Competitor
Marital Status: Single

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: Hat can for his two cowboy hats

Audition Process: Casting associates called his gay rodeo organization looking for competitors to audition.

Strategy: “I want to go in there open to let anything happen.”

CBS BIO
Steven is a geographic consultant by day and a rodeo cowboy by night. He is a champion bull rider in the gay rodeo circuit. He attended the Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX as well as the University of North Texas in Denton. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in General Agriculture/Marketing and lists graduating from college as his proudest accomplishment. He also worked on a master’s Degree in Applied Geography. In the past, he has hauled horses across the country, taken people on horseback riding treks in the Colorado Rockies and served as a camp director at a children’s camp.

Steven describes himself as spontaneous, outgoing and outrageous. He describes his perfect romantic partner as strong and masculine, financially secure and smart. His favorite activities are being outside with his dog, Payton, a one-eyed miniature Daschund, watching television and working out. His favorite television shows are “Heroes,” “Project Runway” and “Nip/Tuck.” His hero is Chris LeDoux, a former rodeo cowboy who is now a country music star.

He sees himself as being extremely good at reading people and then manipulating them into doing what he wants them to do. He feels he is unique and random and claims that everyone who meets him likes him.

Robert “Memphis” Garrett
Age: 25
Birthday: December 6, 1982
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA via Collierville, TN
Occupation: Mixologist
Marital Status: Single

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: Reebok Pump sneakers

Audition Process: A casting associate hounded him to audition. He said he’d only do “Survivor” or “Big Brother.”

Strategy: “I’m going to be who I am. I’m a hustler. For some reason, people just trust me. And they should.”

CBS BIO
Memphis is a very charismatic young man who, as a teenager, once sold fake Nike sport shoes on street corners. He currently works as a “Mixologist,” which he insists should not be confused with a bartender. Memphis attended Florida State University and earned an Associate College Degree in Event Management. Memphis has been with his girlfriend for the past three years and they’ve lived together for a year and a half. His father died when he was a teenager and he has a great relationship with his mother, who he considers a hero, and gets along with his stepfather. He describes himself as outgoing, energetic and active. His perfect romantic partner is fun, energetic and happy. He loves to eat seafood, watches “Entourage” on television and listens to Johnny Cash as well as other kinds of music. He likes to play basketball and enjoys working out and hiking. He also loves his Doberman Pinscher named Diesel.

Renny Martyn
Age: 53
Birthday: July 29, 1954
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Occupation: Beauty Salon Owner
Marital Status: Married

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: Animal mask

Audition Process: This “Big Brother” fan “turned it up a notch” at an open casting call in New Orleans.

Strategy: “You need to get up in mind to understand my strategy. You’ll have to watch to find out.”

CBS BIO
Renny describes herself as vivacious, witty, passionate, dynamic and entertaining. She’s a proud New Orleans socialite, the life of the party, who loves hanging out in the French Quarter with her family as well as friends. She claims to have outfits, as well as wigs, for any and all social occasions. Among the things that she is most proud of was being chosen as an NFL Saints dancer in 1977 out of the 2,000 girls that applied. She likes a wide variety of music including Soul, Pop and Jazz. While she has never been an actor or a singer, she especially enjoys showing off her Elvis, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe impersonations at parties.

Renny studied at the University of New Orleans as well as the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London, the Jingles International Hair Academy in New York City and the Paul Mitchell Institute in Costa Mesa, CA. She currently operates her own hair salon.

Renny has been happily married for 27 years, has two grown children, and says her husband has always encouraged her to do the things she loves. She thinks the separation between them while she is in the House will be okay as her husband has traveled quite a lot for business. She describes her perfect romantic partner as sensitive, sexy, brave, has a sense of humor and is a romantic at heart. She had a great relationship with her mother who served as her receptionist at her hair salon. Her dad was a World War II veteran.

Michelle Costa
Age: 28
Birthday: December 29, 1979
Hometown: Cumberland, RI
Occupation: Realtor
Marital Status: Single

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: Crossword puzzles

Audition Process: Costa said this was her second time trying out after sending in an audition tape.

Strategy: “I’m going to do whatever it takes to win, whether it’s bad, good or ugly.”

CBS BIO
Michelle is an East Coast firecracker who graduated from Cumberland High School and also studied real estate with RE/MAX. She was raised in a large Portuguese family, is currently single and working as a realtor. Michelle has always spoken her mind and was the only person to jump up at her brother’s wedding when the priest asked if there were any objections.

She is an avid animal-lover and has a dog named Ralph Lauren, a pair of cats, Tiger and Cookie, a rabbit named Bugsie, a bird and three fishes.

Michelle calls her mother her best friend and feels she can confide in her about almost anything. She’s a lot like her father which sometimes causes them to butt heads. She enjoys Portuguese food and seafood, smokes an occasional cigar and likes to listen to hip hop, rap and techno music. She’s a sports-lover and likes to watch football, baseball, boxing, basketball and track and field. Her favorite activities are dancing, running, boxing, going to the beach and hanging out with friends.

She describes her ideal romantic partner as tall, tanned, smart, funny and in good shape and wants him to sweep her off of her feet. She describes herself as crazy, funny and outgoing. The political office to which she would aspire is that of President of the United States. Why not go to the top? She is most proud of the trophies and medals she won in running competitions and the marathon she ran in Australia at the age of 15.

Libra Thompson
Age: 31
Birthday: August 6, 1976
Hometown: Spring, TX
Occupation: Human Resources Representative
Marital Status: Married

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: “Really cute” magenta top

Audition Process: She “turned it out” at an open casting call in Houston.

Strategy: “I’m intuitive. I think I’ll be able figure out how to push people’s buttons.”

CBS BIO
Libra is a staunch Obama supporter living in the heart of Bush country. She attended Rice University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Economics. Because of her strong personality, Libra has always stood out in the group at predominantly white schools. She has been married for seven years and has three children: a 4-year old girl and recently gave birth to a medical rarity… 4-month old twins, one black and one white. Her husband is comfortable staying at home with the kids and will be rooting Libra on all the way.

She has a relationship with her mother but doesn’t know her father and has only met him one time that she can remember. She considers politics very important and has voted in every election for which she was eligible. She played volleyball in the NCAA Division and loved being a college athlete. She loves to shop, enjoys running, likes to gossip and hang out with family and friends.

Libra describes herself as intuitive and spunky and is most proud of her children. Oprah Winfrey is her hero because she has surpassed all the odds to become a top figure in television where she has influence on the American culture. The men she is attracted to include Jude Law, Rob Lowe, Matthew McConaughey and Nick from Big Brother 8. She’d love to become a singer but doesn’t believe it will ever happen.

Keesha Smith
Age: 29
Birthday: August 1, 1978
Hometown: Burbank, CA via Sterling, OH
Occupation: Waitress
Marital Status: Single

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: Hooters T-shirt

Audition Process: Casting associates called her restaurant looking for a blonde waitress to audition.

Strategy: “I’m going to make people think I’m a nice person, but I can actually be sneaky.”

CBS BIO
Keesha is a blond bombshell originally from Sterling, OH. She graduated from high school and came out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in modeling. She now works at Hooters, which she loves. Keesha considers Hooters an important part of her life. She has been featured in Hooters calendars and aspires to become part of the management team. She loves animals and has a Shih Tzu named Gizzmo and is a proud member of PETA. She doesn’t eat red meat and her favorite food is pizza hands down.

She is very close with her mother and has a good relationship with her dad. Her parents are her heroes and she describes them as strong, good people. She loves to watch baseball and like any girl, loves to shop. Her favorite movie is “Thelma and Louise,” she loves “The Golden Girls” on television and likes all kinds of music.

Her proudest accomplishment is leaving home, moving to California by herself not knowing a soul, and establishing a life for herself. She is most ashamed that she dated a friend’s ex-boyfriend soon after their breakup while her friend was still in love with him. Her idea of the perfect day is being on the beach with a cute guy by her side.

Her life’s motto is that you only live once, so have some fun.

Jessie Godderz
Age: 22
Birthday: April 23, 1986
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA via Rudd, IA
Occupation: Professional Bodybuilder
Marital Status: Single

AP PREVIEW
Most Unique Item Packed: Posing trunks

Audition Process: Godderz’s manager received a last-minute call from a casting associate for him to audition.

Strategy: “I have to play psychological mind games when I walk into a gym, so I think it’ll be a little like that.”

CBS BIO
Jessie is the all American boy next door who graduated from high school in Iowa. He is a professional body-builder with the World Natural Body Building Federation. His goal is to be an inspirational figure to people who want to lose weight, get fit or pursue a drug-free, body-building life style. When he was 19, he worked as a Train Conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad.

He has a close, warm relationship with his mother. His favorite foods are pancakes, oatmeal, fish and bananas and he also eats Hamburger Helper. He likes hip hop music and Kanye West is a favorite artist. He plays baseball, football and tennis and likes to watch boxing and football. He likes to work out, go to Las Vegas, and get together with friends and family. His favorite activity is communicating with people that contact him whose lives he has helped to change.

Jessie describes his ideal romantic partner as curvy, having long dark hair and being opinionated. He describes himself as personable, confrontational and a flirt. His ideal political office is Vice President of the United States because he gets all the same perks as the President but gets to hang out behind-the-scenes. His proudest accomplishment is being the youngest national professional body builder. His father is his hero as he always gave Jessie the choice of doing right or wrong.