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Zoe Zanidakis is a native and resident of Monhegan Island, Maine, and a descendent of nine generations that have lived and fished there since the late 1700s. Up until high school, she attended the one-room school on the island. Once high school began, she moved to the mainland to attend Maine Central Institute and Toms River High School. She returned to the island each summer to help run the family business. Nicknamed "Lobster Lady," Zanidakis is currently a commercial fisherman and a charter boat captain. She owns and operates her own 40-foot vessel, the "Equinox." She spends the winter months fishing for lobster off Monhegan Island and the summer months fishing and running charters. In addition, she holds a 100gt U.S. Coast Guard Captains License, is an open-water certified scuba diver and is presently logging hours for her private helicopter license. She has previously owned and managed a hotel and restaurant that had been in her family for four generations. In addition, she ran a seasonal gift shop on the island. In her spare time, Zanidakis enjoys horseback riding, motorcycles, ice hockey, dancing, traveling and fishing. Zoe Zanidakis has one son, Ron. Her birthdate is March 17. View an exclusive video of Zoe  View Zoe's audition tape Click on the thumbnails to view photos of Zoe                  FAVORITESColors: Blue, or shades of blue, red, torquise, black to offset color
Scents: Ocean, evergreen forest, farm
Flowers: Lilac, iris, wild flowers indigenous to Northeast coast of US
Board Games: Chess, Monopoly, Pictionary, Cribbage
Computer Games: Don't play any
Sports: Ice hockey, Football, Baseball, volleyball
Sports Team: N.Y. Yankees, Portland Pirates (AHL Hockey)
TV Shows: Discovery, History Channel
Types of Movies: Adventure, drama, musicals
Movies: American Graffiti, Gladiator, Rough Magic, Bullet, Insider, Quick and the Dead
Actors: Russell Crowe, Robert De Niro, Raul Julia, Robert Shaw
Actresses: Jodie Foster, Demi Moore, Winona Ryder
Types of Music: Rock, country, Bluegrass, Oldies
Bands/Singers: 30 Odd Foot of Grunts (Russell Crowe's band) Eric Clapton, Lucinda Williams
Magazines: National Geographic, National Fisherman, Penthouse Forum, United Bikers of Maine
Types of Books: Mystery, biography, picture, how-to books
Books (by title): Distant Waters, Hungry Ocean, Chicken Hawk
Authors: E.B. White, J.D. Salinger, Tom Clancy, Stephen King
Sunday Paper: USA Today, Portland Press Herald
Sections of Paper: Life, comics, front page, local town info.
Breakfast Foods: Eggs - poached or sunnyside, fruit - especially pineapple, Hollandaise sauce on salmon, egg, and toast
Sandwiches: Hard salami, goat cheese, mustard, liverwurst on homemade bread
Dinners: Seafood fettuccine, sushi, roast lamb with mint, asparagus, and garlic mashed red potatoes
Meats: Bluefin tuna, lean rare meat, lamb, steer, deer, moose, duck
Vegetables: Any veggies - love em all! Nice fresh garden tomato with basil
Fruits: Apples, mangos, Australian custard apples
Snack Foods: Sardines and cheese, homemade cookies, pies, popsicles, carrots, rasins, and dried apricots
Candy Bars: Payday, mints, Nestle Crunch
Desserts: Chocolate mousse, mint chocolate ice cream in a wafer cone
Alcoholic Drinks: Red wine (not too sweet - Penfolds) rum, Irish whisky, home-brewed beer
Non-Alcoholic Drinks: Iced tea and lemonade mixed, juices.
FINAL WORDS
It was a bit of a surprise to be voted off this early, but I guess that's just the way it goes. Strength and honor to those who are still back on Soliantu Beach right now. I hope things go well for them. I did my best. Work hard, play hard Zoe is leaving, she's going to be on the Jury. That's that, I guess.
But as far as the experience of this all, and being in the Marquesas Islands, it's been something that I will never ever forget, and will hope to come back to some day, to bring my son and maybe someone very dear to me, because I've fallen in love with this island, as I do because I'm an islander. It's a very special place, no matter what happens in the game, and all of the lies that might be told or not told, and friendships made and broken and friendships that will last a lifetime, which I will have out of this group of people that I have met. The whole thing's been very special. Sweet dreams to all.
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