This time, there's the added excitement of TWO contestants from Washington, a Lakewood woman and an Edmonds woman. Find out everything about them below.

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Born in Okinawa, Japan and living the life of a U.S. Marine Corps brat, Lydia Morales, 42, spent her early years in Japan before she and her family moved to her father's birthplace, Puerto Rico, upon his retirement. After marrying a U.S. Army soldier, she moved to Ludwigsburg, West Germany, where she lived for five years. She also earned a degree in early childhood education form Clover Park College in Lakewood, Washington.

Despite being a huge Survivor fan who has never missed an episode, this was her first time applying to be on the show. Lydia works out regularly, including swimming three times per week. She describes herself as spontaneous, energetic and friendly with a good sense of humor. She believes her personality and physicality gives her what it takes to be the Sole Survivor. If there is a potential obstacle in her path, it might be her fear of extreme heights, but she is willing to parachute out of a plane if it will earn her $1 million.

Lydia's favorite past Survivor is Rupert because on the show he was hard-working, friendly, disliked conflict and was eager to gather food and cook for all. Her hero is Oprah Winfrey, whom she considers a truly wonderful, giving person who cares about people. She enjoys cooking, traveling, reading, collecting books and watching foreign movies.

Lydia currently resides in Lakewood, Washington. She is a happily divorced mother to one son, Nicholas. She has an older sister living in Puyallup and an older brother currently living in Puerto Rico. She has a pet dwarf rabbit named Ihop. Her birth date is January 19, 1963. Her favorite sports team is the Seattle Mariners.

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-- VOTED OUT! -- Born in Olympia and raised in Shelton, Brianna Varela, 21, is the oldest of three siblings. At three years old, she began taking jazz, tap and ballet classes. At ten years old she moved to Edmonds, where she attended Chase Lake Elementary School and eventually Edmonds Woodway High School. In tenth and eleventh grade, Brianna was a part of the school dance team and competed throughout the state. In her senior year, she became a cheerleader and joined Young Life, the Christian youth club.

After high school, Brianna moved to San Diego, California to experience something new. She became interested in cosmetics and six months later returned to Edmonds where she currently works as a make-up artist at an upscale department store.

A lover of physical activity, Brianna runs and bikes regularly. Her favorite spectator sport is basketball. Her favorite hobbies include dancing, writing, reading and hiking. Describing herself as witty, deceitful and helpful, Varela believes her creative cooking skills and ability to use a Hawaiian sling will help her be a useful member of her tribe. She's hoping for a challenge that will take her to a cliff, as heights thrill her. Jumping off a waterfall would not faze her in the least. In playing the game, Brianna hopes to just be herself, but she can also be very sly and is a good pretender. Her motivation for being on the show is purely for the challenge and to test her own self willingness.

Brianna is currently single and living in Edmonds, Washington with her cat, Kitty and a long-haired Chihuahua name Bella Varela. Her birth date is October 29, 1983. Her favorite sports team is the Seattle Sonics.

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