Name |
Judson Birza |
Height |
|
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
12-June-1989 |
Place of Birth |
Lake St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Famous for |
Modeling |
Judson Birza is an American male model, best known as the winner of Survivor: Nicaragua. At age 21 at the time of the game, he is the youngest person to win the show. Birza is a native of Lake St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Wentzville Holt High School in 2007.
Being the second youngest contestant of the season, he was placed at the "younger" La Flor tribe. He became the tribe's resident goofball, sending his tribemates to endless laughter at every opportunity, possibly except NaOnka Mixon, whom Birza had a conflict with after the former's missing socks. This led to a tirade from Mixon during their first Tribal Council, outright stating that she hated him and his antics. Birza then stated that it was his real personality, though he would use it as strategy. Early on, Birza was an alliance outsider. He initially sided with Shannon Elkins, Alina Wilson, Kelly Bruno and Ben Henry. Elkins wanted Brenda Lowe eliminated because her perceived deviousness. But due to Elkins' loudmouthing at their first Tribal Council, two of their allies (Henry and Bruno) eventually voted against him, sending Shannon home. After Elkins' elimination, his remaining alliance partners were in line for elimination, but Birza remained indispensable because of his strength in challenges, though strategically, he was left in the open, remaining somewhat clueless. This reflected in his voting history, where his votes barely eliminate other players.
Birza continues to work as a fashion model. He is currently signed to "Next Model Management, New York" and "Mother Model Management" and has previously modeled for "Chosen Model Management". He has appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie and Fitch and L'Uomo Vogue, amongst others. He has also appeared on the cover of City of Lost Souls, the fifth book in Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series. Birza has also acted as "Charlie" in director David DeCoteau's horror film "A Dream Within A Dream", also known as 1313 Nightmare Mansion. The film premiered on Video on Demand (VOD) on February 1, 2011.