Alexis Jones  Alexis Whitney Jones (born July 6, 1983) is an American activist and motivational speaker best known for competing on the reality competition show "Survivor". Jones was born in Austin, Texas, to a one Alex Jones, and grew up there with her mother, father, and four older brothers. Her parents divorced when she was young. She attended Westlake High School just outside of Austin, and after graduation, she enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC), where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations as well as a Master of Communication Management degree, the latter of which was completed in only two years. While at USC, she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority (ΚΚΓ). In addition, she performed in "The Vagina Monologues" and also worked at Fox Sports while attending college. She had also interned at ESPN during her time at USC. While still an undergraduate, Jones came up with the idea for a non-profit organization called I Am That Girl, whose main purpose would be to fight media-perpetuated notions of perfectionism that many young girls and women face. Upon finishing graduate school, she officially started I Am That Girl (IATG), using television appearances to promote it. As of 2017, IATG has over 175 chapters around the world. In 2013, Jones organized the first TEDx Austin Women conference. Since then, she has also founded an organization called ProtectHer, which started as a result of a series of speaking gigs in the locker rooms of various collegiate men's athletic programs. In 2017, she introduced to college campuses a film and curriculum series through ProtectHer, in an effort to educate young student-athletes on the dangers of sexually assaulting women, and to encourage those same athletes to treat women with respect. In 2007, Jones auditioned for the reality competition show "". Although she had missed the deadline for auditioning, she begged producers to meet with her in hopes of getting on the show that season. She was ultimately cast as one of the 20 players competing on "Fans vs. Favorites", which aired in the Spring of 2008. Jones was initially placed on the Airai tribe, which consisted of ten brand new players, or "Fans;" while the opposing tribe, Malakal, consisted of ten returning players, or "Favorites." She remained on Airai even during the tribal switch on Day 12. Prior to the Day 22 merge, she became part of a Final Four alliance with fellow Fan Natalie Bolton, new Airai tribemate Parvati Shallow, and Favorite Amanda Kimmel.