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Template:Big Brother Contestant Janelle Marie Pierzina (born January 10, 1980) was a contestant on the sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother. Finishing in third place on Big Brother 6, Pierzina became wildly popular and won most of the "America's Choice" rewards, in which viewers would choose prize winnings for their favorite houseguest. Pierzina ended up becoming arguably the most popular female contestant in Big Brother USA history and took the fan-bestowed name of America's Choice, receiving a popularity rating of 97% in the final week of Big Brother 6 on the CBS website.

Pierzina resides in Miami Beach, Florida. She was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Early career

Born in Minnesota to parents Kevin Pierzina and Ann Pierzina-Killian. Pierzina graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1998. Prior to Big Brother , Pierzina was an actress, model and VIP cocktail waitress. Most of her screen credits were under the spelling "Perzina" not "Pierzina". She also appeared under the name Elle Brenna. A variation of her first name and her mother's maiden name.

Pierzina modeled for Playboy Inc. twice and did an extended interview for Xposed magazine. She was also named as a SBK World Superbike Calendar Girl by FastDates.com. Pierzina also filmed a pilot episode for a travel series called Nautical Angels, but the series was not picked up for broadcast. The show featured three women ("angels"), who traveled to various tourist destinations, examining the history, culture, and activities of each location. Pierzina was the "action angel", trying out different activities of the area. In the pilot, the girls traveled to Southeast Asia. The only video of the pilot appears on the production company's web site, Bigfoot Entertainment.

Pierzina also had a bit part in the movie Bruce Almighty, which was cut significantly, but not entirely. She also appeared briefly as a non-speaking extra on Friends and Charmed.

Big Brother 6

In 2005, Pierzina was one of fourteen contestants on Big Brother 6. Her secret partner was 'ex-roommate', Ashlea Evans. During the course of the season Pierzina won three Head of Household competitions, two Power of Veto competitions, and two America's Choice votes. Pierzina was a part of the popular 'Sovereign Six' alliance that continually battled the other dominant 'Friendship' alliance in the house. She was nominated a total of five times in Big Brother 6 but still managed to make it all the way to the final three. She was considered an 'underdog' while playing the game and became wildly popular because of her outspoken nature and ability to speak her mind at all costs. Pierzina came in third, being evicted on September 16, 2005, Day 76. She then became a member of the seven contestant jury who would decide between the final two.

Big Brother 7

In the summer of 2006, it was announced that Pierzina was one of the 20 Houseguests eligible to participate in Big Brother 7:All-Stars. She was chosen by the viewers and was the first houseguest to enter the house on July 3 2006. She quickly aligned with her fellow Big Brother 6 houseguests which made her an early target. Pierzina's popularity reached new heights during Season 7 as she was continually plotted against by her fellow houseguests and faced insurmountable odds yet continued to survive week after week. She was nominated for eviction a total of four times during the course of the season. Pierzina was eventually evicted on Day 67 again coming in third place and becoming a member of the seven contestant jury. Numerous fan tributes commemorating her time in the house have been made in her honor on the video sharing website, Youtube.com

Julie Chen announced (on Pierzina's eviction night, September 7, 2006) that she had won the most competitions in a single and double season of any Big Brother series. She won a total of four Head of Household competitions, five Power of Veto competitions and two America's Choice votes, in this season alone, earning her the record for most Head of Household wins, Veto wins, and America's choice wins in one season. In season 6 she had won three Head of Households, two Power of Veto competitions and two America's Choice votes. In total (from both seasons), she had won 18 competitions, which is the most competitions any Big Brother houseguest has ever won in a double season.

On September 12, 2006, the final day of Big Brother 7:All-Stars, Pierzina was named the winner of the final America's Choice vote, an improvised 25,000 dollar prize to a jury member due to her overwhelming support and popularity.

Big Reality Star

Due to Pierzina's tremendous popularity, she was voted as one of the four nominees to win the Big Reality Star of '06 award at VH1's Big in 2006 Awards. On December 3, 2006, Pierzina attended and won the award courtesy of her fans beating the likes of celebrity reality stars Mario Lopez, Flavor Flav, and American Idol reality star, Chris Daughtry.

Trivia

• Pierzina has been known to be referred to as '"Jedi Janie" and "The Buxom Blonde".
• Pierzina was voted 2005 and 2006 Sexiest Reality Star by the popular reality site, Reality Blurred.
• Has worked at the Mansion Night Club (rated #8 in the US onE!'s Top Clubs in 2005) and the famed Miami restaurant, Tantra.
• Reality TV Magazine's Top Ten Reality TV Stars Of 2005, Pierzina was number 5.
• Good friends with fellow Big Brother houseguests: Beau Beasley, Ashlea Evans, Howie Gordon, and Kaysar Ridha.
• Currently pursuing her Realtor's license in Miami Beach, Florida.

Filmography

The following includes television and film appearance of Pierzina. Appearances prior to Big Brother 6 were generally not officially credited to her originally, but have since been documented by imdb and other sources. Her increased notoriety has been used in marketing some of her past work, especially the TV pilot Nautical Angels. ,

External links

• Official site of Janelle Pierzina
• Janelle Pierzina at IMDb
• Janelle's Myspace
• Xposed Magazine - Interview with Janelle.
• Profile of Janelle Pierzina by CBS for Big Brother 6
• Profile of Janelle Pierzina by CBS for Big Brother 7

• American models
• 1980 births
• Living people
• People from Minnesota
• Big Brother US contestants