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{{Infobox person
| name = Holly Hoffman
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| birth_name = Holly Wanner
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|03|15}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Riddle|first1=Mike|title=@HollyHoffmanS21 Happy Birthday Holly!!!|url=https://twitter.com/MikeLongCounty/status/709844535942189057|website=Twitter|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=March 16, 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Eureka, South Dakota]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Northern State University]]
| occupation = Author, motivational speaker, television personality, swim coach
| notable_works = ''Your Winner Within''
| television = ''[[Survivor: Nicaragua]]''
| spouse = [[Charles Hoffman (politician)|Charles Hoffman]] (1985-present)
| children = {{plainlist|
*Austin Hoffman (b. 1985)
*[[Alexandra Hoffman]] (b. 1987)
*Elizabeth Hoffman (b. 1990)
}}
| website = {{URL|hollyhoffman.org}}
| signature = Hollyautograph.png
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'''Holly Hoffman''' (née '''Wanner'''; March 15, 1966), is an [[Americans|American]] author, [[motivational speaker]], and [[television personality]]. She is best known for competing on the reality competition show ''[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]]'', and for her book ''Your Winner Within''.

==Early life==
Holly Wanner was born in [[Eureka, South Dakota]], the youngest of three children. Her parents owned a grocery store, and as Wanner got older, she would spend her after-school time helping out at the store. Her life at home was more turbulent, though; as an adult, she would come to describe her childhood home life as having been "abusive."<ref name=kelo>{{cite news|last1=Jorgensen|first1=Don|title=Survivor's Holly Hoffman: The Next Chapter|url=http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/survivors-holly-hoffman-the-next-chapter/?id=137037|accessdate=December 6, 2015|work=KELOLAND.com|publisher=Young Broadcasting of Sioux Falls, Inc.|date=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Her father, an alcoholic, left the family when Wanner was in sixth grade. After her parents' divorce, she and her two older brothers were forced to get jobs to support the family. Her father died in 1990 at the age of 46.

When Wanner got to high school, she became a star athlete in [[track and field|track]]. In 1982, she set the Eureka High School record in the 300-meter hurdles; the following year, she set the school record in the 100-meter hurdles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka Trojans Track Records (Girls)|url=http://www.eureka.k12.sd.us/athletics/track/track-records/eureka-trojans-track-records|website=Eureka School District|publisher=Eureka School District 44-1|accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref> In 1984, the South Dakota Sportswriters Association named her the state’s High School Girls Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=A Complete List Of Past SDSWA Award Winners|url=http://www.yankton.net/sports/article_54e33822-8b3e-52d3-84cd-f9ff89296929.html|accessdate=December 6, 2015|work=Yankton Press & Dakotan|date=December 24, 2009}}</ref>

After graduating high school, Wanner enrolled at [[Northern State University]] in nearby [[Aberdeen, South Dakota|Aberdeen]]. There, she met a fellow student named [[Charles Hoffman (politician)|Charlie Hoffman]]. They married in 1985.

==Career==
After their wedding, Holly Hoffman, along with her husband Charlie, established a [[cattle ranch]] outside Eureka, which she would help to manage even while still attending college and raising a family. In 1993, she founded a [[swimming (sport)|swim]] team in Eureka,<ref name=swimworld>{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Carrie|title=A Swimmer with Two Objectives: Miss South Dakota Alexandra Hoffman|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/a-swimmer-with-two-objectives-miss-south-dakota-alexandra-hoffman/|accessdate=December 11, 2015|work=Swimming World|publisher=Sports Publications, Inc.|date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> which she would coach for 17 years. She was named Coach of the Year twice during her tenure.<ref>{{cite news|title=USA SWIMMING COACH JOINS SURVIVOR CAST|url=http://news-sports.net/?id=582|accessdate=December 11, 2015|agency=News-Sports.net|date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> In addition, she has also worked as a high school volleyball referee.<ref name=hervoice>{{cite journal|last1=|first1=|title=Hoffman: ''Inner Strength, Determination Can Make You a Survivor''|journal=Her Voice|date=March 2011|pages=4–5, 14|url=http://www.hervoiceonline.com/issues/2140/15533|accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref>

==Family==
Hoffman’s husband Charlie is a former [[Majority Whip]] in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]]. From 2009 to 2015, he served three terms (of two years each) as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] representative in [[South Dakota]]’s 23rd legislative district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles B. Hoffman|url=http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Historical_Listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3795|website=South Dakota Legislature|publisher=South Dakota Legislature|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref>

Hoffman’s oldest child and only son, Austin Hoffman, is a [[State's Attorney]]. Hoffman’s second child and oldest daughter is [[Alexandra Hoffman|Alex Hoffman]], a former [[beauty queen]] who has held the titles of [[Miss South Dakota Teen USA]] (2006) and [[Miss South Dakota]] (2008). As Miss South Dakota, Alex placed in the top 15 of the [[Miss America 2009|2009 Miss America pageant]].<ref name=swimworld /> Alex, like her brother Austin, is also a broadcast journalist, best known for her work at [[KETV]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]].<ref name=aberdeennews>{{cite news|last1=Nguyen|first1=Kay|title=Eureka siblings share career in television news|url=http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2013-05-20/news/39375742_1_austin-pageant-title-omaha|accessdate=December 6, 2015|work=Aberdeen News|publisher=Aberdeen News|date=May 20, 2013}}</ref>

Hoffman’s youngest child and youngest daughter, Elizabeth Hoffman, also won the [[Miss South Dakota Teen USA]] pageant (2008), two years after her sister Alex won.<ref name=aberdeennews />

==''Survivor''==
After Hoffman’s children had all gone off to college, she decided to pursue a new adventure in life, so she applied to be on the TV series ''[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]]''.<ref name=cp>{{cite web|last1=Blankley|first1=Bethany|title=Faith and Work: 'Survivor Nicaragua' Finalist Holly Hoffman on How to Survive the Trials of Life|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/faith-and-work-survivor-nicaragua-finalist-holly-hoffman-on-how-to-survive-the-trials-of-life-95784/|website=The Christian Post|publisher=The Christian Post|accessdate=December 6, 2015|date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, she was one of 20 people selected to compete on the show’s 21st season, known as ''[[Survivor: Nicaragua]]''. That season, the tribes were initially divided according to age: the Espada tribe would consist of the ten older players in the game, and the La Flor tribe would be made up of the ten younger players. The then-44-year-old Hoffman was initially placed on the Espada tribe.

Hoffman’s first five days in the game were rough. When she caught her tribemate Dan Lembo saying nasty things about her behind her back, she responded by taking his [[Alligator#Human uses|alligator shoes]], filling them with sand, and leaving them in the ocean to sink. Soon after, she became so distraught, that she seriously considered quitting the game, until fellow tribemate [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]] convinced her to stay. Ironically, Hoffman would be one of the castaways to vote off Johnson three days later.

On Day 28, Hoffman was on the winning team at the reward challenge, but she decided to give up her share of the reward in exchange for the whole tribe receiving a tarp and a can of rice, to replace the food and supplies lost in a fire a few days earlier. That same day, two players, NaOnka Mixon and “Purple Kelly” Shinn, announced that were planning on quitting the game. Hoffman, who had almost quit the game herself on Day Five, was now one of the castaways instrumental in trying to convince Shinn and Mixon to stay in the game. The two of them would end up quitting anyway.

At the Final Four, Hoffman was aligned with [[Chase Rice]] and Matthew “Sash” Lenahan, and the three of them were planning on eliminating [[Jud Birza|Jud “Fabio” Birza]]. But when Birza won immunity, the three men, all of whom were original members of La Flor, joined together in eliminating Hoffman. She would finish the game fourth place overall, as the ninth jury member, the last female standing, and the last original Espada member standing. At the Final Tribal Council, she cast her vote for Rice to win the game, although Birza would end up winning the title of Sole Survivor.

At the reunion show, Hoffman made amends with Lembo, by giving him a pair of [[ostrich leather|ostrich boots]] to replace the shoes which she had destroyed in [[Nicaragua]].<ref>''Survivor: Nicaragua'' reunion show, CBS, December 19, 2010</ref>

==Motivational speaking==
After ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' aired, series host [[Jeff Probst]] commended Hoffman for her turnaround over the course of the game, saying that he had never seen anyone “do a 180” like that.<ref name=cp /> He also told her directly that she would do well as a public speaker.<ref name=kelo /> Inspired, she started giving speeches in 2011, and soon after formed her own company, Inner Depth LLC, to market her [[motivational speaking]] skills.<ref name=hervoice /> In 2012, she wrote a book about her life experiences, entitled ''Your Winner Within''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bahr|first1=Jeff|title='Survivor' has written a book|url=http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2012-07-19/entertainment/32751965_1_motivational-book-survivor-contestant-hoffman/2|accessdate=December 15, 2015|work=Aberdeen News|publisher=Aberdeen News|date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> The [[foreword]] was penned by her former ''Survivor'' tribemate, [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]].<ref name=kelo />

==Bibliography==
*''Your Winner Within''; Throne Publishing Group, 3rd Edition (2013) [original publication 2012], {{ISBN|978-0-988-17441-2}}
*''The Specialist: The Costa Rica Job'' (foreword): book written by Charles Peterson Sheppard; AuthorHouse (2013), {{ISBN|978-1-480-80019-9}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://hollyhoffman.org Official Website]

==See also==
*''[[Survivor: Nicaragua]]''

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