Janelle Pierzina
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Janelle Marie Pierzina (born January 10, 1980), also credited as Janelle Perzina, was a contestant on the sixth season of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother, where she has been seen by well over 8 million viewers at a time[1].
Her home is in Miami Beach, Florida. She is originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Janelle was "Head of Household" during weeks 7 and 10 and veto-holder in weeks 7 and 9. She also won the second and third "America's Choice" votes, which were a phone call from a loved one (prior contestant and love interest Michael) and a visit to the set of Two and a Half Men, respectively. She also won a "PB&J Pass" which gave her the ability to exempt one houseguest (including herself) from having to eat peanut butter and jelly for the week if they lost the food competition, as well as a trip to the Bahamas with one person of her choosing. Janelle and her alliance "The Sovereign Six", battled with the opposing alliance "The Friendship" throughout the season. Janelle was often criticized by The Friendship, most notably by arguably her biggest rival, fellow contestant and second-place winner Ivette.
Early career
Prior to Big Brother Janelle was an actress and model, with most credits under the spelling "Perzina" not "Pierzina" (with the extra "i").
She modeled and did an extended interview for Xposed magazine. As well, she was named as a SBK World Superbike Calendar Girl by FastDates.com. The most famous publisher of her photos was Playboy, which had Janelle do a photoshoot, which they used in their April/May 2005 Lingerie Special Edition.
Also prior to Big Brother, she was a part of a travel series called Nautical Angels. She was in the pilot for the show. But the pilot and series were never picked up by a broadcaster. The show featured three women ("angels"), who travelled to various tourist destinations, examining the history, culture, and activities of each location. Janelle was the "action angel", trying out different activities of the area. In the pilot, the girls travelled Southeast Asia. Although she did appear in the pilot, so far, the only video of it, appears on the production company's web site, not on TV.
She also had a bit part in the movie Bruce Almighty, which was cut signficantly, but not entirely. As well she appeared briefly as a non-speaking extra in Friends.
Personal life
It was revealed by the The Smoking Gun that just before Pierzine began her run on "Big Brother" she responded to a bench warrant for her arrest that she had been avoiding. She pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of petty theft for stealing merchandise. It was also revealed she had a previous misdemeanor driving while intoxicated conviction.
External links
- Official Website - Janelle's official website
- Official Forum - Janelle's official forum
- CBS - Profile of Janelle.
- Janelle Pierzina at the Internet Movie Database
- Reality TV Magazine (July 04, 2005) - Profile of Janelle.
- Xposed Magazine - Interview with Janelle.
- FastDates.com - Profile of Janelle. Also, there is a brief mention of the Big Brother connection.
- The Smoking Gun - Mug shot and misdemeanor complaint against her.
- Nautical Angels - Profile of Janelle as a hostess on travel show.
