Dolly Neely was born in Clarion, Pennsylvania. She spent approximately four years living on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, while attending classes and hanging out at the National Press Club (her mother works for the World Bank) where, along the way, she met former Presidents Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton, as well as President George W. Bush. Her overseas journeys have taken her to Germany, England, Uruguay and Argentina.

Neely currently lives at Lake Latonka located in Mercer, Pennsylvania. She is a shepherdess to approximately 40 sheep on her 90-acre farm, having taken over after her grandfather's death in November 2003. Along with taking care of her sheep, she likes to spend her time snow and water skiing, mountain biking, gardening, rifle hunting, trapping for muskrats and beavers and reading the magazine National Rifleman. She is a member of the NRA, loves romance music from the 40s and 50s and says "Seven-Year Itch" is her favorite movie.

Neely is extremely proud that she is true close friends with her mom and both her grandparents and describes herself as smart, worldly, self confident, bossy and sensitive. Neely says that Jesus Christ is her ultimate hero because he is the savior for all. While she would give up her sheep for six months in order to get a $1 million, she wouldn't do anything that would jeopardize her spot in heaven. She believes that she will bring her communication, creativity and practical skills to SURVIVOR:VANUATU and says her motivation for being on the show is to meet new people and experience new things. She says that she could be the Sole Survivor because she has lots of determination and resolve. Her birth date is November 18, 1978.

FAVOURITES
Colors Yellow, green
Scents Tea rose, Burberry Brit
Flowers Oriental Poppy, Bird of Paradise
Board Games Sorry, Pictionary
Video Games Ms Pac Man, Frogger
Sports to Play Basketball, football
Sports Teams LA Lakers, Pittsburgh Pirates
Outdoor Activities Fishing for bass, hunting of any sort
TV Shows Seinfeld, Jeopardy, Green Acres
Movies True Romance, National Lampoon's Vacation
Actors Sean Connery, Harrison Ford
Actresses Marilyn Monroe, Renée Zellweger
Music 50s big band, love songs
Magazines National Rifleman, People, Deer & Deer Hunting
Books/Authors Anything by John Grisham
Cereals Kashi, Go-Lean Crunch, Hemp Plus
Fruits Orange, apple, pineapple
Snack Foods Red Swedish fish
Cookies Snickerdoodles
Candy Bars Whatchamacallit, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Alcoholic Drinks Captain Morgan & Diet Coke
Non-Alcoholic Diet root beer, Welch's grape juice