Sue Smey

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sue Smey

• Sue Smey once shared in a media conversation that she spent her summers on an island with generations of her family.

• Her grandmother was born on the island.

• Sue Smey grew up in poverty, with no drinking water, hot showers, or heat. Her family had to walk for miles to fetch water from a well.

• While bathing, they would use soap and shampoo, then they jumped into the river to wash themselves.

• When Sue Smey was a kid, her grandparents owned an outhouse on the island.

• When she was 21 years old, she left her family.

• Sue Smey is unmarried but has been in a relationship for 15 years.

• In 2022, her mother performed at Summer Savoyards 2022 ‘HMS Pinafore’ musical night at Binghamton University.

  

• In 2024, during the television reality show Survivor 47, which aired on CBS, Sue Smey described herself as a sigma female and an introvert.

• She shared that she always wanted to be a champion but did not seek recognition or pats on the back. She believed in being powerful but treated others with kindness and humility.

  

• Sue Smey is a professional pilot and owns Whiskey Foxtrot Aviation, an airport and flight school, in Lagrangeville, New York.

  

• While talking about her career challenges, she revealed that entering the aviation industry was tough for her. The men in the field initially ignored her, but she survived and started a successful flight school.

  

• Sue Smey shared her love for the television reality show Survivor. It began with the first episode. She was attracted to the challenges and survival concept of the show and dreamed that she would be on the show someday.

• When her daughter was seven years old, she helped Sue Smey in creating a casting video, but she never sent it.

• Later, her daughter was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.

• On the show Survivor 47, Sue Smey shared that Jeff Probst had helped her sick daughter during that challenging period.

• In 2024, she was the oldest contestant on the television reality show Survivor 47.

• During the show, Sue Smey became the oldest woman to win an individual Immunity Challenge by earning the Immunity Necklace in the episode ‘He’s All That’ at the age of 59.

• Reportedly, she is the highest-ranking member of the Tuku tribe.

• Skiing is her favourite recreational activity.