Why the shift? In simplest terms, sheā€™s proven more in this season than any other that hard work will get you far, and having heart with get your even farther. Time and time again, sheā€™s been thrown into the elimination rounds either by voting or by the luck of the draw ā€” and time and time again, sheā€™s come back more determined and headstrong. Sure, sheā€™s had her share of emotional moments, but sheā€™s no longer the ā€œAttention Queenā€ or ā€œcomplainerā€ her fellow competitors once pegged her as. Now, Cara Maria isĀ theĀ force to be reckoned with and sheā€™s gotĀ the support of her fellow vet/once most-hatedĀ ChallengeĀ star CT.
Could you imagine if Theresa walked home with the title? Or worse LAUREL. The horror! WithĀ her big face-off with LaurelĀ coming up this Thursday, broken hand and all, weā€™ve wanted to give a shout to our favorite Challenger. Hereā€™s what we love about our Cara Maria:

SHE HAS AN ETSY SHOP!

In which you canĀ buy original artworkĀ by her and her ex/BFF Abram.

SHEā€™S A TALENTED ARTIST AND DESIGNER.

This was also co-designed by Abram. You twoooo! Itā€™s also vegan and sells for $159.

SHE DRIVES STICK.

SHEā€™S A TOTAL PRANKSTER.

Ā @CaraMariaMTVĀ 
Bad Girl Confessional time: This one time…I went out and bought ex-lax “chocolate chips”…. delicately placed theā€¦beamly.com/users/uu18ff25ā€¦

The wholeĀ confessional reads, ā€œBad Girl Confessional time: This one timeā€¦I went out and bought ex-lax ā€œchocolate chipsā€ā€¦. delicately placed them all over the frosting of a certain delicious chocolate cakeā€¦.. and took away the toilet paper. He deserved it.ā€

SHE HAS A BETTER SENSE OF HUMOR THANĀ THE CHALLENGEĀ EDITORS LET ON.

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SHEā€™S AN EQUESTRIAN.

Great form.

SHEā€™S GOT HER OWN FRAGRANCE.

Fittingly called, ā€œVamp Venom.ā€

SHEā€™S A TOTAL SMARTY PANTS.

She alsoĀ graduated with a psychology degreeĀ and a 3.8 GPA.
Go on with your bad self, Cara. Weā€™re rooting for you!