- A former police officer from Washington DC
- A champion equestrian
- Her favorite television shows are The Sopranos and The Corner, and her favorite motion pictures are Dune and Bram Stoker's Dracula. She prefers oldies rock music. Her favorite sports team is The Washington Redskins, while her favorite game is Scrabble.
- Hershey was the recipient of the 1999 Peninsula Horse Show Association's Annual Sportsmanship Award. For their 2000 season, Hershey was named champion of her Beginner Equitation/Jumping Division.
- Maralyn Hershey spent 26 years with the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., having become one of the first women to be assigned to street patrol. Over the course of her tenure, she was promoted from Sergeant to Lieutenant to Captain and ultimately, Inspector. She retired in May of 1996. During her career, Hershey received over 70 letters of commendation and four Incentive Awards for Outstanding Perfomance of Duty.
- She is a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Virginia Horse Show Association, the American Donkey & Mule Society and the Peninsula Horse Show Association.
- Brought lipstick as her luxury item on "Survivor"
- Started her career in the police in 1970.
- Has goats and a donkey on her farm.
- For her "Survivor" audition, she videotaped herself spending a week living and sleeping inside a trash dumpster.
- Retired and living in Wakefield, Virginia. Does "Survivor" commentary for the Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch. (2004)
- Currently running for Sheriff of Wakefield, Virginia. (October 2007)
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