'Biggest Loser''s Dina: My Team Chose Friendship Over Strength

Despite the fact that her black team teammate Daniel Wright gained one pound at last Tuesday night's weigh-in , her team chose to send Dina Mercado home, despite a five-pound weight-loss. "I have to say I wasn't too surprised," Dina admits. "Ultimately, my team chose to stick with friendship rather than keeping the team strong. And that's pretty much all I can say about that." Part of Dina's problem was that she and her partner, Rudy Pauls , were split up when the "Losers" were divided into blue and black teams by Tracey Yukich , so she didn't have anyone to stand up for her during the vote. (link)