Shelley & Nici

Shelley Porter and Enicia "Nici" Porter are a Mother/Daughter team on The Amazing Race 25.

Long-time superfans of the show, Shelley & Nici showed immense passion for running the Race, many times becoming fearful of their experience being cut short when facing the threat of elimination. However, they also displayed a volatile dynamic throughout their time on the race, with the mother-daughter tandem often arguing with each other, including once infamously breaking down at a Pit Stop despite not coming in last. Despite this, their knowledge of the Race kept them in the game, though they would occasionally suffer difficulties with navigation. This weakness resurfaced in the sixth leg when Shelley & Nici fell behind early on when they got lost driving around Morocco, putting them far behind the other teams and leading to their elimination in 7th place.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com^[1]

Shelley[]

Name: Shelley Porter
Age: 42
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Connection to your teammate: Mother
Current occupation: Flight attendant
Describe what you do: I get paid to travel around the world and look pretty while doing it. In an emergency I'm also responsible for saving you.
3 words to describe you: Outgoing (usually the life of the party), Confident (I know I can do anything I set my mind to) and persuasive (I can get you to do it my way).
Favorite hobbies: I love reading trashy historical novels, taking long drives to nowhere with my husband and family game nights either at home or at a local bowling alley.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I'm extremely proud of raising children that 1, don't receive therapy and 2, still actively seek out my company.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Wanda Sykes. She has no filter and says what she thinks.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Angelica Pickles. Drama queen with a lot of attitude.
What scares you most about traveling? Even prior to becoming a flight attendant our family traveled frequently. Nothing scares me about traveling. I LOVE IT!
What excites you most about traveling? New sights, sounds, people, food and the adventure of learning your way around some place new.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Hopefully communicate better.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She likes to take pictures of her poop and text them to us (family).
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I would like to visit just about every country in the world because it helps you appreciate our differences culturally and makes you a more well-rounded and empathetic person.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Experience new and difficult challenges that will leave us with lasting memories.

Nici[]

Age: 24
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Connection to your teammate: Daughter
Current occupation: Flight Attendant
Describe what you do: A flight attendant's primary responsibility is to make sure safety regulations on airplanes are followed. They also do what they can to make sure passages are comfortable.
3 words to describe you: Vivacious, human megaphone and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Exercising, dancing and traveling.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Graduating from the Military's intelligence school with only an 11% pass rate.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Angelica Pickles
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Cruella de Vil
What scares you most about traveling? No longer being able to travel.
What excites you most about traveling? New experiences, environments and opportunity.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Complete the transformation for her to see me as a mature equal.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She thinks she's always right.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Australia, because I want to see a real live kangaroo.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? New and interesting challenges to draw us closer together, solidifying our already unbreakable bond.

The Amazing Race 25[]

Race History[]

Shelley & Nici's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → U.S. Virgin Islands	No Detour	Shelley	8 of 11
2	2	U.S. Virgin Islands → United Kingdom	About Face / Pancake Race	No Roadblock	9 of 10
3	3	United Kingdom	Pony Up / Light My Fire	No Roadblock	4 of 9
4	4	United Kingdom → Denmark → Sweden → Denmark	Parking Space / Wedding Cake	Nici	6 of 8
5	5	Denmark → Morocco	Twirl Time / Tea Time	Nici	4 of 8⊂
6	6	Morocco	Camp / Cream	Shelley	7 of 7
				Average	6.33
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team finished in last and was initially to be eliminated, but were saved by the Salvage Pass, Resurrection Card, or The Save The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist

Post Race[]

Trivia[]

Shelley & Nici are the second team of flight attendants, following Christie & Jodi in The Amazing Race 14. They would be followed by Raquel & Cayla in The Amazing Race 33.
- Shelley & Nici are the only team of the 3 to also be related.

External links[]

Interviews[]

Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (11/04/2014): "Shelley on "Horrible Mistake," U-Turn Karma and Nici's Pee Problem"
Rob Cesternino at RHAP (11/04/2014): "Exit Interview with Shelley Porter from the Amazing Race 25"
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (11/04/2014): "Exclusive: Shelley Porter talks The Amazing Race" [Parts 1 & 2]
Elimination Interviews at CBS.com (11/04/2014): "Elimination Interview: Shelley and Nici"
Sheri Block at CTV.ca (11/07/2014): "Mother and daughter team Shelley and Nici say 'Amazing Race' brought them closer"