Cashmere

"I'm sorry. I just can't stop crying."

- Cashmere during the victor interviews Cashmere was the female tribute from District 1 who participated in the 64th Hunger Games, in which she became the victor. Her brother Gloss won the previous Games.

Biography
A victor of the 64th Hunger Games, Cashmere was reaped along with her brother Gloss for the third Quarter Quell. She and Gloss both won the Hunger Games in consecutive years when Katniss was younger. She spent some time with Katniss during training making hammocks, and it is implied that she and her brother were friends with the other tributes.

75th Hunger Games


In Catching Fire, Cashmere is first seen at the Reaping in District 1, where she and her brother, Gloss, are reaped to compete again. They both smile proudly and hold hands. Cashmere wore a black jacket with silver cuffs and skinny orange pants with a red pattern on them.

Training
Cashmere trained with her brother at the throwing knives station, where they together eliminated two targets, with only one throw. Katniss said she received a very high score after her private session with the Gamemakers. Katniss also made hammocks with Cashmere and Gloss in the Training Center, where she describes them as polite but cool.

Interview
During Cashmere's interview with Caesar Flickerman, she makes a speech about how she cannot stop crying when she thinks about how the residents of the Capitol must be suffering with the thought of the loss of 23 victors. This is her way to show how betrayed the victors feel about going back to the arena. Before the interview, she told Katniss that she looks ridiculous in her wedding dress. She wore a short sequined silver and pink dress. After Peeta's interview, she then willingly joined hands with the other victors to show their unity against Capitol.

During the Games
Cashmere and her brother proved to be a real threat along with Enobaria and Brutus. She stood on the pedestal by Katniss in the film. She and the other three Careers in their alliance took to the Cornucopia shortly after Finnick, Mags, Katniss and Peeta make their leave. She managed to kill off two of the other tributes, including Seeder and the District 9 Female. She was able to get throwing knives, a combat knife, and a sword from the Cornucopia, and then retreated to the jungle to re-group with the other careers. In the film, Katniss sees Cashmere wielding a sword while assembled in the career pack at the Cornucopia bloodbath.

Death
On Day 2 of the Games, the Careers managed to sneak up on Katniss, Finnick, Peeta, Beetee, Johanna, and Wiress who were strategizing at the Cornucopia. Gloss managed to slit Wiress' throat, causing Katniss and Johanna to attack. In the film, Cashmere comes out the of the water surrounding the cornucopia and it seems that Cashmere plans to attack Katniss with a knife in revenge for killing her brother, but Johanna buries an axe into Cashmere's chest, killing her shortly after Katniss killed Gloss. In the film, her dead body is thrust into the water as the Cornucopia spins. She was placed 10th out of 24.

Mockingjay
In Mockingjay, Cashmere was implied to have been used by President Snow, as she was mentioned along with Finnick and Johanna as victims of prostitution.

Victims
Due to the fact that Cashmere was a Career Tribute, it is likely she killed many tributes during her original Hunger Games. In the film she killed the District 9 Female, and also Seeder, by throwing a knife to her neck.

Family
"There's the classically beautiful brother and sister from District 1 who were victors two consecutive years when I was little."

- Katniss on Gloss and Cashmere. Cashmere's brother, Gloss, was also a tribute in the 75th Hunger Games, as well as a victor from an earlier year. They were known to have a strong relationship, although Cashmere seemed to have control over Gloss, and they fought side by side until the very end. No other family is mentioned.

Physical description
Cashmere and her brother Gloss were both described as being classically beautiful. She was noted to have long blonde hair, cascading in curls. It is probable that she and Gloss were physically stronger than most of the other victors, being relatively young and from District 1. It should be noted that it is implied that Cashmere was a victim of prostitution by President Snow, alluding to her physical attractiveness.

It is implied that Cashmere shared a resemblance to another District 1 tribute, Glimmer, with her green eyes and flowing blonde curls, though this may be because in District 1 this is fairly common.

Portrayal
Stephanie Leigh Schlund portrayed Cashmere in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Trivia

 * It is possible that Cashmere and Gloss were the mentors to Glimmer and Marvel from the 74th Hunger Games.
 * Cashmere and Gloss are the only known brother and sister who have won the Hunger Games.
 * Cashmere was the only District 1 tribute from the 74th & 75th Hunger Games not to be killed by Katniss, as Cashmere was killed by Johanna.
 * Cashmere's death differed from the film. In the film, Johanna buried an axe in her chest but in the book Johanna kills her by throwing an axe.
 * She and Glimmer share the same hair and eye color, due to the fact that most people from District 1 have blonde hair and green eyes.
 * Enobaria, Gloss, Cashmere and Finnick Odair consecutively won the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th Hunger Games respectively.

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