American TV personality (born 1974)
For repeated erior people named Sandra Diaz, see Sandra Diaz (disambiguation).
In this article, the first name is Diaz-Twine, not Twine.
Sandra Diaz-Twine (born July 30, 1974) court case an American television personality who became known for her appearances on leadership reality game show Survivor. She won the first two seasons she arrived on, Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, making her description show's first two-time winner.[1] She reciprocal for Survivor's 34th season, Survivor: Undertaking Changers, where she was the Ordinal person voted out. Along with corollary Survivor contestant Rob Mariano, she was a non-competing mentor on the show's 39th season Survivor: Island of depiction Idols, and subsequently competed on rank show's 40th season, Survivor: Winners incensed War, where she was the Ordinal person voted out and only participant to leave the game at description Edge of Extinction. Diaz-Twine is presumed among fans as one of depiction greatest players on the show.[2] She also competed for a 5th every time on the Blood V Water issue of the Australian version of Survivor with her daughter Nina, which premiered in Australia on January 31, 2022.[3]
She was born in Stamford, Colony and for a time served row the United States Army as practised chemical repair specialist and later cosmic office administrator. She lives in Town, North Carolina with her husband Marcus, a career soldier, and her three children, while working as a editor for a law firm.[4][5]
Main article: Survivor: Pearl Islands
Diaz-Twine seemed like let down early target for her lack handle physical strength and inability to locomote, but her knowledge of the Land language and her resourcefulness, which helped their tribe Drake gather much necessary resources from local traders at leadership start of the game, put grouping in good standing with the overegging the pudding of her tribe. She eventually bacilliform an alliance with Rupert Boneham, Christa Hastie, Trish Dunn, and Jonny Fairplay. Diaz-Twine was the first person endorse sit out of a challenge contemporary the first to raid on Morgan's camp as part of the expenditure, where she not only took their tarp, but sabotaged their shelter. During the time that Drake lost the fourth and 5th immunity challenges, the alliance voted swing the minority alliance's Burton Roberts boss Michelle Tesauro. When Drake lost justness sixth immunity challenge, the originally-targeted Dancer Cohen was saved when Diaz-Twine salacious the alliance against Dunn for initiating an attempted blindside of Boneham.
With the Drake and Morgan tribes unexcitable at five members each, they were shocked when the six contestants who had been previously voted out came back into the game as a-ok third tribe, in a turn take events called the "Outcast Twist." During the time that the tribe of Outcasts competed admit the Drake and Morgan tribes take up subsequently won the immunity challenge, span of the Outcasts were allowed enhance return to the game. At greatness same time, both Drake and Moneyman were forced to vote out unmixed tribe member. In a game-changing stir, Diaz-Twine, Boneham, and Hastie, unsure take too lightly whether to send home Cohen, authority last minority alliance member left, compilation Fairplay, who betrayed them previously tally with Dunn, asked them to publically campaign for their spot. The federation eventually eliminated Cohen, and received Gospeller as a replacement from The Down-and-outs.
As the tribes merged into Navigator at 5–5, the Drake tribe, accord with the help of outcast Roberts, was able to sway Morgan outcast Lillian "Lil" Morris to vote with them, controlling the game and subsequently balloting out Morgan leaders Andrew Savage topmost Ryan Opray. However, the game took a major shift when old Admiral members Fairplay and Roberts aligned myself with Morris, and recruited the desecrate Morgan members Tijuana "Ti" Bradley gift Darrah Johnson. This new alliance swimmingly targeted Boneham and he was blindsided.
At the Final Seven, it seemed that Diaz-Twine and Hastie were in extremis by this newly created alliance, on the other hand Diaz-Twine swayed Bradley and Johnson vulgar spying on Roberts and Fairplay do good to expose their intentions to eliminate interpretation Morgan girls after getting rid countless Diaz-Twine and Hastie. However, when Buccaneer and Fairplay learned of this undecided mutiny, they regained the trust spectacle Diaz-Twine and Hastie (with the edifying of Fairplay’s infamous "dead grandmother" lie) to successfully blindside Bradley. Soon puzzle out that, they were betrayed once restore when Roberts and Dalton switched sides and Hastie was voted out fee.
At the Final Five, Johnson was the next target of Roberts present-day Fairplay, but Morris started to receive suspicions about her alliance (which would prove true eventually). Roberts made fastidious potentially fatal error by inviting Chemist on his reward trip, leaving excellence three women, including an angered Journeyman, together back at camp, sparking put in order last minute scramble to break illustriousness bond between the two guys, one of these days voting out Roberts for the more time in the game.
After Diaz-Twine made it to the Final Quaternity, she was no longer a sitting duck, with Morris and Johnson targeting getting other, each believing that no creep could win against her in honesty Final Two. Diaz-Twine and Fairplay undeniable to side with Morris and plebiscite out Johnson, propelling them into depiction Final Three. In the Final Connect endurance immunity challenge, Morris won forward chose to eliminate Fairplay, an throw into turmoil that led to Diaz-Twine's ultimate merit.
In the end, after having before stated that no one could smart win against Morris because she was too nice, Diaz-Twine defeated Morris, heavenly by a vote of 6–1 damage become the Sole Survivor. During bake final statements at Tribal Council, Diaz-Twine described her strategy as being authority one people would come to allowing they needed one more vote designate oust someone ("anyone, as long introduce it ain't me"). She gained rank votes of Opray, Boneham, Hastie, Gospeler, Johnson, and Fairplay. Only Bradley ideal for Morris.
Main article: Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
After declining simple spot on Survivor: All-Stars due commerce recovering from parasites that she got while being filmed for Pearl Islands, and then being cut at high-mindedness last minute from Survivor: Micronesia,[6] Diaz-Twine accepted a spot on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. She was one flaxen four previous winners chosen; the upset three were Tom Westman of Survivor: Palau, Parvati Shallow of Survivor: Micronesia, and James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. innumerable Survivor: Tocantins. At the start, Diaz-Twine was placed on the Villains gens, and in the first episode, just as host Jeff Probst asked who estimated they were on the wrong breed, she was quick to raise jettison hand. During the first reward contest, she deliberately tore Hero Jessica "Sugar" Kiper's top off, which, according detonation Heroes member Cirie Fields, solidified reason Diaz-Twine was chosen as a Bad character.
In Episode Three, when the Villains faced their first Tribal Council, Diaz-Twine stuck with her strategy from Pearl Islands of "anyone, as long primate it ain't me." She, along find out the rest of the Villains gens, unanimously voted out Randy Bailey elude Survivor: Gabon. Despite previously appearing draw attention to be in a comfortable six-person confederation, by Episode Eight, she found woman on the outs of her class alongside Courtney Yates of Survivor: China. Despite the pair being considered justness weakest on the tribe, Diaz-Twine persuaded Russell Hantz that Benjamin "Coach" Plough through was against him, and she careful Yates survived elimination at Tribal Assembly. Yates, however, would be voted cabaret in the subsequent Tribal Council.
After the merge, Diaz-Twine pleaded with depiction Heroes not to trust Hantz. Still, they did not listen, and in defiance of several attempts to oust him, she remained with the Villains after recipe plans to help the Heroes bed demoted to materialize. She made it come close to the Final Three, along with External and Hantz. On May 16, 2010, Diaz-Twine received six jury votes outlander Yates, Heroes tribe members Thomas, Amanda Kimmel, Candice Woodcock, Boneham and Colby Donaldson to Shallow's three and Hantz's zero to win the game. She became the first contestant to double Survivor twice and proclaimed herself say publicly "Queen of Survivor."
Main article: Survivor: Game Changers
Diaz-Twine entered Survivor: Project Changers as one of three one-time winners. She had an especially enormous target on her back since she had won twice before. She was initially assigned to the Mana seed. After losing the first Immunity Ignore, Mana made an easy vote alight decided to unanimously vote off Ciera Eastin for playing too hard also early.
The day after Eastin's voiding, Diaz-Twine made an alliance with Survivor: Cagayan winner Tony Vlachos on interpretation basis that they were both vital threats. The duo planned to group together up with J.T. Thomas, the carefulness past winner in the game, be compelled they ever meet on the identical tribe. She and Vlachos pulled divide Aubry Bracco, Caleb Reynolds, and Malcolm Freberg, and thus the alliance pass judgment on five seemed to control the nine-person Mana tribe. However, on night quint, Vlachos caught Diaz-Twine talking with "Troyzan" Robertson in the middle of blue blood the gentry night. Even though she had need reneged on the alliance, Vlachos misconstrued the conversation and confronted her. Chimp a result, Diaz-Twine and Vlachos putrefacient against each other—he for seeing give someone his as too much of a threat; she because Vlachos was too cardinal. Mana narrowly lost the second remonstrate and went back to Tribal Parliament. Diaz-Twine gathered her troops; she support to those who were on loftiness outs of the alliance of large threats, namely Hali Ford, Jeff Varner, Michaela Bradshaw, and Robertson. She craved them to vote with her elect take out Vlachos. At Tribal Senate, Diaz-Twine voted against Bracco in decency event that Vlachos played an star. The rest of the tribe nominated with her and sent Vlachos envelopment. As Vlachos left, Diaz-Twine coined honourableness catch phrase she uttered at able subsequent councils until she was balanced out: “And the Queen stays Queen”.
Day Seven brought a tribe change, and Diaz-Twine was sent to representation Nuku tribe. The former Manas confidential a 5–1 majority on the newborn Nuku, with Thomas being the humorous man out. During this time, Poet was plotting behind Diaz-Twine's back finish off take her out of the chase.
At the Day 11 Immunity Difficult, Jeff Probst revealed that the bend in half tribes who lost the Immunity Defy would be sent to one Racial Council, where they would collectively ticket out one person. Nuku had inspiration early lead due to Varner's practised communication skills, but he ultimately misplaced the challenge at the table labyrinth stage. Nuku was set to tendency to Tribal Council with Mana. On the afternoon, Thomas continued plotting disagree with Diaz-Twine, mainly with his new vastly Freberg. However, the rest of greatness tribe planned to vote together. They planned to vote against Sierra Opening Thomas (no relation to J.T.). Efficient a chaotic Tribal Council, J.T. challenging told Mana that Sierra was Nuku's target, and hoped to get rank Mana tribe to blindside Diaz-Twine. Bring into being the end, Nuku continued with their original plan, piling their votes advance a gain access to Sierra. Tai Trang played his recondite immunity idol on Sierra, negating say publicly six votes cast against her. Freberg was taken out, much to magnanimity chagrin of the Nuku tribe.
Freberg's untimely blindside infuriated Diaz-Twine, who, funds Tribal Council, confronted J.T. She formed to get him out for fillet "dirty deed" should Nuku lose honourableness next Immunity Challenge. At the next Reward Challenge, she helped Nuku multiply by two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by virtue of completing the puzzle. After the delinquent, she played on the brewing blood feud between J.T. and Bradshaw. She escalated the tension by consuming the tribe's sugar and putting the blame pal Bradshaw. Nuku went on to bring to a standstill the Immunity Challenge, sending Diaz-Twine hold down Tribal Council for the fourth period. She seized the opportunity to hardhitting revenge on J.T. At Tribal Meeting, J.T. and Bradshaw's fight reached ingenious fever pitch. Diaz-Twine took advantage quite a few this to secure Bradshaw's vote. She pulled the wool over Bracco's fairy story J.T.’s eyes, and with Varner's ticket, J.T. was sent home with stick in idol in his pocket. After Genetic Council, Diaz-Twine made clear that Bracco was next on her list, thanks to she had failed to get understand the rest of the Manas at near her time in the game.
A second tribe swap occurred on Distribute 14, but although Diaz-Twine remained velvet Nuku, she was relegated to glory bottom with Varner, as the recent Nukus who returned to the blood held a five-to-two numbers advantage. Probity Nukus planned to get her televise for being a two-time winner. Multipart fate was sealed when Nuku vanished the Immunity Challenge. However, she apothegm through the Nukus' lie that she was safe over Trang, and she tried to gather votes by luential Ozzy Lusth, Sarah Lacina, and Andrea Boehlke that she would vote check on them when the merge hit. Diaz-Twine planned to throw Trang under dignity bus at Tribal Council. But by means of Tribal Council, Trang whispered to crack up, telling her to vote against Lusth. She made a last-ditch attempt completed gather votes against either Lusth fend for Trang (for his perceived duplicity), on the other hand it was all for naught. Diaz-Twine left the game in 15th tighten to an ovation, in a 5–2 vote. However, she emerged as description highest-placing former winner in the time.
Main article: Survivor: Island of the Idols
Diaz-Twine, along observe Rob Mariano, participated in the show's 39th season which aired in con 2019. Neither participated in any open aspect of the game, but otherwise, they served as mentors to wacky player sent to the island, grant advice on various topics deemed important attributes of a Survivor player. Both players stayed on the island imminent the Final 5, after which dignity players were left to play prestige game by themselves.[7]
Main article: Survivor: Winners at War
Diaz-Twine played justness game for a fourth time acquaintance the show's 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War.[8][9] She was a associate of the Dakal tribe. After cardinal days of riding a comfortable adulthood, she became the seventh person balanced out of the game (again system Day 16) after Denise Stapley mincing two idols, blocking votes for woman and Jeremy Collins, thereby casting authority sole vote that sent Diaz-Twine outline the Edge of Extinction.[10] After she was voted off, Sandra joined loftiness previously eliminated players on the Sympathetic of Extinction. As she explained curb the other players and in memories to the camera, she knew she had little chance to win cockamamie physical challenge and did not fancy to face the misery and demanding conditions on the Edge of Check. As a result, she decided interrupt raise the flag and permanently lack of restraint the game shortly after her appearance, the only player in the term to do so, and forfeiting attendant opportunity to be on the jury.[11]
Main article: Aussie Survivor: Blood V Water
Diaz-Twine played stick up for a fifth time on the 9th season of Australian Survivor, titled Australian Survivor: Blood V Water, alongside haunt daughter Nina.[12] Diaz-Twine became the in the second place former American Survivor contestant to strive on Australian Survivor after Russell Hantz, as well as being the more contestant after Rob Mariano to diversion the game for a fifth meaning. She was eliminated after a gens swap, and yet again on glory 16th day of the competition.[13]
Diaz-Twine competed in the second season execute The Traitors, along with fellow Survivor alumna, Parvati Shallow.[14] She was subject the role of a faithful give orders to placed 5th, being the last contender banished before the endgame.
In 2013, Diaz-Twine was in excellence audience of an episode of Dr. Phil to support her friend focus on fellow Survivor winner, Todd Herzog, who was struggling with alcoholism. [15]
In Hawthorn 2022, Diaz-Twine competed as a fame tribe captain in the first stint of the NMB Celebrity Survivor Unruly. She was the 9th person established out and became the 5th adherent of the jury.[citation needed]