Alina Wilson

Alina Wilson is a contestant from .
Starting out on the younger La Flor tribe, Alina was soon relegated to the minority after her ally Shannon Elkins was voted out, and was next on the La Flor Alliance's hit-list for the strategic threat she posed. However, she and remaining ally Kelly Bruno managed to avoid the hot seat thanks to several immunity wins followed by a timely tribe switch that sent her to the Espada tribe. Ultimately, she was unable to recoup from losing her allies pre-merge and her status as an outcast, and became the first post-merge boot as well as the first member of the jury.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Name: Alina Wilson (23)
Tribe: 
Current Residence: Downey, Calif.
Occupation: Art Student at California State University (Fullerton)
Personal Claim to Fame: Finishing a six day, 30 mile hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains after almost having my finger bitten off by a dog on the first night. No stitches, no emergency room.
Inspiration in Life: Paris Hilton... just kidding. I hate this question because I am moved and inspired by a lot of people.
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, scuba diving, swimming, cycling, photography, scrapbooking.
Pet Peeves: People who love the sound of their own voice and people who call me "hun" or "sweetie."
3 Words to Describe You: Creative, determined, sweet.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: I'm like Stephenie because I am super competitive and athletic, Ozzy because I work really hard and sometimes keep to myself and Amanda because I tend to be too trusting.
Reason for being on Survivor: I want to prove I'm not just a pretty face.
Why you think you will be the Sole Survivor: Because I really want it and no one can mess with me when I set my mind to something.http://web.archive.org/web/20230528233100/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/44283/
==Survivor==
Being one of the younger castaways of the season, Alina was initially placed under the La Flor tribe, with members aging 30 and below. Though branded as one of the strongest females of the season, Alina became an alliance outsider at the beginning.
After La Flor bartered the Medallion of Power to the rival Espada tribe for fishing supplies on Day 1, Alina and Kelly Bruno discovered a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol, though the clue was found to be very difficult to decipher. Though Alina had reservations for Kelly B.'s prosthetic leg (stipulated that Kelly B. might have an easy win should she make it until the end), she was still forced to align with her after finding the clue together.
After La Flor lost the Day 6 Immunity Challenge, Alina and Kelly B. sided with Shannon Elkins to target Brenda Lowe because of her perceived craftiness. With Shannon blindsided, Alina and Kelly B. were left alone to defend themselves against Brenda's alliance. When Brenda and NaOnka Mixon found the Hidden Immunity Idol, NaOnka decided to rant on an unsuspecting Kelly B., much to Alina's chagrin, though their scrambling would have to wait longer because La Flor would eventually win two more successive Immunity Challenges.
After the surprise Day 12 Tribe Switch, Alina, along with Benry Henry, Chase Rice, and enemy NaOnka, were all transferred to the Espada tribe. Upon reaching their new camp, Alina and NaOnka somewhat settled their differences, with the former comforting the latter's emotional distress during a heavy rain. She would remain safe at the next few rounds up until the merge, though she found herself in serious trouble because her remaining closest ally Kelly B. was eliminated back at La Flor.
When the tribes merged in Day 19, NaOnka, reunited with her alliance partners, boldly told Alina that she was being targeted by the tribe. The new Libertad tribe was split between voting for Marty Piombo or Alina. Sash Lenahan asked his alliance to keep Marty around for one more Tribal Council so that he could keep his word on the deal that he made with Marty to give up the Hidden Immunity Idol. NaOnka, who had stolen food from the feast when the tribes merged, confessed that she stole the food and then lied to everyone that Alina was with her when she stole the food. At Tribal Council, Marty became vocal that Jane Bright was the biggest threat to win the game, even going so far as announcing that should Jane reach the Final Tribal Council, that he would vote for her, leaving Jane more driven to eliminate him. Alina on the other hand was campaigning against Marty, because she thought that NaOnka, Chase, and Kelly Shinn had already betrayed Sash and Brenda's alliance and believed that she had Jane, Fabio Birza, and Holly Hoffman on her side. But ultimately, Alina was left with only Jane, sending Alina to the jury in a 10-2 vote. At the Tribal Council where both Kelly S. and NaOnka quit, while everybody was upset, she was upset the most over their quit and was in tears.
At the Final Tribal Council, Alina viewed Fabio as the "ultimate surfer boy", but she wanted to give her vote to a man. She asked Sash to convince her why she should vote for him. Sash said that Fabio was clueless about the game and Chase was wishy-washy and dependent on others. Alina was most pleasantly surprised by Chase. Chase said he was focused on getting himself in a position so that he would not be condemned if his alliance failed. Then, the finalists had an argument about Fabio's strategy and "Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast", which Alina enjoyed because she viewed it as the finalists fighting for the prize. Alina was most impressed by Chase's determination to win and gave her jury vote to him. However, Chase would lose to Fabio by a close 5-4 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=5 	Medallion of Power 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Getting Tanked 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Hay Mate 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Get Barreled 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Seers and Doers 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan=6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	rowspan=6 	Don't Let Your Balls Drop 	Reward 	No 	
5 	Spit It Out 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Kitty Litter 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Kitty Litter 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
7 	Jump Shot 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Cannon Ski-Ball 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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8 	 	Push Me, Pull You 	Immunity 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Alina'sVotes	Voted AgainstAlina
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
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==Post-Survivor==
* Alina married to singer/musician Ryan Welch on August 31, 2013 and is now known as Alina Welch.https://www.ocweekly.com/newlyweds-plan-an-interesting-wedding-reception-at-occca-an-art-show-of-their-work-6453324/
==Trivia==
* Alina actively watched since .https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-alina-wilson-discusses-her-survivor-nicaragua-experience-11685.php
* Alina was voted out in a Tribal Council that breached beyond the standard three-day cycle. The gap between Tribal Councils of  and was four days, the longest gap between two Tribal Councils in successive episodes in the history of the series. This would then be followed by the Tribal Councils in and .
* Alina revealed that she let Kelly Shinn have her scarf after being voted out.
* Alina revealed in a Survivor Oz interview she was asked to return for , but did not make the final cast.
* Alina lost 8 lbs. during her time in .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwdop4Cuig
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Nicaragua Contestants
Category:Nicaragua Jury Members
Category:La Flor Tribe
Category:Libertad Tribe
Category:12th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Nicaragua
Category:1987 births
Category:Living people