Sandra Diaz-Twine

Sandra Diaz-Twine is the winner of Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

Regarded as one of the game's most devious players, she holds the distinction as Survivor's first and only two-time winner, and only played twice. She became renowned for her "as long as it ain't me" strategy where she constantly deflects the vote away from her, working with friends as well as enemies to keep herself in the game, her adaptability through out the game moving from alliance to alliance with relative ease, and being strong in tribal council. She is also known for her sassy and tell it like it is attitude, gaining the nickname "Sassy Sandra." Coincidentally, despite winning the game twice, Diaz-Twine never won an Individual Challenge.

Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Sandra Diaz-Twine currently lives in Ft. Lewis, Washington with her husband, Marcus, and their two children, Tatiana, 8, and Alanna, 6. She is employed as a senior office associate with the Army and Air force Exchange Service. Prior to her current employment, she served as a chemical repair specialist with the United States Army. She also previously worked in the mailroom of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and in customer service at a clothing store. Her favorite hobbies are fishing and camping. She describes herself as adventurous, dedicated and a team player. She is most proud of having graduated from community college where she received an Associates Degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville Community College in North Carolina. Her favorite sport is volleyball. Her mother is her hero because she has always been committed to and made sacrifices for her children. She thinks her mother is the bravest, kindest, most loving person and an inspiration. She believes she's a contender for SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS because of her ability to improvise and feels her small knowledge of hunting will be an asset to the tribe. She also thinks she's a good provider and possesses good field skills. Her birth date is July 30, 1974.

Survivor: Pearl Islands
Sandra started out on the Drake tribe. Early on, she proved herself an asset when her knowledge of the Spanish language helped her tribe get a huge advantage in the Panamanian village where she helped secure a huge deal for her tribe in provisions and food.

Post-Survivor
For winning two times, Sandra was inducted into the Survivor Hall of Fame, along with Rupert Boneham, Russell Hantz, Richard Hatch, Rob Mariano and Parvati Shallow.

Trivia

 * Sandra is the first and only person to win the game twice.
 * In the two seasons she competed her original alliance was eliminated, and she was able to infiltrate the opposing alliance to make it to the final and win.
 * Colby Donaldson is the only player to vote for Sandra and have his vote count.
 * Jeff Probst refers to her as "the lippiest mother we've ever had on the show."
 * Sandra is one of two Villains to never receive a vote pre merge, the other being Danielle DiLorenzo. Danielle was the first Villain out post merge and Sandra was the eventual winner.
 * Sandra stated in Loose Lips Sink Ships that she wanted to save Rupert by giving him her idol but she didn't want to "pull an Erik and get herself eliminated".
 * Sandra is one of seven winners (along with Ethan Zohn, Rob Mariano, Jenna Morasca, Tom Westman, Richard Hatch and Tina Wesson) to play more than once and not be a member of the jury in any season.
 * Sandra is one of two returnees (along with Jenna Morasca) to not be voted out or have their torch snuffed in any season.
 * She is the fourth winner to not get any votes in Tribal Council (in Pearl Islands).
 * Both merged tribes Sandra was on had black as their colour.
 * In the Heroes vs. Villains finale, all the Heroes on the jury voted for Sandra.
 * Sandra is the first Hispanic-American contestant to win Survivor.
 * Both times she competed, Sandra has received six Jury votes to win.
 * Was inducted into Xfinity's Survivor Hall of Fame in 2010.
 * Lovingly refers to host Jeff Probst as Jeffy-poo in interviews.
 * Sandra's win on Pearl Islands broke the Sole Survivor male-female pattern of the first seasons.
 * Sandra was asked to come back for Survivor: All-Stars but declined because she was recovering from parasites from Survivor: Pearl Islands. Sandra would later return for Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains where she would become the first two-time Survivor winner.
 * Sandra was also cut at the last minute from Survivor: Micronesia.
 * Sandra is the only female winner to play a near "perfect" game of Survivor. Tijuana Bradley's jury vote for Lillian at Pearl Islands' final tribal council prevented Sandra from doing so.
 * Sandra was the only person who was not voted out in Pearl Islands, because the runner-up, Lillian, had returned to the game after being voted out due to the Outcast Twist.
 * Sandra is one of the four season winners (along with Amber Mariano, Parvati Shallow, and J.T. Thomas) to compete in more than one season, and make it to the Top 10 in every season they compete in.