Nadiya Anderson

Nadiya Anderson is a contestant from.

Profile
Name: Nadiya Anderson (28)

Tribe Designation: Coyopa

Relationship to Significant Castaway: Natalie's twin sister

Current Residence: Edgewater, N.J.

Occupation: Crossfit Coach, Project Coordinator Bridge2Peace

Personal Claim to Fame: Being on “Amazing Race” twice, (woohoo) but getting kicked off first. (boooooo!)

Inspiration in Life:  My Parents, they always encourage me to be a bad ass.

Hobbies: Crossfit, Traveling with my twinnie and being a beach bum.

Pet Peeves: Stupid girls that rely on boys

 3 Words to Describe You: Bad ass, crazy and carefree

If you could have 3 Things to the Island what would they be: 1) Barbells 2) Macbook 3) Ben and Jerry's half baked Froyo

SURVIVOR contestant You are Most Like: A mixture of Sarah and Cliff.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Show me the Money honey.

Why You Think You'll "Survive" SURVIVOR: I can thug it out!

Why You think You'll Be the Sole Survivor: I think I will be the sole survivor because of my physical and my mental resilience. My ability to stay positive in situations and being a strong, resourceful, and vital teammate/ Tribe mate is going to enable me to make through the game!

What Does it Mean to You Survivor with Loved One:  Playing Survivor with me is so exciting, it's the ultimate adventure and test our relationship! Being separated from Natalie while playing the game is going to push us to our limits.

Trivia

 * Nadiya and her sister Natalie are the only contestants to first appear on The Amazing Race and then appear on Survivor.
 * Nadiya is one of thirteen castaways, along with Rob Mariano, Keith Tollefson, John Palyok, Amber Brkich, Ethan Zohn, Richard Hatch, Hayden Moss, Jenna Morasca, Twila Tanner, Jon Dalton, Whitney Duncan and Natalie Anderson, to compete on another reality show besides Survivor.
 * She and Natalie are the third and fourth castaways to compete on another reality show before appearing on Survivor. The first were Whitney and Hayden.
 * Nadiya & twin Natalie share their birthday with Ruth-Marie Milliman.