Netflix reality survival game show Surviving Paradise placed twelve hopefuls into a villa in a secluded idyllic location, then quickly evicted half of them as part of the game’s premise. The poor saps that got the boot from the villa had to work their socks off to get back in, surviving in the wilderness on a paltry diet, building alliances, and hoping to be the last person standing by the end of the series, winning a large cash prize. One of the winners was Lellies Santiago.
Santiago would become one of the finalists on the reality show, making great connections and using her charm to win votes. Lellies is a New York-based model, actress, and TV personality, who modeled from a young age, as early as ninth grade, and found herself involved in many catwalk-based activities, eventually appearing on the cover of LA magazine Voyage LA.
With aspirations in the world of fashion, she would go on to launch her own line of clothing, which she hopes will also inspire a community of like-minded women.
Lellies was one of the players that were banished from the villa in the first episode, and worked hard to survive the experience, living for a week on a minimal amount of food, usually rice, and forming alliances that would see her emerge victorious.
Basically, the end of the competition saw Lellies and Linda trying to win votes from the eliminated players, in the hope of being crowned the winner of the show, and although Linda would receive the most votes, she would end up splitting the prize money with Lellies.
Lellies would launch her own clothing brand called BBDC, which is based in Los Angeles, California. The brand, “Bad Bitches Don’t Crease”, was launched on her birthday in July 2023.
She is very active on social media and has a TikTok account and Instagram page that you can peruse along with her other 102k followers @lelliessantiago.
It has been suggested that Lellies is currently in a romantic relationship with Kris Kasanova, however, this is only a rumor at the time of writing.
On October 20th, 2023, Lellies was at 333 Lounge in Brooklyn to celebrate the show that premiered that night on Netflix, along with friends in a special meet and greet.
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