Netflix’s reality survival game show Surviving Paradise turned the tables on the players involved when they expected to be placed in a luxury island villa but suddenly realized that the game would see half of them evicted as part of the game’s premise. The evictees were forced to survive in the wilderness as they tried to regain entry to the house. As players were eliminated, the goal was to make it to the finale, with a chance to win a big cash prize, and the show’s format would see Linda Okoli as one of the finalists trying to survive the elimination process. If you’re wondering where she is now, we have some answers for you.
Eliminations came fast and furious and in the end, the connections and alliances formed would shape the show’s final episode. Eva would cast the final vote and after being eliminated would face a tough choice, choosing Alex to go. This meant that Linda would go through to the final.
Linda would vote for Hayley to leave the villa, leaving four finalists in there.
Nigerian-born winner Linda Okoli attended Baylor University, working as an office assistant until 2015.
Linda would acquire a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Baylor University and continue her personal development. In 2018, she completed her real estate education at the Champions School of Real Estate.
After a stint at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Linda would graduate with honors.
Numerous jobs would follow, but Linda would find herself working in entertainment at the radio station KTSU 90.9 FM where for the last two years she has reported the sports and entertainment news.
Linda lives in the Greater Houston area of Texas, and still works in entertainment, including her job at the radio station.
However, Linda does have another role and worked as a self-employed Digital Content Creator for LifeOnLOC Services.
She celebrated her 30th birthday in September 2023.
Lindo Okoli from ‘Surviving Paradise’ (Credit – Netflix)
What happened between Linda and Lellies on Surviving Paradise?
A mid-season twist of the Netflix show saw the prize money being raised to two hundred thousand dollars, and this would play a part in the season finale.
By the end of the contest. the final vote that would decide the winner would fall to the eliminated players. This would result in Linda winning the final vote, earning her the prize money.
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However, the show was not satisfied with the outcome and threw another twist her way. In a shock announcement, Linda was given the chance to split the money with any other player. Piling on the drama, Linda did not have to split the money, and if she didn’t, then it was increased to a quarter of a million bucks.
Linda would then explain that she was very close with Alex and Lellies, leading to her splitting the money with Lellies, despite many of the other players hoping she would take the money and run.
After deliberating the choice, she would choose to split it with Lellies, saying that her aim in life was to empower other women and that ambition would begin by splitting the cash prize with Lellies.
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