Desiree Afuye
They could tell I was lying? Survivor 36, E9
Played on
27 days played
Game record
Vote alignment67%of 6 ballots
43rd percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Student Hometown Brooklyn, New York
Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Desiree Afuye lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 36: Ghost Island in the modern era, 27 days in, and went out as the 10th voted out. Afuye's torch went out by an 8-2 vote. Before that, Afuye cast 6 tribal council votes in Survivor 36, 4 with the majority.
Get to know Desiree Afuye
Desiree Afuye's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Hobbies
- Traveling, debating, and binging on YouTube videos.
- Pet peeves
- Complaining.
Alliances fans have named
Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
Fan poll Players
Survivor Hall of Fame: is Desiree Afuye in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghost Island Season 36, 2018 | 10th voted out | 27 of 39 days
| Naviti Malolo Lavita | 10 | 14 |
The vote that sent Desiree Afuye home
Eight of the ten ballots named Desiree Afuye on day 27 of Survivor 36: Ghost Island, an 8-2 vote.
Wendell Holland, Domenick Abbate, Laurel Johnson, Donathan Hurley, Sebastian Noel, Kellyn Bechtold, Michael Yerger and Jenna Bowman
Desiree Afuye voted for Michael Yerger.
Castaway network
Desiree Afuye’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 19
- castaway connections
- 14
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 1
- returning player
Every castaway, by season
Open a season for the complete cast list and the context behind each connection.
Ghost Island 19 castaways 1 winner 1 returning player View cast
- Wendell Holland Shared a tribe2 seasons Winner
- Angela Perkins Shared a tribe1 season
- Bradley Kleihege Shared a tribe1 season
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Brendan Shapiro Shared a tribe1 season -
Chelsea Townsend Shared a tribe1 season -
Chris Noble Shared a tribe1 season -
Domenick Abbate Shared a tribe1 season -
Donathan Hurley Shared the cast1 season -
Jacob Derwin Shared the cast1 season -
James Lim Shared a tribe1 season -
Jenna Bowman Shared a tribe1 season -
Kellyn Bechtold Shared a tribe1 season -
Laurel Johnson Shared the cast1 season -
Libby Vincek Shared the cast1 season -
Michael Yerger Shared a tribe1 season -
Morgan Ricke Shared a tribe1 season -
Sebastian Noel Shared a tribe1 season -
Stephanie Gonzalez Shared the cast1 season -
Stephanie Johnson Shared a tribe1 season