Purple Kelly Shinn
You get to milk your own milk, I guess. Survivor 21, E7
Played on
28 days played
Game record
Vote alignment86%of 7 ballots
85th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Nursing Student Hometown Mesa, Arizona
Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Kelly Shinn's one season ended on the jury: they quit on Survivor 21: Nicaragua after 28 days. Before that, Shinn cast 7 tribal council votes in Survivor 21, 6 with the majority.
Get to know Purple Kelly Shinn
Purple Kelly Shinn's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- Successfully completing my first two years of pre-med/nursing classes at the University of Hawaii. On a smaller scale, I also look at winning homecoming queen as one of my greatest accomplishments.
- Hobbies
- Surfing, wake boarding, go-kart racing.
- Pet peeves
- Dirty fingernails.
- Inspiration
- My dad. He has a beautiful heart and is the hardest worker I know.
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck because she played with smarts and integrity.
- Why they wanted to play
- It is the opportunity of a lifetime. People dream to do things as great as this.
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 Kelly Shinn in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nicaragua Season 21, 2010 | Quit | 28 of 39 days
| La Flor Libertad | 0 | 5 |
Castaway network
Purple Kelly Shinn’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 19
- castaway connections
- 12
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 1
- returning player
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 17 castaways
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Nicaragua 17 castaways View cast
- Alina Wilson Shared a tribe1 season
- Ben Henry Shared a tribe1 season
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Chase Rice Shared a tribe1 season -
Dan Lembo Shared the cast1 season -
Holly Hoffman Shared the cast1 season -
James Tarantino Shared the cast1 season -
Jane Bright Shared a tribe1 season -
Jill Behm Shared a tribe1 season -
Jimmy Johnson Shared the cast1 season -
Kelly Bruno Shared a tribe1 season -
Marty Piombo Shared a tribe1 season -
Matthew Lenahan Shared a tribe1 season -
NaOnka Mixon Shared a tribe1 season -
Shannon Elkins Shared a tribe1 season -
Tyrone Davis Shared the cast1 season -
Wendy-Jo DeSmidt-Kohlhoff Shared the cast1 season -
Yve Rojas Shared the cast1 season