In honor of the premiere of the 30th season of MTV's The Challenge, I thought we should do something fun while the season is airing. How about we count down the best male and female players to ever step into The Challenge!? Males and Females will have seperate rates. The first group we'll be rating is the group that gets us hot and bothered on this board the most…. The “QUEENS”
Part 1
As diverse as vevmo is I wanted representation from all generations so we’ll be doing something different from the typical Power Ranking threads. We will vote and the poll results will reveal the top 20 female contestants from each of the eras of The Challenge: Golden Age, JKE era, and the "New Age" (Rookie Revolution, etc.) There will be explanations and breakdowns of how I determined the eras and who was apart of which era in my second post. As I reveal results I will be doing a comprehensive breakdown of these females best moments, contributions and impact on the show from their respective eras, before and beyond (ex. everything Aneesa's done over a span of 11 challenges will be acknowledged even though she's OG). Write-ups will be very neutral (no hating on my part). Your commentary is welcomed as well!
Part 2
I will compile the rankings of the top 20 from each era and these girls will make up the “Top 60 Females of The Challenge” (with a bubbling under).
Summary: We're basically seeing how the new girls of the challenge rank amongst each other, how jke girls rank amongst each other, and how the old school girls rank amongst each other. Then results combined will show how the Laurel's, Ashley's and Jenna's of today’s Challenge fare against past legends on an overall scale. So participation in all polls are needed!
What we will vote based on-
Impact: Did they revolutionized the Challenge? Did they have moments? Are/were they relevant?
Competition/Gameplay: Were they good competitors? Were they bad/tragic competitors? (We love a good laugh) Were they politicians? Strategists? Game changers? Ran an alliance or house? stats?
Did they Hook-up?
Did they deliver Drama/Fights?
Popularity: Were they apart of storylines? Contribute to a season(s) success? Were they archetypes, regulars, etc.? Were they in high demand to return? Were they liked or hated, hero, villians, etc.?
Whether you watch for entertainment, competition or both, YOU decide what holds precedence over the other as you rate each contestant 1-10. (1 being they did absolutely nothing for the show or you). And even if theres a chance that results turn out tragic let's just have fun with it lol.
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I'm down for this.
polls are up finally. Let me know what you guys think and let me know if you understand how I broke it down lol
VOted!
Did my votes as well. I like the way it doesn't get into specifics but is just a 1-10 overall ranking. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.
^^Thanks a lot guys!
I'm closing poll #3 at 100 votes. Let's get more respondents from the other two, currently at 75.
poll #2 closed!
Golden Age poll still open until midnight.
All polls closed. Thanks to the 100 voters, members and lurkers. Countdown will start tonight or tomorrow once I get everything straightened out.
A few surprises and some pettiness will def make things interesting and fun
Bubbling Under
No I'm not listing the top 100+ and giving everyone summaries, so I guess that leaves who makes the top 60 more of a mystery. However, here's the bottom 12 women that missed the top 60...
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Actual countdown begins tomorrow: #60-49 (#20-17 from each era) will be revealed
Y'all are dust
Lol. The newbies are all going to be overrated. Stupid casuals.
Melissa, Elka, and Sylvia should be higher :/
The fact that elka and kelley are out already shows this list is DUST
Oh hell no. Melissa should be way higher. Kelley too.
Y'all did these girls dirty af.
When Brianna returns she's gonna break top 10. Rest assured.
20. Irulan
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Memorable moments: "Because you will get dropped!": During Sarah Grey's elimination against Matt, Irulan decided to be petty and go over to the RR side with annoying clappers to cheer on Matt and distract Sarah. Things got heated when Veronica stepped in to grab Irulan, pulled her arm down and Irulan resists, pushes Veronica back and verbally goes in on her. This caused a small rivalry between the two for the rest of the season that resulted in Veronica beating her in a mission showdown.
The witch is dead: After an epic Gauntlet against the Gauntlet Queen Sarah, Irulan was defeated. Since she was seen as a poor sport for her previous antic the RR team being the fake people they were showed their "excitement" for Sarah's win by jumping into the pool just to antagonize Irulan. As Irulan weeps her boyfriend Alton was also pissed off and ready to fight Theo V. This was one of the best moments in Elimination history!
19. Holly S.
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Memorable moments: Frabricated Showmance: On Challenge 2000, Holly was in a showmance with Dan. But it turned out to be made up by producers of the show, all while Dan had a girlfriend back at home.
18. Jamie
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Memorable moments:"Bad girl" tendencies: More so because she was sick of Tonya's self-victimizing and thought she had a better chance at staying in the game if she were to go against someone as unstable as Tonya if she was up for elimination. So Jamie and Shavonda often tried to get Tonya off her game during missions.
17. Kendal
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Memorable moments:Girl Code: Trishelle and Kendal (and Katie) were roommates before entering the Challenge house and Kendall wasted no time hooking up with Trishelle's ex boyfriend Mike the Miz ***oon as Trishelle got an early boot.
Inferno showdown: One of the most intense nights during eliminations; Abram being Abram, David B. streaking, CT vs Leah and of course Mike vs Kendall. That showmance between the two came to an end during Kendal and Leah's battle 'where an emotional Mike openly berated her while she was performing. She proved that she wasn't a doormat and fought back, and won her 3 hour long Inferno.
Era Standing:
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#20. Irulan#19. Holly S.#18. Jamie#17. Kendal
20. Aviv
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Memorable moments:Hang with the Kang: Darrell and Aviv being the only functional team remaining in the final easily earned $125,000 after placing first in the 10-mile race. She managed to keep up endurance wise and solve puzzles quickly.
19. Shauvon
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Memorable moments:Sex on the Balcony: Rumors went around that Shauvon banged CT. This not only pissed off Diem, but these rumors ended up being the root of Adam almost getting his face eaten by CT.
Shauvon punctures her *****: Shauvon was medically evacuated...well, announced she had busted her breast implants and has to quit The Ruins after holding her team back in the daily mission.
18. Ibis
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Memorable moments:She's like an animal: So much for a grueling final, Gauntlet 2 was one of the worse. The events were eating twelve pounds of Roti, a puzzle and a sprint with 250 gold doubloons to bet. Veterans had poor strategy and placed majority of their doubloons on the Roti but failed. Ibis' performance in the final was a key reason the Rookie team won Gauntlet 2. As many of her teammates and Veteran team struggled to get down the Roti, Ibis beasted it.
The wrath of V: Ibis found herself on the opposite end of the mob on The Ruins. Ibis thought she could align herself with Evan, who promised he wouldn't vote her in. Veronica showing her masterful political game was able to sway votes Ibis' way.
17. Brittini
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Memorable moments:Burnt: Brittni had a competitive rivalry with Rachel all season long. Aside from Robin and Ruthie she was the only female that won missions after Rachel. Brittni's triumphant moment was a mission called "Burnt." It was individual, male and female rounds. Each player was suspended from a platform hanging 30ft above a lake, with a pulley system each player had to pull on their designated rope as fast as possible, which will send their flag toward their own barrel and eliminate the slowest player each round until the last player hanging wins. This required hella arm strength and heart, all in which Brittni had because she was victorious against Rachel. Brittini established herself as one of the strongest woman in the house.
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20. Jasmine
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Memorable moments:That's My Girl: Camila and Jonna got into a fight about something, where Camila misnamed Jonna and things escalated quickly Theresa and Jasmine came to the defense of partners they supposedly disliked and got into a heated screaming match that had to be broken up. Rashida came out, she had to be restrained and she punched a random mirror in the room.
Iron Fist: For such a stretched exes pair, Jasmine and her "business associate" Tyrie had a lot of animosity. Jasmine wasn't thrilled to be his partner because he sucks and she also felt like Tyrie was still sprungin' off the kiss they shared on Rivals. Tyrie got tired of her attitude, called her a ***** and Jasmine threw a punch at Tyrie. This incident almost got the pair thrown into the Dome.
19. Nicole R.
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Memorable moments:Crossing Bloodlines: On Rivals 3, multiple teams were on board to send Bananas and Vince into The Jungle. Nicole's partner Dario had other plans, he shook hands with the devil Bananas and Nicole further advanced her team by blowing up Nany and Wes' secret allegiance and masterful plans. Once Nany found out, the two had a big blow-out. The moment ends when the two had to each other in The Jungle and Nicole sent Nany back to the states.
18. Devyn
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Memorable moments:Beauty and the Big Easy: On Seasons (2012) Devyn and Eric became the most bizarre couple of any Challenge but it was actually... cute.
Theresa's Dirty Work: Theresa pulled a power move without getting her hands dirty by convincing the females to vote for Laurel. Deyvon was one of those votes. When Theresa threw away her vote Devyn was angry, and immediately runs to Laurel to make sure Theresa does not get off scot-free. Devyn ended up in position of power again and was convinced by Laurel to get payback and vote in Theresa.
17. Averey
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Memorable moments:On the Bananas Boat: Averey and Johnny were on the same team but in two different alliances. That was totally going to work...not! Johnny rolled with Bananas and Averey's allegiance lied with Wes. Power Couple Wes & Theresa dominated most of the season and couldn't keep Averey around any longer knowing that the pair was playing both sides. They sat Averey down and explained to her that she was going into The Dome because of Johnny. Averey took that as an opportunity to fight about their previous relationship. Upstairs Alliance: Averey, Theresa and Nia formed the "We Hate Nany Club" and gossiped about how ****** Nany was but never directly confronted her.
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#20. Jasmine #19. Nicole R. #18. Devyn #17. Averey
Shand always robbed
Elka, Melissa and Holly too low Isn't Ibis in the wrong era?
She was an old school rookie def along with Cara, Susie, Jodi, etc. but they had more shine once Coral, V, Tina etc. were done. "JEK" era girls to me or at least the way I broke it down basically covers the X-treme girls alliance, Austin + Tori alliance, Drama Mafia, etc., plus the girls that rivaled them or JEK. I know she took a break but Ibis and crew aligned more with JEK. It was tricky but do you get me?
Averey will always be most robbed imo. One of the prettiest, feistiest, athletic girls to be shunned... just plain out perfect potential to be a great Challenger.
No that totally makes sense. I guess there are two schools of thought with how to classify, when a castmember debuts vs when they become challenge regulars. This is kinda why I low key never considered Susie or even Aneesa to be old school players. I do still consider all extreme girls except Jillian to be old school because they were notable regulars after gauntlet 2, but kids from San Diego, X-Treme and Philly are just on that line so there is totally some wiggle room one way or the other.
You could also say the golden era ends when TJ showed up, when RR went off the air, or when they first reused a format (Sexes II). I'm sure picking one method and sticking to it was maddening lol
My only thing with Ibis and the X-treme girls, is they each did 3 challenges and 2 of them were before any of JEK even debuted. So I just personally can't get behind calling them JEK era girls. The golden era ends with Gauntlet 2 to me.
YAAAAY!! MY GIRL BRI MADE THE TOP 16 OF HER ERA, and Nia did directly confront Nany. You didn't see that big commotion when Nia went off
That's fair. Essentially it's just Middle School which are the actual JEK era girls + the rookies of the golden era that became regulars/vets. Old vs Middle vs New are the categories I should have gone for now that I think about it. But this opens up convo at least lol
Of course, Nia will have her moment. I was focusing on when Averey was around, they never berated her as a group they just gossiped.
Averey is probably the most robbed in terms of being given an opportunity. Maybe Kendal or Mallory. But Holly Shand is the most underrated IMO probably because people see her as boring though I disagree with that.
X-treme was part of the golden era Jodi, Ibis and Kina did 2 challenges in that era and Jillian did 1.
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