10 Best Females to Never Win The Challenge

Some of the best competitors of all-time.

By Dylan DeckardPublished 8 months ago • Updated 8 months ago • 5 min read

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The Challenge has been on MTV for 40 seasons and we have had plenty of spin-offs. We have seen some fantastic winners from Cara Maria Sorbello to Evelyn Smith to Jenny West. We have also had some people get so close but couldn't get the win. This will be a list of the 8 best challengers to never win.

10. Melissa Reeves

Original Show - Ex on the Beach UK 2

Daily Wins: 1 (Flagship) 0 (All-Stars)
Elimination Record: 2-2 (Flagship) 1-0 (All-Stars)

Flagship Seasons: 4

Vendettas
Final Reckoning (DQ - Fighting)
Total Madness (4th)
Battle for a New Champion

Spin-Offs: 1

All-Stars: Rivals (4th)

I'm going to get destroyed for this but Melissa has only been eliminated on 2 of the 5 seasons she has been on. She made the final on Total Madness and All-Stars: Rivals. I could see her becoming a challenge champion in the future if she does more seasons.

9. Kailah Casillas-Bird

Original Show - The Real World: Go Big or Go Home / Las Vegas III

Daily Wins: 7 (Flagship) 2 (All-Stars)
Elimination Record: 4-3 (Flagship) 1-0 (All-Stars)

Flagship Seasons: 6

Invasion of the Champions
Dirty 30
Vendettas (4th)
Final Reckoning (DQ - Fighting)
Total Madness
Ride or Dies

Spin-Off Seasons: 1

All-Stars 3 (2nd)

Kailah was set up to be the female face of the show and to be honest I don't even know what happened. She was disqualified for fighting on Final Reckoning and has only been on 2 seasons since. She was set up for Dirty 30 but the redemption house screwed her as Cara Maria Sorbello came back into the game. Realistically Cara Maria got 2nd on Vendettas as only one female finished before her. I think she might be done for good which is so sad.

8. Devyn Simone

Original Show - The Real World: Brooklyn

Daily Wins: 6
Elimination Record: 1-0

Flagship Seasons: 2

Battle of the Seasons 2012 (3rd)
Free Agents (3rd)

Devyn has never been eliminated from The Challenge. I know she is not the biggest competition threat but she's made 2 finals and won money on both. She knows how to get to the end. Devyn deserved a spot on this list.

7. KellyAnne Judd

Original Show - The Real World: Sydney

Daily Wins: 1 (Flagship) 3 (All-Stars)
Elimination Record: 5-4 (Flagship) 0-2 (All-Stars)

Flagship Seasons: 5

The Island
The Ruins (2nd)
Bloodlines
Rivals III
Battle for a New Champion

Spin-Off Seasons: 3

All-Stars 1 (3rd)
All-Stars 3 (3rd)
All-Stars: Rivals

KellyAnne was another challenger that was set up to be one of the best ever but took a long break after The Ruins. She was so close to winning The Ruins and then came back on Bloodlines which wasn't a great season. She has done pretty well on All-Stars as well but also wasn't able to get the win.

6. Natalie "Ninja" Duran

Original Show - American Ninja Warrior 8

Daily Wins: 14 (Flagship)
Elimination Record: 3-0 (Flagship)

Flagship Seasons: 2

War of the Worlds (4th)
War of the Worlds II (2nd)

I know some people might think this is too high for Ninja but she dominated two of the hardest seasons. To have 14 daily wins in 2 seasons is crazy. KellyAnne who was before Ninja on this list has 1 in 5 seasons. Ninja struggled with the social game but Paulie Calafiore was protecting her. I wasn't a huge fan but I would like to see her again now that we have had time off and see how she does. There were rumors that she was going to be on Double Agents but it didn't happen. To be honest I could see Ninja being done with The Challenge forever.

5. Nicole Zanatta

Original Show - The Real World: Skeletons / Back to Chicago

Daily Wins: 10 (Flagship) 2 (All-Stars)
Elimination Record: 1-0 (Flagship) 2-0 (All-Stars)

Flagship Seasons: 3

Invasion of the Champions (3rd)
Vendettas (Injury in Final)
Double Agents (Injury)

Spin-Off Seasons: 2

All-Stars 4 (5th)
All-Stars: Rivals (4th)

Nicole has never been eliminated from The Challenge. Let me write this again. Nicole Zanatta has never been eliminated from The Challenge. She has made 4 finals and the only season she didn't make the final was Double Agents when she was injured and sent home. I know some people don't like her but she knows how to get to the end of these games.

4. Nany Gonzalez

Original Show - The Real World: Back to Las Vegas

Daily Wins: 33 (Flagship) 0 (All-Stars)
Elimination Record: 7-10 (Flagship) 2-1 (All-Stars)

Flagship Seasons: 12

Battle of the Seasons II
Rivals II
Free Agents (2nd)
Exes II
Bloodlines
Rivals III
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds II
Total Madness
Double Agents (3rd)
Spies, Lies, & Allies (4th)
Ride or Dies (2nd)

Spin-Off Seasons: 1

All-Stars: Rivals

Nany is constantly getting to the end and not winning. Her last 3 flagship seasons she made the final but couldn't get the win. I thought her best chance was on All-Stars: Rivals when she was partnered with Turbo Camkiran but she still couldn't get 1st.

3. Diem Brown

Original Show - The Challenge: Fresh Meat

Daily Wins: 20 (Flagship)
Elimination Record: 1-5 (Flagship)

Flagship Seasons: 8

Fresh Meat
The Duel
The Gauntlet III (2nd)
The Duel II
The Ruins
Exes (2nd)
Rivals II
Exes II (Medical)

RIP Diem Brown. I really wish Diem and CT would have won Exes as it would have been a poetic win. Diem has two 2nd place finishes and has gotten to the end a few times. She was so close to making the final on Rivals II as well.

2. Jenna Compono

Original Show - The Real World: Ex-Plosion / Back to San Francisco

Daily Wins: 8 (Flagship)
Elimination Record: 6-3 (Flagship)

Flagship Seasons: 8

Exes II (3rd)
Bloodlines (3rd)
Rivals III (2nd)
Invasion of the Champions
Dirty 30
Final Reckoning
War of the Worlds
Total Madness

We haven't seen Jenna since Total Madness but she still made 3 finals in her first 3 seasons. She was also close on Invasion and Dirty 30. Jenna is the OG Barbie Beast. She hasn't had the same legacy since her first 3 seasons but she still deserves the #2 spot on this list.

1. Kam Williams

Original Show - Are You The One? 5

Daily Wins: 16 (Flagship) 2 (All-Stars)
Elimination Record: 8-2 (Flagship) 1-1 (All-Stars)

Flagship Seasons: 5

Vendettas (Purged in Final)
Final Reckoning
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds II (Purged in Final)
Double Agents (2nd)

Spin-Offs: 1

All-Stars 4

Kam has made 3 finals and been purged in 2 of them. She is still the best female challenger of all-time that has never won. She absolutely dominated Double Agents but couldn't get the win over Amber Borzotra and Chris "CT" Tamburello. Kam now has 2 kids so she has taken a break from the show but she always has to be a threat to win when she is on a season.

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