After declining a spot on ' and then being cut at the last minute from ', Diaz-Twine accepted a spot on '. She was one of four previous winners chosen; the other three were Tom Westman of ', Parvati Shallow of ', and James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. of '. At the start, Diaz-Twine was placed on the Villains tribe, and in the first episode, when host Jeff Probst asked who believed they were on the wrong tribe, she was quick to raise her hand. During the first reward challenge, she deliberately tore Hero Jessica "Sugar" Kiper's top off, which, according to Heroes member Cirie Fields, solidified why Diaz-Twine was chosen as a Villain.