At the merge, the six remaining female castaways re-aligned, and the group voted out their male competitors until only Chris Daugherty remained. Orlins caught the ire of her alliance when she flipped to vote out an indecisive swing voter in Dolly Neely in the second episode. Orlins started the season sorted onto the all-female Yasur tribe. In 2004, Orlins competed on the ninth season of the CBS reality show Survivor, entitled Survivor: Vanuatu. Eliza has two younger sisters, Sabrina and Emily, the former of whom was adopted from Beijing. Eliza's mother, Washington, D.C.-based writer Susan Orlins, appeared on the 11th episode of Survivor: Vanuatu as part of the loved ones visit challenge, which Eliza won. Įliza's father, Stephen Orlins, has served as the president of the National Committee on United States–China Relations since 2005. She is Jewish, and her grandmother escaped Nazi persecution by fleeing Paris during World War II. Orlins graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University (2005), and cum laude from Fordham University School of Law (2008). She attended Hong Kong International School while in Hong Kong, and Sidwell Friends School after returning to the United States. Orlins was born in New York City, and grew up between New York and China.

In 2020, she announced her candidacy for the 2021 New York County District Attorney election she finished 7th in the Democratic primary. Orlins is also a public defender with The Legal Aid Society. She is best known for her appearances on Survivor and The Amazing Race. Eliza Orlins (born December 25, 1982) is an American lawyer and television personality from New York City.

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