10 Former Amazing Race Contestants Who Have The Strongest Social Media Game
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Amazing Race is an exciting travel competition show. If you haven't tuned in for the past 31 seasons, there's no time like the present to dive in. Contestant couples race around the world and complete challenges in many countries with the hope of finishing the race first and winning the $1 million prize.
There have been many beloved competitors over the course of the show, but not all want to stay visible through Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. There are some, however, who keep their social updated. Here are 10 former amazing race contestants who have the strongest social media game.
Tyler Oakley
Tyler Oakley is no stranger to the spotlight. This social media darling got his start vlogging on Youtube before he competed in both the 28th and 31st season of Amazing Race. He and his teammate were strategically competitive, and, as a result, they did very well throughout the competition and placed highly both times.
His fame may have helped him along the way and certainly wasn't dampened after it all. Tyler Oakley has 7.5 million subscribers on Youtube, 5.9 million followers on Instagram, and 6.07 million followers on Twitter.
Korey Kuhl
Korey Kuhl is the best friend and Amazing Race partner of Tyler Oakley. Kuhl is originally from Jackson, Michigan, and he attended the same college as Oakley before he moved to Los Angeles, California.
In LA, Kuhl started his content producing enterprise. On top of being Amazing Race teammates, Kuhl and Oakley will sometimes appear in each other's videos and cohost a long-running podcast called Psychobabble together. Korey Kuhl is no stranger to social media, either, and has 169.7k Instagram followers, 153k Twitter followers, and 72.2k Youtube subscribers.
Matt Steffanina
Matt Steffanina was born in Virginia and started dancing at the young age of 13. With the help of Youtube, Steffanina quickly gained popularity on the Internet due to his obvious talent. He is a choreographer, instructor, professional dancer, entrepreneur, and Youtuber.
Steffanina and his then-fiance Dana Boriello won the 28th season of Amazing Race and quickly became known as the "bickering couple." Steffanina has a large following across many social media platforms, including 11.2 million Youtube subscribers, 3.7 million Instagram followers, and 241k followers on Twitter.
Dana Borriello
Dana Alexa, as she is known on her social media, was born in Brooklyn, New York and expressed an interest in dance at age 2. She lives in LA and was the 2nd half of the "bickering couple" on season 28. The two won but ended things shortly thereafter in 2016.
Boriello posted publicly about healing from the breakup, yet she didn't let heartbreak stop her from her career as a professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer. She currently has 411k Youtube subscribers, 482k Instagram followers, and 70.8k Twitter followers.
Rob Mariano
Rob Mariano, also known as "Boston Rob," competed on season 7 of Amazing Race and season 11 of Amazing Race: All-Stars with his wife Amber Mariano. The couple met while on Survivor, and Amazing Race fans doubted their tactics for joining the cast of the show.
The two were fierce competitors and were asked back on the show because of their innovative gameplay. Though the two have been taking time to focus on their family, Mariano maintains a notable Twitter presence, boasting 167k followers, and 37.2k followers on Instagram.
Rachel Reilly
Rachel Reilly is no stranger to television. She first met her husband Brendan Villegas on Big Brother 12 and won the following season. Reilly and Villegas then competed on season 20 of Amazing Race, and, although the two had quite a following, fans didn't care for the couples dynamic.
They returned as newlyweds in the 2014 Amazing Race: All-Stars. Rachel recently returned in season 31 with her sister Elissa instead of her husband. Rachel Reilly maintains a decent online presence. She has 237k Twitter followers 160k Instagram followers as well.
Nicole Franzel
Nicole Franzel is from Ubly, Michigan and works as a Registered Nurse in a school, a content creator, and she co-hosts a travel podcast with her partner. She competed as a self-described superfan in Big Brother 16 and the went on to win season 18, where she also met Victor Arroyo.
Franzel competed on season 31 of Amazing Race with her then-boyfriend, now-fiance, and the two came in fourth place overall. Franzel is quite active on social media and has 614.4k followers on Instagram, and 186k followers on Twitter.
Jessica Nickson
Jessica Nickson is another former Big Brother contestant, who competed on season 19, and met her then-fiance, now-husband Cody Nickson. They became the first contestants of Big Brother to win Amazing Race when they competed and took home the $1 million prize on season 30.
After the two won and got married, they have since had an adorable baby, and now own a coffee company together. Nickson shares cute, cozy photos of her family and has 530.1k people looking for her content on Instagram, as well as 132k followers on Twitter.
Joey Graceffa
Joey Graceffa comes from Massachusetts and competed on season 22 of Amazing Race, and Amazing Race: All-Stars. Graceffa competed with his best friend and fellow Youtuber. Though they were liked by fans for their quirkiness, they weren't so well received by fellow competitors.
Graceffa is a prolific Youtuber and has 3 separate accounts: his main page with 9.39 million subscribers, a vlog account with 578k subscribers, and a gaming channel with 2.65 million subscribers. Graceffa also has 5.6 million Instagram followers and 4.11 million Twitter followers.
Meghan Camarena
Meghan Camarena is from Fresno, California and goes by the name of Strawburry17 on her social accounts. She started making Youtube videos in 2007 and became good friends with Joey Graceffa online in 2010. They went on to compete in 2 seasons as "Team Cute."
Although they didn't have much success on The Amazing Race, the duo was well-liked by viewers, and even the host described them as "young, street-smart, and savvy." Camarena has a big presence, with 1.03 million Youtube subscribers, 541k Instagram followers, and 203k Twitter followers.
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