Aneesa Ferreira has been a staple on The Challenge for years, and fans love how the veteran is continuing to inspire the show's fanbase. Aneesa has taken part in the show for over two decades. Fans hope that she will take home her first victory in season 37
Season 37 is called The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies. It splits the competitors into teams of two, with one man and one woman on each team. On the show, one player is American, while the other is from an international reality show like Survivor or Love Island. The show was born after the network took two of their most popular shows, The Real World and Road Rules, and mashed them up into a spinoff. The challenges are unlike any others and are adrenaline-fueled. Competitors like Aneesa from The Challenge need to play good physical and mental games. Knowledge of house politics is a must if players plan to get to the end and win their shares of prize pots.
For the most part, Aneesa lives a normal life, and when she is in the house, she doesn't act out for the cameras. Aneesa has always had drive, even when she was considered a layup by the other contestants. She's been marked as a powerhouse by MTV as she's paved the way for the newer women of The Challenge. Since 2002, on her Battle of the Sexes debut, she has proven that women can play just as hard in the very physical game and come out on top. There have been seasons where certain male athletes (powerful challenger Chris "CT' Tamburello, Faysal Shawn "Fessy" Shafaat, and John "Johnny Bananas" Devenanzio) made it perfectly clear that they only wanted to work with the strongest women in the house. Their macho man attitudes rubbed fans and The Challenge women the wrong way sometimes, but Aneesa never let their words bear much weight.
Even though Aneesa is usually eliminated in the last hour, the reality star is definitely a longtime elimination ninja. During her 19 years of participating in The Challenge, she has earned 10 wins in the crater or gauntlet. Aneesa's mere presence has been known to force competitors to quit on the spot. Aneesa from The Challenge is a veteran who always has a way with words. She has easily intimidated rivals, famously referring to Cara Maria Sorbello while saying, “can’t turn a ho into a housewife.”
For nearly 20 years, Aneesa has proved that women can show their strength against male competitors. She has embodied the fact that people who work hard and try their best can persevere. Aneesa has multiple seasons under her belt, including The Gauntlet 2, The Duel II, All-Stars, The Duel, The Inferno 3, Rivals 1 and 2, Battle of the Exes, Free Agents, and many more. This The Challenge queen probably won't be giving up her title anytime soon.
The Challenge airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. EST on MTV.