Janelle Pierzina

Janelle Pierzina is a reality television personality and realtor who is best known for appearing on four seasons of CBS’s cult show Big Brother and The Amazing Race.

Hailing from Minnesota, Pierzina worked as a waitress, model and actress prior to her Big Brother fame. Pierzina first appeared in the Big Brother house in 2005, on the show’s sixth season. She competed alongside her ‘secret partner’ Ashlea Evans, her former roommate. Pierzina made it all the way to Day 76, before being eliminated and ultimately placing third.

The following year, Pierzina, who became a fan favourite in her initial season, was selected by viewers to return to the house for Season 7, an All-Stars season. Pierzina re-entered the house in mid-2006, before being evicted again in third place on Day 67. Pierzina made additional appearances in seasons 8, 10, and 11, though she didn’t complete. However, her time on Big Brother wasn’t over; Pierzina returned a further two times, for season 14, when she became the fourth contestant to be evicted, and then for a second All-Stars season in 2020, when she was the third contestant to be evicted.

In addition to Big Brother, Pierzina joined forces with fellow Big Brother alumn Britney Haynes to compete in the 31st season of CBS’s The Amazing Race, also known as The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown as all contestants that year were reality TV stars. The pair were the fourth team to be eliminated after being too slow to complete the sixth leg of the competition.

Pierzina boasts over half a million followers across her popular social media profiles, where she promotes her work, shares lifestyle tips and provides a glimpse behind the scenes of her days working as a realtor for Edina Realty.