{"id":586,"date":"2025-07-14T15:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/586\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:10:04","slug":"who-won-love-island-usa-season-7-fans-are-overjoyed-after-learning-who-won-100k-prize-and-who-came-up-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/586\/","title":{"rendered":"Who won Love Island USA Season 7? Fans are overjoyed after learning who won $100K prize… and who came up empty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Season 7 of Love Island USA<\/a> came to a close with Sunday night’s epic two-hour finale on Peacock, where fans learned which couple walked away as winners.<\/p>\n

There were just four couples left –\u00a0Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen,\u00a0Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales,\u00a0Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez and Huda Mustafa and Chris Seeley – heading into Sunday’s finale.<\/p>\n

Each of the four couples went on one last epic date, before the winner was declared by host Ariana Madix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, only one member of the winning couple was actually awarded the $100K prize, and they must decide whether or not to split it with their partner.<\/p>\n

It was also revealed that there will be a Season 7 reunion special co-hosted by Madix and Andy Cohen<\/a>, airing Monday, August 25 at 9 PM ET on Peacock.<\/p>\n

So who won this tumultuous season of Love Island USA? It was in fact Amaya and Bryan who emerged victorious!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"There <\/p>\n

There were just four couples left – Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen, Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez and Huda Mustafa and Chris Seeley – heading into Sunday’s finale.<\/p>\n

\"Each <\/p>\n

Each of the four couples went on one last epic date, before the winner was declared by host Ariana Madix .<\/p>\n

\"So <\/p>\n

So who won this tumultuous season of Love Island USA? It was in fact Amaya and Bryan who emerged victorious!<\/p>\n

Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez finished in fourth place and Huda Mustafa and Chris Seele were in third, which shocked Huda since they revealed earlier in the finale that they were going to be ‘just friends.’<\/p>\n

‘How the f**k did we get third? We’re not even together-together,’ Huda said with a laugh after leaning of her third-place finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Amaya and Bryan beat out runners-up Nic and Olandria for the prize, with each of them given cards – one of which had $0 and the other with $100,000.<\/p>\n

‘I feel so seen and validated for people to see how strong our connection is,’ Amaya said after winning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Meeting Amaya here, turned my experience around ridiculously. It feels surreal,’ Bryan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Amaya’s card was $0 with Bryan winning $100,000, who was then faced with the choice to split the cash with Amaya or take it all.<\/p>\n

‘Honestly, this isn’t even really a question for me. Me and Amaya talk about our upbringings a lot. All I keep thinking about is my dad saying, “Money is important but it isn’t everything.” Of course I’m splitting this money with Amaya,’ Bryan said.<\/p>\n

Many fans quickly took to social media to praise the winners, such as Ang (@scorpiogrooves), who said, ‘AMAYA OUR S7 WINNER! CERTIFIED PEOPLE\u2019S PRINCESS! MWUAHHH.’<\/p>\n

\"'How <\/p>\n

‘How the f**k did we get third? We’re not even together-together,’ Huda said with a laugh after leaning of her third-place finish<\/p>\n

\"Amaya <\/p>\n

Amaya and Bryan beat out runners-up Nic and Olandria for the prize, with each of them given cards – one of which had $0 and the other with $100,000.<\/p>\n

\"'I <\/p>\n

‘I feel so seen and validated for people to see how strong our connection is,’ Amaya said after winning<\/p>\n

\"Amaya's <\/p>\n

Amaya’s card was $0 with Bryan winning $100,000, who was then faced with the choice to split the cash or take it all.<\/p>\n

\"'Honestly, <\/p>\n

‘Honestly, this isn’t even really a question for me. Me and Amaya talk about our upbringings a lot. All I keep thinking about is my dad saying, “Money is important but it isn’t everything.” Of course I’m splitting this money with Amaya,’ Bryan said<\/p>\n

\"Many <\/p>\n

Many fans quickly took to social media to praise the winners, such as Ang (@scorpiogrooves), who said, ‘AMAYA OUR S7 WINNER! CERTIFIED PEOPLE\u2019S PRINCESS! MWUAHHH.’<\/p>\n

Others were seemingly thrilled that Huda didn’t win, such as\u00a0@Purple_Porcupin, who said, ‘Huda didn\u2019t touch the 100k #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

Another fan dubbed @outrofinesse said, ‘Still can’t believe Huda and Chris made the final four…’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another fan –\u00a0@kkaemdongie – thought, ‘Bryan and Amaya match so well the advice they give out is basically the same thing #loveislandusa.’<\/p>\n

One fan – @joyy280 – spoke directly to Huda, stating, ‘I\u2019m sorry u had to go through that embarrassing moment, but sista we tried to tell your fans he wasn\u2019t into u but they kept voting to keep you guys\u2026 we want to save u the embarrassment.’<\/p>\n

Kami (@iheartk4mi) added, ‘my amaya papaya the win was so deserved #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

Jay (@shootaforsana) quote-retweeted her own tweet from late June, where she said, ‘and just like that, amaya papaya will be winning love island usa 2025. we will be making sure of it !!’ adding in her new tweet, ‘THERE IS POWERRRRR IN THE NAME OF JESUS #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

Big John (@johnny9170) added, ‘I\u2019m glad Amaya and Bryan won tbh. In my opinion it was the only choice #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

Many expressed their anger at Huda and Chris landing in the finale – only to break up – since they seemingly ‘stole’ a spot from fan favorites Ace and Chelly, who were eliminated just before the finale in fifth place.<\/p>\n

X user @Gamecock_Alum11 said, ‘Huda and Chris was a waste of space! Yall really voted for them over Ace and Chelly for this bulls**t! I am PISSED! #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

\"Others <\/p>\n

Others were seemingly thrilled that Huda didn’t win, such as @Purple_Porcupin, who said, ‘Huda didn\u2019t touch the 100k #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

\"Another <\/p>\n

Another fan dubbed @outrofinesse said, ‘Still can’t believe Huda and Chris made the final four…’<\/p>\n

\"Another <\/p>\n

Another fan – @kkaemdongie – thought, ‘Bryan and Amaya match so well the advice they give out is basically the same thing #loveislandusa.’<\/p>\n

\"One <\/p>\n

One fan – @joyy280 – spoke directly to Huda, stating, ‘I\u2019m sorry u had to go through that embarrassing moment, but sista we tried to tell your fans he wasn\u2019t into u but they kept voting to keep you guys\u2026 we want to save u the embarrassment.’<\/p>\n

\"Kami <\/p>\n

Kami (@iheartk4mi) added, ‘my amaya papaya the win was so deserved #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

\"Jay <\/p>\n

Jay (@shootaforsana) quote-retweeted her own tweet from late June, where she said, ‘and just like that, amaya papaya will be winning love island usa 2025. we will be making sure of it !!’ adding in her new tweet, ‘THERE IS POWERRRRR IN THE NAME OF JESUS #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

\"Big <\/p>\n

Big John (@johnny9170) added, ‘I\u2019m glad Amaya and Bryan won tbh. In my opinion it was the only choice #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

\"X <\/p>\n

X user @Gamecock_Alum11 said, ‘Huda and Chris was a waste of space! Yall really voted for them over Ace and Chelly for this bulls**t! I am PISSED! #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

Kiara Caitlin (@KiaraCaitlin_) tweeted, ‘This just shows why Huda & Chris shouldn\u2019t have made it to the final 4 and it should\u2019ve been Ace & Chelly #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

Primadonna Fairy (@primadonnafairy) admitted, ‘I don\u2019t even like Chelly and ace but I\u2019m honest enough to admit that Chris and Huda were a waste of the final 4 and they deserved it more.. huda in general like wow just a waste of experience and ruining the other islanders experiences too.’<\/p>\n

Others like Katie Scott (@KatieScottNews) called Season 7 the, ‘Worst season ever but at least Amaya Papaya won.’<\/p>\n

Cognac Queen (@CognacQueenLady) even admitted, ‘Am I the only one that didn\u2019t finish #LoveIslandUSA season 7? I haven\u2019t watched in a couple of weeks. This was the WORST season. I doubt I\u2019m gonna move forward with this show.’<\/p>\n

One of this season’s most controversial contestants was Cierra Ortega, a 25-year-old content creator from Phoenix, who was promptly removed from the show after multiple posts surfaced of her using a racial slur.<\/p>\n

Just hours before the finale aired on Peacock, Ortega took to her Instagram story to share some of the threats she received online.<\/p>\n

‘Hey so is this still about accountability or…’ Ortega captioned the post, which featured screengrabs of several online threats she has received.<\/p>\n

‘FK w***e I hope you get raped and abused I will ask God about this every day and pray you experience it,’ wrote one user.<\/p>\n

\"Primadonna <\/p>\n

Primadonna Fairy (@primadonnafairy) admitted, ‘I don\u2019t even like Chelly and ace but I\u2019m honest enough to admit that Chris and Huda were a waste of the final 4 and they deserved it more.. huda in general like wow just a waste of experience and ruining the other islanders experiences too.’<\/p>\n

\"Others <\/p>\n

Others like Katie Scott (@KatieScottNews) called Season 7 the, ‘Worst season ever but at least Amaya Papaya won.’<\/p>\n

\"Cognac <\/p>\n

Cognac Queen (@CognacQueenLady) even admitted, ‘Am I the only one that didn\u2019t finish #LoveIslandUSA season 7? I haven\u2019t watched in a couple of weeks. This was the WORST season. I doubt I\u2019m gonna move forward with this show.’<\/p>\n

\"Kiara <\/p>\n

Kiara Caitlin (@KiaraCaitlin_) tweeted, ‘This just shows why Huda & Chris shouldn\u2019t have made it to the final 4 and it should\u2019ve been Ace & Chelly #LoveIslandUSA.’<\/p>\n

\"'Hey <\/p>\n

‘Hey so is this still about accountability or…’ Ortega captioned the post, which featured screengrabs of several online threats she has received.<\/p>\n

Another said that they would ‘call ICE on ur family again,’ while another said, ‘Going on Love Island was the biggest mistake of your life. You’re such a flop and I hope you die.<\/p>\n

Another online user said, ‘Next time I see you in LA,’ with four green gun emojis, while another said, ‘I’m gonna kill you and your family you stupid b***h!’<\/p>\n

‘I hope you kick the bucket you racist duck lips,’ said another fan while the final message was, ‘H@ng urself u ignorant racist b***h.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ortega also shared a snap of her with her back to the camera with both arms raised along with a message to her fans and haters alike.<\/p>\n

‘Unfortunately for those who wish to harm me, I carry nothing but love in my heart. For my life, the people in it, and every waking moment I get to spend on this Earth,’ Ortega began.<\/p>\n

‘What should be a collective opportunity to address derogatory language and the harm they carry, has instead snowballed into an excuse for cruelty,’ she added.<\/p>\n

‘Still, I refuse to let misery find company here. I’ll keep living with love, presence, and gratitude. Especially in the painful moments, because they, too, shape who we are,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘I have every belief that all this energy can be alchemized into something with real impact,’ she added.<\/p>\n

\"One <\/p>\n

One of this season’s most controversial contestants was Cierra Ortega, a 25-year-old content creator from Phoenix, who was promptly removed from the show after multiple posts surfaced of her using a racial slur.<\/p>\n

\"Ortega <\/p>\n

Ortega concluded, ‘Be kind to someone today. And tomorrow. And every day after that. Love will always go further’<\/p>\n

‘If even a fraction of it was used to uplift the community directly impacted – to continue amplifying Asian voices & their healing – imagine how much further we could be as a collective,’ she added.<\/p>\n

Ortega concluded, ‘Be kind to someone today. And tomorrow. And every day after that. Love will always go further.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The islanders from Love Island Season 7 will return on the reunion special airing Monday, August 25 at 9 PM ET\/6 PM PT on Peacock.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear at the moment if Ortega will be one of the returning islanders featured on the reunion or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Season 7 of Love Island USA came to a close with Sunday night’s epic two-hour finale on Peacock,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[580,579,97,96,59,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-andy-cohen","9":"tag-ariana-madix","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-gb","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}