Meet the Love Island USA season 5 cast

Just like last year, Love Island USA season 5 comes in the dead of summer, offering another type of heat for viewers. Outside of the obvious that the new islanders are nothing short of gorgeous, each of them brings a unique perspective and TV-ready personality that is sure to continue to captivate fans of the show. 

Now longtime viewers know that a Love Island cast tends to increase before the final couples are narrowed down. From additional men and women being brought onto the island a few at a time, to the infamous Casa Amor aspect of the competition that introduces many new faces in one big event, keeping up with all the casting changes can for some appear overwhelming. As we did before, we’ll be updating this piece for the duration of the season with all the latest coupling news, cast arrivals and eliminations. 

Without further ado, meet the Love Island USA season 5 cast.  

Love Island USA season 5 winners

Love Island USA season 5 winners

After weeks of competition, this season's winners are Hannah and Marco. 

Love Island USA season 5 finalists

Here are the couples heading into the season 5 finale on August 27. 

• Marco and Hannah     
• Kenzo and Carmen
• Leonardo and Kassy
• Bergie and Taylor S

Love Island USA season 5 islanders

Anna Kurdys

Anna is a criminal justice student from Boca Raton, Florida, and currently splits her time between there and St. Barthelemy, Florida. When it comes to dating, Anna is not above doing some research on her potential suitors to ensure they aren’t career criminals. Her celebrity crushes are Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick), Justin Bieber and Bad Bunny.  

Destiny Davis

A microbiologist from St. Louis, Missouri, but living in Florissant, Missouri, Destiny is super close with her parents and proud of her Native American and African American heritage. She considers herself to be an "Alpha" dater and has never been rejected by a guy she wanted to go after. Her celebrity crush is Drake.  

Vickala 'Kay Kay' Gray

Kay Kay hails from Palestine, Texas, and is a traveling nurse who loves her country roots. When it comes to relationships, she admits that she can get jealous. She professes that her celebrity crush is A$AP Rocky. 

Kassy Castillo

Kassy has roots in Peru and Mexico City, but calls Zachary, Louisiana, her hometown and lives in Fort Worth, Texas as a real estate student. She claims to fall in love easily but usually falls for the wrong guy. Kassy is quite spiritual, a big fan of adult bedtime stories and says she’s good at doing impressions of others. 

Jasmine Sklavanitis

From Mount Morris, Illinois,, and living in Nashville, Tennessee, Jasmine is a trauma stepdown ICU nurse. She’s ready to settle down with a person who can take care of themselves and doesn’t take life too seriously. Her celebrity crush is Ashton Kutcher (Your Place or Mine). 

Carmen Kocourek 

Carmen is a community assistant from Milwaukee, Wisconsin but lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Her facther is a professional race car driver, which has led to her love for the activity. She prefers a man that loves to take care of his body, and Chad Michael Murray is her celebrity crush. 

Hannah Wright

Hannah is a published journalist/reporter from Palm Springs, California. She also has quite the interest in Game of Thrones and Star Wars.  When it comes to romance, she tends to be attracted to tall and athletic men. 

Emily Chavez

Emily Chavez is a hairdresser from San Diego, California but lives in Houston, Texas. She believes the core of a romantic relationship is communication and compromise. Her celebrity crush is actor Adam Driver. 

Imani Wheeler

Imani Wheeler is from Los Angeles, California but lives in Sacramento as a direct support professional, studying to be a surgeon. She can brag that she once twerked on stage on Megan Thee Stallion. 

Leonardo Dionicio

Leonardo is a salesman from West Hartford, Connecticut, and he boasts that he comes from a very competitive family. He was a Division I baseball player, his twin sister plays soccer at Yale and his older brother played baseball at UMass-Amherst. Leonardo claims he’s single because he can "see a red flag from a mile away." His celebrity crush is Eva Mendes (Hitch).

Marco Donatelli

Marco is from Youngstown, Ohio, but currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where he is a chiropractic student. Growing up, he earned a reputation for being "unapologetically brash," and he’s fond of the "game of being pursued." He’s looking for someone family oriented and his celebrity crush is Sommer Ray. 

Keenan Anunay

From Washington, DC, but currently living in Atlanta, Georgia, Keenan is a student with a passion for football. This passion takes up a lot of his time which limits the energy he has to invest in anything else, including relationships. His celebrity crush is Mariah the Scientist. 

Victor Gonzalez

Victor is from Madrid, Spain but living in Atlanta, Georgia, as a student and wrestler. His love for wrestling has equated to him earning a National Wrestling Championship in his home country. On an interesting note, he’s currently writing a romantic novel, and his celebrity crush is Emma Watson (Little Women). 

Carsten 'Bergie' Bergersen

From Cottage Grove, Minnesota, but residing in Madison, South Dakota, Bergie is a manager of Dairy Queen. His longest relationship was back in college and it lasted for 10 months. He’s on the hunt for someone who shares his values, and he’s drawn to tall women. His celebrity crush is Zendaya (Dune: Part Two). 

Harrison Luna 

Harrison is from Adelaide, Australia and is a diamond dealer. In addition to being a diamond dealer, he’s also a model and quite the fitness junky. His biggest turn-on in a woman is confidence and likes to see a woman "go after what she wants." 

Jonah Allman

Jonah is a Rancher from Rancho Murieta, California and lives in Shingle Springs. The number one quality he looks for in a woman is witty banter. He doesn’t have any celebrity crushes because “celebrities aren’t his thing.” 

Kenzo Nudo

Kenzo Nudo is from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico but lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. He’s big on family and wants his future girlfriend to feel the same way. He is currently a travel videographer/photographer. 

Mike Stark

Mike Stark is a car salesman and model from August, Georgia living in Houston, Texas. He’s a hopeless romantic, plays several percussion instruments and studies martial arts. 

Scott van-der-Sluis

Scott is a familiar face in the Love Island world, having first appeared in Love Island UK season 10. He’s from Wales and is actually a professional soccer player (or football to UK fans). 

Love Island USA Casa Amor islanders

Love Island USA season 5 Casa Amor Islanders

Meet the 13 islanders ready to shake things up as part of the infamous Casa Amor twist. 

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Taylor Chemlka is an advertising account manager living in San Diego, California. Her celebrity crushes are a young Brad Pitt and Elvis’ Austin Butler. 

Najah Fleary is from Bladensburg, Maryland but currently living in Columbus, Ohio as a nursing student. She claims she has a tendency to fall too quickly in love. 

Johnnie Garcia is an administrative manager from Whittier, California living in Phoenix, Arizona. On an interesting note, she can whistle like a bird. 

Dasja Johnson is from Harrells, North Carolina but lives in Charlotte. She’s a data processing specialist that has a crush on singer Chris Brown. 

Ashley Sims is from Jefferson City, Missouri and now lives in Miami, Florida. She’s a beverage cart attendant and college student, and she speaks French and Spanish, and knows a little Korean and Japanese. 

Allie Ryan is a nursing student from Madison, Wisconsin. She feels what makes her a good girlfriend is that she makes a point to win over a boyfriend’s mom. 

Isiah “Zay” Harayda is from Long Island, New York currently living in Tampa, Florida and is a member of the US Air Force. He enjoys taking women on hikes and going camping. 

Rob Rausch is from Florence, Alabama and has the unique job of being a snake wrangler.  His celebrity crush is Blonde’s Ana de Armas. 

Matia Marcantuoni is from Toronto but currently lives in Miami, Florida. Matia is a clothing brand owner that was previously drafted into the NHL.

Kyle Darden is from Queens, New York and currently lives in Floral Park, New York. He’s a soccer coach and a self-proclaimed music nerd. His celebrity crush is Challengers star Zendaya. 

Eddie Brown is from Lagos, Nigeria but lives in Houston, Texas, and is a bouncer and NFL free agent. His celebrity crush is Power Book II: Ghost actress Paige Hurd. 

Brandon Janse Van Vuuren is from Johannesburg, South Africa living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He’s a college student and on an interesting note, he has a six-step skincare routine. 

Taylor Smith is a hotel manager from Orange County, California but lives in Dallas, Texas. She loves a guy that’s highly career-driven and has swag like rapper Jack Harlow. 

Love Island USA season 5 airs on Peacock in the US.