Popsugar Entertainment Love Island Love Island US Season 1 Cast Love Island US Officially Has Its Starting Cast — Meet the 11 Singles Ready to Fight For Love 3 July 2019 by Mekishana Pierre Image Source: CBS Love Island is officially coming to the US, and we finally have our first 11 contestants! For those who aren't familiar with the reality show, a group of people are sent to a tropical island (Fiji in this case), where they live together in a huge mansion and search for love. Each week, they have to pair up or they risk elimination. New islanders continually arrive on the island, making the search to find (and keep) love even more complicated. If you're a fan of Bachelor in Paradise and/or Big Brother, you'll definitely want to watch Love Island! To make matters even more complex, viewers also have a hand in what goes down every week thanks to the ability to vote people out of the house. That last pair standing will have the chance to win money — and hopefully have found true love! Comedian Arielle Vandenberg will host the show when it premieres on CBS on Tuesday, July 9. Check out our 11 starting contestants ahead, and wish them luck — their journey to love definitely won't be easy. Related: Get Ready: The US Version of Love Island Is Ready to Heat Up the Summer Alana Morrison Image Source: CBS Age: 21 Occupation: Student Hometown: New Haven, Connecticut Celebrity Crush: Odell Beckham Jr. 1 / 11 Zac Mirabelli Image Source: CBS Age: 22 Occupation: Grocery store cashier Hometown: Chicago Celebrity Crush: Rachel McAdams 2 / 11 Caroline “Caro” Viehweg Image Source: CBS Age: 21 Occupation: Marketing student Hometown: Los Angeles Celebrity Crush: Dwayne Johnson 3 / 11 Michael Yi Image Source: CBS Age: 29 Occupation: Model Hometown: Miami Celebrity Crush: Jennifer Garner 4 / 11 Kyra Green Image Source: CBS Age: 22 Occupation: Musician Hometown: Los Angeles Celebrity Crush: Johnny Depp 5 / 11 Cashell Barnett Image Source: CBS Age: 27 Occupation: Model / musician Hometown: Sacramento, California Celebrity Crush: Tina Fey 6 / 11 Mallory Santic Image Source: CBS Age: 25 Occupation: Analyst for Nike Hometown: Vancouver, Washington Celebrity Crush: Someone motivated, independent, fun, wild, and spontaneous 7 / 11 Yamen Sanders Image Source: CBS Age: 24 Occupation: Real estate agent Hometown: Los Angeles Celebrity Crush: Amber Rose 8 / 11 Alexandra Stewart Image Source: CBS Age: 25 Occupation: Publicist Hometown: Los Angeles Celebrity Crush: Liam Hemsworth 9 / 11 Weston Richey Image Source: CBS Age: 25 Occupation: Photographer Hometown: Dallas Celebrity Crush: Someone beautiful on the inside and out 10 / 11 Elizabeth Weber Image Source: CBS Age: 24 Occupation: Advertising Executive Hometown: New York City Celebrity Crush: Shawn Mendes 11 / 11 Love IslandReality TVTV