Lairo Women's Alliance
Lairo Women's Alliance is the fan name for a 5-castaway voting bloc on Survivor 39 (Island of the Idols), recorded as forming on day 1. Missy Byrd is credited with starting it. No member won: the group's best finish was Elaine Stott at 7th of 20.
Survivor does not name alliances on screen, so this name and this roster are a fan convention rather than an official record. Placements and days below are from our own season data.
Members
| Castaway | Role | In the alliance | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
 Elaine Stott | Turned on it | Days 1 to 27 | 14th voted out |
 Karishma Patel | Left the group | Days 1 to 7 | 13th voted out |
 Elizabeth Beisel | Loyal to the end | Days 1 to 30 | 12th voted out |
 Missy Byrd | Founder | Days 1 to 27 | 11th voted out |
 Chelsea Walker | Left the group | Days 1 to 11 | 4th voted out |
Roles come from the fan record: a founder started the group, a member who stayed loyal voted with it to the end, one who left the group drifted out of it, and one who turned on it broke ranks before the game was over.
Worked with the group
Recorded as allied with Lairo Women's Alliance at times without being counted as members.
Played against it
Rival alliance on the other side of the vote.
Castaways named individually as working against it.
Read more about Survivor 39: Island of the Idols, browse every named Survivor alliance, or see the tribe rosters behind them.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA. Alliance names and rosters are fan-curated and are not an official record.