Arnaldo "AJ" Cotty

 is the winner of Big Brother 1.

AJ was most remembered for his showmance with Kara Nieves and his complete power over the house during the course of the season. When AJ won the first HoH of the summer, he formed an alliance that they later named The Elite Squad. Despite his major threat level, many of the houseguests ignored this due to their disdain for each other. This led to AJ and Kara being able to outmaneuver everyone else by winning competitions. When they reached the Final Two, many members of the jury were outspoken toward AJ being the winner due to his complete control. Because of this, he was crowned the first ever winner with five jury votes, cementing himself into the Big Brother Hall of Fame.

Post Big Brother

 * AJ has gone on to marry Kara Nieves, and they've had three children together.
 * AJ is now the owner of his own fitness gym, called Elite Fitness after his successful alliance that earned him $1 Million.

Trivia

 * AJ is the first ever winner of Big Brother.
 * AJ is the first person in a showmance to win the game.
 * AJ is the first person to make it to the Final Two with their showmance.
 * AJ and Kara are currently the only ones to accomplish this feat.
 * AJ is the first winner to never receive an eviction vote. He would later be followed by Brooke Diaz and Justice Gage respectively.
 * AJ is the first person to ever win Head of Household.
 * AJ is currently the only person to become the first Head of Household and go on to win the game.
 * AJ is the first person to win Head of Household during a Triple Eviction.
 * AJ is the first person to evict two people during a single HoH reign.
 * AJ is tied with Justice Gage for the most competitions wins in a single season, with eight.
 * AJ is tied with Rudy Stagliano for the most Power of Veto wins in a single season, with four.