Jenna Morasca (born February 15, 1981) is a
reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of
Survivor: The Amazon and previously worked for
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Survivor
The Amazon
Originally part of the all-female Jaburu tribe, she almost immediately bonded with fellow contestant
Heidi Strobel, which led to a long-standing alliance. Together with Shawna Mitchell and Deena Bennett, the alliance voted out Janet Koth and Joanna Ward. After the tribal switch in episode 5, Jenna created further allies with Alex Bell and Rob Cesternino, but at the price of former alliance member Shawna.
During one immunity challenge, Jenna and Heidi stripped off their clothes for peanut butter and chocolate.
[ After making the merge, Jenna was relatively safe at the start as the majority of the tribe chose to vote off outcasts Roger Sexton and Dave Johnson. At the final 8, the new alliance of Jenna, Heidi, Alex and Rob targeted Deena, and she was voted out. At the final 7, Rob betrayed his alliance and blindsided Alex. At the Final 6, Jenna and Heidi scrambled to stay in the game, trying to break up the now-alliance of Rob, Matthew Von Ertfelda and Butch Lockley. When Christy Smith would not commit to either side, Rob approached the girls with an offer to get rid of Christy (deemed the "loose cannon"). Because it meant that the targets were off their own backs, both Jenna and Heidi accepted and Christy was voted off. At the Final 5, Jenna and Heidi found themselves on the outside once again. The men targeted Heidi, believing her to be physically stronger than the sick Jenna, and she was voted out.]
At the Final 4, Jenna found herself facing an uphill battle against the three-man alliance. Jenna, however, managed to win immunity, securing her place in the Final 3. Jenna sided with Rob and Matthew to vote out likable (and hence threatening) Butch. At the Final 3, Matthew approached Jenna for a possible final 2 alliance to which Jenna agreed. At the immunity challenge, Matthew immediately stepped down, knowing both Jenna and Rob would take him to the final 2. Sensing he was in trouble, Rob tried to strike a deal with Jenna, but she did not budge. Jenna went on to win immunity and voted off Rob. In the end, Jenna beat Matthew in a 6–1 vote to become the Sole Survivor. Matthew's behavior, deemed as "weird", together with his lack of social connections and interactions, helped Jenna win the votes of Dave, Deena, Alex, Heidi, Rob, and most surprisingly Christy, who when voted off, claimed she would never vote for Jenna or Heidi to win the million dollars. Matthew received his sole vote from Butch. With her win, Morasca was the youngest contestant to ever win Survivor.
All-Stars
In 2004, Jenna was invited back to play once more on Survivor: All-Stars.[ As part of the Mogo Mogo tribe, Jenna and her tribe won immunity in the first two episodes. However, in episode three, Jenna decided to quit the game, regretting leaving her dying mother, who had been in a battle with cancer for 12 years.][ She withdrew from the game to go home. Her mother died eight days after Jenna returned home.]
Survivor Live - The Internet Talk Show
In 2005, Morasca replaced Richard Hatch as co-host (with Dalton Ross) of CBS's Survivor Live, an internet talk show devoted to the current season of Survivor.[ She has since hosted the show throughout five entire seasons - Survivor: Palau, Survivor: Guatemala, Survivor: Panama, Survivor: Cook Islands and Survivor: Fiji.]
Other media
Morasca's strip with fellow contestant Heidi Strobel led to a spread in Playboy magazine,[ which reportedly earned her yet another million dollars.]
In 2003, Morasca had a part in the off-Broadway play Pieces.[ Morasca also had a minor role in the made-for-TV movie The Scorned in 2005.][ She was also a contestant on a the February 28, 2005 episode of Fear Factor, which starred former reality television contestants.][DRIVE-IN HORRORSHOW (DVD Review)] and appeared also as guest sous chefs on the Food Network show Dinner: Impossible.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)
On the March 12 edition of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact! program, Morasca made her debut in a backstage interview with Mick Foley. She then appeared in backstage segments with Kevin Nash and his alliance The Main Event Mafia. It was later revealed by Kurt Angle that Morasca was the financial backer to the Mafia, and the money she provided was used to lure Samoa Joe to the stable. Morasca was regularly seen bickering with fellow Mafia valet Sharmell, leading to a catfight backstage on the May 28 edition of Impact!. On the July 9 edition of Impact it was revealed that Morasca had hired Awesome Kong to train her for her upcoming match against Sharmell at Victory Road.
Personal life
Morasca is originally from Western Pennsylvania. She is an only child. Before appearing on Survivor, Morasca was a college student at the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a swimsuit model.
Morasca has been dating Ethan Zohn since before Survivor All-Stars in 2004.
In wrestling
Filmography
