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| education = [[Duquesne University]], [[University of Pittsburgh]]
| known for = ''[[Survivor: The Amazon]]'' (winner), ''[[Survivor: All-Stars]]'', ''[[The Amazing Race 19]]''
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actress]]|[[model (person)|model]]|[[professional wrestler]]|[[television personality]]}}
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'''Jenna Morasca''' (born February 15, 1981<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20568/|title=Jenna - Survivor Cast Member|publisher=[[CBS]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=2002|access-date=September 2, 2023|archive-date=April 1, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220401164720/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20568/}}</ref>) is an American actress, former swimsuit model, professional wrestler and American [[reality TV]] contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of ''[[Survivor: The Amazon]]'' in 2003. In 2009, she worked for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]].
In 2011, Morasca and her then-boyfriend, fellow ''Survivor'' winner [[Ethan Zohn]], participated in the [[The Amazing Race 19|19th season]] of ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/season-305653-killing-survivor.html|title = Viewers enraged by 'Killing' finale|first=Michael|last =Hewitt|date=June 23, 2011|access-date = June 23, 2011|work=[[Orange County Register]] }}</ref> They were one of the two teams eliminated in a double-elimination, finishing tenth for the season.
==Early life==
Jenna Morasca was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], on February 15, 1981, to Carla and Michael Morasca. She is an only child. Before appearing on ''Survivor'', Morasca was a college student at the [[University of Pittsburgh]],<ref name=departs>{{cite news|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20040214survivor0214fnp3.asp|title=Jenna Morasca departs 'Survivor: All-Stars'|author=Owen, Rob|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=February 14, 2004}}</ref> where she was initiated into [[Zeta Tau Alpha]].<ref>[http://greekpages.webs.com/famous.html "Famous Members"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120709155233/http://greekpages.webs.com/famous.html |date=July 9, 2012 }}. The Greek Info Pages. Retrieved January 3, 2012.</ref>
Morasca graduated from [[South Fayette Township School District|South Fayette High School]] in 1999, and studied at [[Duquesne University]] for two years before transferring to [[University of Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030213owen0213fnp2.asp|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|author=Owen, Rob|title=Local 'Survivor' competes in Amazon edition|date=February 13, 2003|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007085010/http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030213owen0213fnp2.asp}}</ref>
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===''The Amazon''===
{{Main|Survivor: The Amazon}}
Morasca first competed on ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]'' in the show's sixth season, ''[[Survivor: The Amazon]]''. Filmed in the [[Amazon Rainforest]] in 2002. The season's
At the beginning of the game, Morasca formed a friendship with Strobel and Mitchell as they were the youngest women on the tribe. Despite her lack of work ethic rubbing some the wrong way, she survived the tribe's two visits to tribal council.
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Morasca was initially in little danger as her tribe won immunity in the first two episodes. In Episode Three, Morasca decided to quit the game, out of a desire to be with her dying mother, who had been battling cancer for 12 years, making her the third person eliminated from the competition.<ref name=departs/><ref name=cbsnews/> Her mother died eight days after Morasca returned home.<ref name=departs/>
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In 2005, Morasca replaced [[Richard Hatch (reality TV)|Richard Hatch]] as co-host (with Dalton Ross) of CBS's ''[[Survivor Live]]'', an internet talk show devoted to the then-current season of ''Survivor''.<ref name=cbsnews/> She has since hosted the show throughout five entire seasons - ''[[Survivor: Palau]]'', ''[[Survivor: Guatemala]]'', ''[[Survivor: Panama]]'', ''[[Survivor: Cook Islands]]'' and ''[[Survivor: Fiji]]''.
In 2012, [[Rob Cesternino]] held a pageant named 'Miss Survivor', where individuals could vote for their
==Career==
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===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)===
[[File:10.17.09JennaMorascaByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|left|Jenna Morasca at the [[Big Apple Convention]] in [[Manhattan]] (2009)]]
Morasca made her professional wrestling debut on the March 12, 2009, episode of [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s ''[[TNA Impact!]]'' program, 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, establishing Morasca as a heel in the process. Morasca was regularly seen bickering with fellow Mafia valet [[Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman|Sharmell]], leading to a catfight backstage on the
On the July 9 edition of ''Impact'' it was revealed that Morasca had hired [[Kia Stevens|Awesome Kong]] to train her for her upcoming match against Sharmell at [[Victory Road (2009)|Victory Road]] where she defeated Sharmell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/07/10/10083991.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715161014/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/07/10/10083991.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Impact: Angle reclaims his gold|author=Sokol, Brian and Chris|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> The match was very poorly received, receiving the "[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]]" award for 2009 from readers of the [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]. ''Figure Four Weekly''{{'s}} [[Bryan Alvarez]], reviewing Victory Road for ''The Bryan and Vinny Show'', called it the worst women's match he had ever seen. Giving it a minus
===Other television and film appearances===
In 2003, Morasca had a part in the [[Off Broadway]] play ''Pieces''.<ref name=departs/><ref name=cbsnews/> In 2004, she was on the [[board of directors]] for Animal Friends in Pittsburgh.<ref name=departs/> In 2005, she appeared in a minor role in the made-for-TV movie ''[[The Scorned]]''.<ref name=cbsnews/>
Morasca was a contestant on the February 28, 2005, episode of ''[[Fear Factor]]'', which starred former reality television contestants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1031445,00.html|title=What to Watch for Week of February 28|author=Shaw, Jessica|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=February 28, 2005}}</ref> She was eliminated in the second round by [[Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth]].
In October 2006, she appeared in the premiere episode of ''[[Celebrity Paranormal Project]]'' on [[VH-1]], along with other notables such as [[Gary Busey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E5D71E30F931A15753C1A9609C8B63|title=What's on Tonight|author=Shattuck, Kathryn|work=New York Times|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=October 22, 2006}}</ref>
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In 2011, Morasca and her then-boyfriend, fellow ''Survivor'' winner [[Ethan Zohn]], participated in the [[The Amazing Race 19|19th season]] of ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''. They checked-in at fourth place in the opening leg. In the second episode, which featured the show's first ever double elimination, Morasca and Zohn arrived at the Pit Stop in ninth place, which would have just spared them from elimination; however, they had to return to the orphanage they visited in that leg to donate all of their money, which resulted in them dropping to tenth-place resulting in their elimination.
Morasca and Zohn also appeared together as guest sous chefs on the seventh episode of the first season of the [[Food Network]] show ''[[Dinner: Impossible]]'' entitled "Stranded: Deserted Island: Impossible", and on the premiere of the fourth season of the ''[[The Apprentice (American season 11)|Celebrity Apprentice]]'', in which they supported their former ''Survivor'' castmate [[Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant)|Richard Hatch]]
In 2011, Morasca and Zohn also starred in ''The Watcher'', a 20-minute horror movie included in the ''Drive-In Horror Show'' series,<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/video/player.php?video=drive-in-horrorshow-trailer "DRIVE-IN HORRORSHOW (2009) - Trailer"]. [[JoBlo]]. June 17, 2011</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Drivein-Horrorshow-Ethan-Zohn/dp/B004X60QVU "Drivein Horrorshow (2011)"]. [[Amazon.com]]. accessed October 7, 2011.</ref>
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* [http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20568 Jenna Morasca biography] for ''[[Survivor: The Amazon]]'' at [[CBS]].com
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