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{{short description|American actress, glamour model and reality television personality}}
'''Jenna Morasca''' was a ] contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of ].
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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=]|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 ] contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of '']'' in 2003. In 2009, she worked for ].


In 2011, Morasca and her then-boyfriend, fellow ''Survivor'' winner ], participated in the ] of '']''.<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=] }}</ref> They were one of the two teams eliminated in a double-elimination, finishing tenth for the season.
Morasca also appeared on ]. However, in the third episode, she quit the game to be with her dying mother. She is thus one of only three contestants in the history of the ] show to voluntarily quit the game.


==Early life==
Jenna Morasca was born in ], 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 ],<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=]|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=February 14, 2004}}</ref> where she was initiated into ].<ref> {{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 ] in 1999, and studied at ] for two years before transferring to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030213owen0213fnp2.asp|newspaper=]|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>


==''Survivor''==
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===''The Amazon''===
{{Main|Survivor: The Amazon}}
Morasca first competed on '']'' in the show's sixth season, '']''. Filmed in the ] in 2002. The season's tribes were split by gender so Morasca was initially placed on Jaburu (women's tribe) alongside Deena Bennett, Jeanne Hebert, Janet Koth, Shawna Mitchell, ], Heidi Strobel, and Joanna Ward, as its youngest member.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/01/31/meet-cast-survivor-amazon/|title=Meet the cast of ''Survivor: The Amazon''|author=Adam Duerson|publisher=]|access-date=May 20, 2023 | date=January 1, 2003}}</ref>

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.

A tribe switch resulted in Morasca, Bennett and Mitchell remaining on Jabaru, now accompanied by Alex Bell, ], and Matthew von Ertfelda. The new tribe won the following challenge, but lost on day 18 where Mitchell was voted out for her closeness with Bell.

On day 19, the tribes merged into the Jacaré tribe. During the first immunity challenge, Morasca and fellow contestant Strobel stripped off their clothes for peanut butter and chocolate.<ref name=cbsnews>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jenna-morasca/|title=Jenna Morasca|author=Bas, Bulent|publisher=]|access-date=August 6, 2009 | date=August 7, 2006}}</ref> Morasca's alliance now with Bell, Cesternino and Strobel managed to control multiple votes, namely Roger Sexton, Dave Johnson, and Bennett. At the Final Seven, Cesternino betrayed his alliance by voting out Bell. At the Final Six, Morasca and Strobel scrambled to stay in the game, trying to break up the alliance of Cesternino, Matthew von Ertfelda and Butch Lockley. When ] would not commit to either side, Cesternino convinced Morasca and Strobel to help vote out Smith, who was later voted off. At the Final Five, Strobel was voted out, but Morasca won the next ], allowing her to advance to the Final Three. Morasca, Cesternino and von Ertfelda voted out Lockley. Morasca won the key final immunity challenge which gave her the sole power to eliminate either Cesternino or von Ertfelda and eventually eliminated Cesternino. Morasca beat von Ertfelda in a 6–1 vote to become the Sole Survivor. Morasca was the youngest contestant to ever win ''Survivor''<ref name=cbsnews/> until ] won '']'' in 2010, though Morasca remains the youngest female contestant to win ''Survivor''.<ref>Melisurgo, Len. . '']''/]. December 21, 2010</ref>

===''All-Stars''===
{{Main|Survivor: All-Stars}}
Morasca's winning game got her cast on the show's first all-star edition '']''. Where she was sorted into the Mogo Mogo tribe alongside ], ], Shii Ann Huang, Lex van den Berghe, and Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien.
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/>

===''Survivor Live''===
In 2005, Morasca replaced ] as co-host (with Dalton Ross) of CBS's '']'', 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 - '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.

In 2012, ] held a pageant named 'Miss Survivor', where individuals could vote for their favorite female survivor. Morasca was in the running in 2012 alongside Andrea Boehlke, Amanda Kimmel, ] and Courtney Yates.<ref name=jennamisssurvivor>{{cite web|author=Cesternino, Rob|title=An Interview with Miss Survivor Finalist, Jenna Morasca|url=https://robhasawebsite.com/jenna-morasca-survivor-interview/|language=en-US|date=February 1, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref> She went on to lose to Shallow.<ref name=parvatimisssurvivor>{{cite web|author=Cesternino, Rob|title=Watch Parvati Shallow Accept the Miss Survivor Crown|url=https://robhasawebsite.com/watch-parvati-shallow-miss-survivor-crown/|language=en-US|date=February 18, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
Morasca worked as a swimsuit model.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8294070|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724080656/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8294070|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2012|title=The cost of going on a reality show|author=Fashingbauer Cooper, Gael and Andy Dehnart|publisher=]|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=June 21, 2005}}</ref> {{asof|January 2021|post=,}} she works as a veterinary nurse.<ref name=EW>{{cite web|author=Ross, Dalton|title=Jenna Morasca is ready to 'come back and kick some ass' on 'Survivor'|magazine=]|url=https://ew.com/tv/survivor-jenna-morasca-amazon-all-stars-quarantine-questionnaire/|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=January 4, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104171712/https://ew.com/tv/survivor-jenna-morasca-amazon-all-stars-quarantine-questionnaire/}}</ref>

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)===
] in ] (2009)]]
Morasca made her professional wrestling debut on the March 12, 2009, episode of ]'s '']'' program, in a backstage interview with ]. She then appeared in backstage segments with ] and his alliance ]. It was later revealed by ] that Morasca was the financial backer to the Mafia, and the money she provided was used to lure ] to the stable, establishing Morasca as a heel in the process. Morasca was regularly seen bickering with fellow Mafia valet ], leading to a catfight backstage on the May 28 edition of ''Impact!''.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

On the July 9 edition of ''Impact'' it was revealed that Morasca had hired ] to train her for her upcoming match against Sharmell at ] 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 "]" award for 2009 from readers of the ]. ''Figure Four Weekly''{{'s}} ], reviewing Victory Road for ''The Bryan and Vinny Show'', called it the worst women's match he had ever seen. Giving it a minus 5-star rating, he said he was unable to remember the last time he had done so because it had been so long since he had seen a match that bad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/podcasts/bryan-and-vinny-show/july-31-2009-bryan-and-vinny-show-173741|author=Meltzer, Dave; Alvarez, Brian|title=July 31 2009 Bryan and Vinny Show|publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=July 2009|archive-date=September 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904230849/http://www.f4wonline.com/radio-archive/bryan-and-vinny?year=2009&month=7&limit=20&order=DESC}}</ref> Reviewing the match for ], "Triple Kelly" Kelly Parmalee called it "the absolute worst wrestling match I have EVER seen in my life" and compared it negatively to "That ] Match" from the July 8, 2002, episode of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/jenna-vs-sharmell-its-official-were-in-hell/|title=Jenna vs. Sharmell: It's Official, We're In Hell|date=December 26, 2012|publisher=WrestleCrap|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> This would be her only match in wrestling.

===Other television and film appearances===
In 2003, Morasca had a part in the ] play ''Pieces''.<ref name=departs/><ref name=cbsnews/> In 2004, she was on the ] for Animal Friends in Pittsburgh.<ref name=departs/> In 2005, she appeared in a minor role in the made-for-TV movie '']''.<ref name=cbsnews/>

Morasca was a contestant on the February 28, 2005, episode of '']'', which starred former reality television contestants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1031445,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125005335/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1031445,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2008|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 ].

In October 2006, she appeared in the premiere episode of '']'' on ], along with other notables such as ].<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>

In 2011, Morasca and her then-boyfriend, fellow ''Survivor'' winner ], participated in the ] of '']''. 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 ] show '']'' entitled "Stranded: Deserted Island: Impossible", and on the premiere of the fourth season of the '']'', in which they supported their former ''Survivor'' castmate ].

In 2011, Morasca and Zohn also starred in ''The Watcher'', a 20-minute horror movie included in the ''Drive-In Horror Show'' series,<ref>. ]. June 17, 2011</ref><ref>. ]. accessed October 7, 2011.</ref>

===Modeling===
Morasca's strip with fellow contestant Heidi Strobel led to a nude pictorial in the August 2003 '']'' magazine.<ref name=departs/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jenna-and-heidi-in-playboy/|title=Jenna and Heidi in Playboy|author=Morales, Tatianna|publisher=CBS News|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=June 23, 2003}}</ref>

She also appeared near-nude in an anti-fur ad for ] with her boyfriend, '']'' winner ], that featured the slogan "We'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/Images/Main/Sections/MediaCenter/PrintAds/jenna_morasca_ethan_zohn.pdf|title=Zohn and Morasca's Fur Ad at PETA website|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref>

Morasca modeled swimwear and was the CEO of a model scouting company called Model Challenge USA, which she founded in 2004.<ref name=cbsnews/>

==Personal life==
Morasca began dating fellow ''Survivor'' champion ] after her victory on '']'' in 2003. They lived in Manhattan, though not together.<ref> '']'' magazine, February 18, 2008</ref> In an interview on '']'', it was revealed that Morasca and Zohn were considered to return in '']'', after applying for ''The Amazing Race''. The couple declined the offer, saying they were not interested in competing against each other.<ref>{{Cite podcast|url=https://robhasawebsite.com/jenna-morasca-survivor-amazing-race-2/|title=We Chew the Fat with Jenna Morasca About Survivor and The Amazing Race|host=]|date=October 14, 2011|website=]|language=en-US|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> In February 2013, Morasca and Zohn confirmed that they had amicably ended their relationship after ten years together.<ref>Caffrey, Jane (February 18, 2013). . ].</ref>

On January 25, 2018, Morasca was arrested in ], and charged with driving under the influence and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. According to the police report, Morasca was unconscious while the vehicle was stopped at a stop sign, with the engine still running. The person sitting in the vehicle's passenger seat was caught by police putting a plastic baggie with syringes in her purse. When paramedics arrived, they administered ] to Morasca, who was physically combative throughout the process, biting a police officer's arm after having been placed in an ambulance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/former-survivor-contestant-revived-with-narcan-accused-of-dui/699847008|title=Former 'Survivor' contestant revived with Narcan, accused of DUI|publisher=]|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=February 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214223036/http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/former-survivor-contestant-revived-with-narcan-accused-of-dui/699847008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/02/15/police-survivor-champ-jenna-morasca-bit-cop-after-being-revived-narcan/342778002/|publisher=]|via=]|title=Police: 'Survivor' champ Jenna Morasca bit cop after being revived with Narcan|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216014231/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/02/15/police-survivor-champ-jenna-morasca-bit-cop-after-being-revived-narcan/342778002/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/former-reality-tv-star-allegedly-ods-in-south-strabane-bites/article_1b0e33d2-127a-11e8-b866-978b06ec2438.html|author=Warco, Kathie|title=Former reality TV star allegedly ODs in South Strabane, bites officer|newspaper=]|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216014127/https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/former-reality-tv-star-allegedly-ods-in-south-strabane-bites/article_1b0e33d2-127a-11e8-b866-978b06ec2438.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/survivor-winner-jenna-morasca-accused-biting-arrest-article-1.3822923|newspaper=]|author=Sblendorio, Peter|title='Survivor' winner Jenna Morasca accused of biting cop after being revived with Narcan in DUI arrest|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216022035/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/survivor-winner-jenna-morasca-accused-biting-arrest-article-1.3822923}}</ref> In a January 2021 interview, Morasca commented on the reports of the incident, stating, "Don't believe everything you read." She later explicitly denied she was arrested or charged, writing on her Instagram, "I'm doing great (and I've NEVER been arrested or got a DUI like a million websites like to say)! I had a tough go after my dad died suddenly, but I was able to get myself together and keep moving forward with the help of an incredible support system."<ref name=EW/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/survivor/jenna-morasca-denies-arrest/|title='Survivor' Winner Ready to 'Come Back and Kick Some A**'|author=Reiher, Andrea|publisher=]|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106164632/https://heavy.com/entertainment/survivor/jenna-morasca-denies-arrest/}}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
* ''']'''
** ] (2009) <small>vs. ] at ]</small>

==Filmography==
===Film===
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! Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes
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|2005||'']''||Angie||TV movie
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|2007||''] ''||Tim's Girlfriend||Direct to DVD
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|rowspan=2| 2009||''End Game''||Carol Peterlake||
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|''Drive-In Horrorshow''||Cherry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/features/4433-talking-the-watcher-with-jenna-morasca.html|title=Talking THE WATCHER with Jenna Morasca|date=October 25, 2009|last=Solis|first=Jorge|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029040818/http://www.fangoria.com/features/4433-talking-the-watcher-with-jenna-morasca.html|archive-date=October 29, 2009}}</ref>||
|}

===Television===

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! Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes
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|2003||'']''||Contestant||Winner
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|2004||'']''||Contestant||Quit; 16th place
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|2009||''TNA iMPACT! Wrestling''||Herself||18 episodes
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|2011||'']''||Contestant||Eliminated; 10th place (with ])
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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American actress, glamour model and reality television personality

Jenna Morasca
Morasca at the 2009 Big Apple Convention
in Manhattan
Born (1981-02-15) February 15, 1981 (age 43)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationDuquesne University, University of Pittsburgh
Occupations
Known forSurvivor: The Amazon (winner), Survivor: All-Stars, The Amazing Race 19

Jenna Morasca (born February 15, 1981) 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 19th season of The Amazing Race. 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, where she was initiated into Zeta Tau Alpha.

Morasca graduated from South Fayette High School in 1999, and studied at Duquesne University for two years before transferring to University of Pittsburgh.

Survivor

The Amazon

Main article: Survivor: The Amazon

Morasca first competed on Survivor in the show's sixth season, Survivor: The Amazon. Filmed in the Amazon Rainforest in 2002. The season's tribes were split by gender so Morasca was initially placed on Jaburu (women's tribe) alongside Deena Bennett, Jeanne Hebert, Janet Koth, Shawna Mitchell, Christy Smith, Heidi Strobel, and Joanna Ward, as its youngest member.

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.

A tribe switch resulted in Morasca, Bennett and Mitchell remaining on Jabaru, now accompanied by Alex Bell, Rob Cesternino, and Matthew von Ertfelda. The new tribe won the following challenge, but lost on day 18 where Mitchell was voted out for her closeness with Bell.

On day 19, the tribes merged into the Jacaré tribe. During the first immunity challenge, Morasca and fellow contestant Strobel stripped off their clothes for peanut butter and chocolate. Morasca's alliance now with Bell, Cesternino and Strobel managed to control multiple votes, namely Roger Sexton, Dave Johnson, and Bennett. At the Final Seven, Cesternino betrayed his alliance by voting out Bell. At the Final Six, Morasca and Strobel scrambled to stay in the game, trying to break up the alliance of Cesternino, Matthew von Ertfelda and Butch Lockley. When Christy Smith would not commit to either side, Cesternino convinced Morasca and Strobel to help vote out Smith, who was later voted off. At the Final Five, Strobel was voted out, but Morasca won the next immunity, allowing her to advance to the Final Three. Morasca, Cesternino and von Ertfelda voted out Lockley. Morasca won the key final immunity challenge which gave her the sole power to eliminate either Cesternino or von Ertfelda and eventually eliminated Cesternino. Morasca beat von Ertfelda in a 6–1 vote to become the Sole Survivor. Morasca was the youngest contestant to ever win Survivor until Jud "Fabio" Birza won Survivor: Nicaragua in 2010, though Morasca remains the youngest female contestant to win Survivor.

All-Stars

Main article: Survivor: All-Stars

Morasca's winning game got her cast on the show's first all-star edition Survivor: All-Stars. Where she was sorted into the Mogo Mogo tribe alongside Colby Donaldson, Richard Hatch, Shii Ann Huang, Lex van den Berghe, and Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien. 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. Her mother died eight days after Morasca returned home.

Survivor Live

In 2005, Morasca replaced 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. 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 favorite female survivor. Morasca was in the running in 2012 alongside Andrea Boehlke, Amanda Kimmel, Parvati Shallow and Courtney Yates. She went on to lose to Shallow.

Career

Morasca worked as a swimsuit model. As of January 2021, she works as a veterinary nurse.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)

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, 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 where she defeated Sharmell. The match was very poorly received, receiving the "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 5-star rating, he said he was unable to remember the last time he had done so because it had been so long since he had seen a match that bad. Reviewing the match for WrestleCrap, "Triple Kelly" Kelly Parmalee called it "the absolute worst wrestling match I have EVER seen in my life" and compared it negatively to "That Jackie Gayda Match" from the July 8, 2002, episode of Monday Night Raw. This would be her only match in wrestling.

Other television and film appearances

In 2003, Morasca had a part in the Off Broadway play Pieces. In 2004, she was on the board of directors for Animal Friends in Pittsburgh. In 2005, she appeared in a minor role in the made-for-TV movie The Scorned.

Morasca was a contestant on the February 28, 2005, episode of Fear Factor, which starred former reality television contestants. 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.

In 2011, Morasca and her then-boyfriend, fellow Survivor winner Ethan Zohn, participated in the 19th season of 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 Celebrity Apprentice, in which they supported their former Survivor castmate 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,

Modeling

Morasca's strip with fellow contestant Heidi Strobel led to a nude pictorial in the August 2003 Playboy magazine.

She also appeared near-nude in an anti-fur ad for PETA with her boyfriend, Survivor: Africa winner Ethan Zohn, that featured the slogan "We'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur!"

Morasca modeled swimwear and was the CEO of a model scouting company called Model Challenge USA, which she founded in 2004.

Personal life

Morasca began dating fellow Survivor champion Ethan Zohn after her victory on Survivor: The Amazon in 2003. They lived in Manhattan, though not together. In an interview on Rob Has a Podcast, it was revealed that Morasca and Zohn were considered to return in Survivor: South Pacific, after applying for The Amazing Race. The couple declined the offer, saying they were not interested in competing against each other. In February 2013, Morasca and Zohn confirmed that they had amicably ended their relationship after ten years together.

On January 25, 2018, Morasca was arrested in Washington, Pennsylvania, and charged with driving under the influence and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. According to the police report, Morasca was unconscious while the vehicle was stopped at a stop sign, with the engine still running. The person sitting in the vehicle's passenger seat was caught by police putting a plastic baggie with syringes in her purse. When paramedics arrived, they administered Naloxone to Morasca, who was physically combative throughout the process, biting a police officer's arm after having been placed in an ambulance. In a January 2021 interview, Morasca commented on the reports of the incident, stating, "Don't believe everything you read." She later explicitly denied she was arrested or charged, writing on her Instagram, "I'm doing great (and I've NEVER been arrested or got a DUI like a million websites like to say)! I had a tough go after my dad died suddenly, but I was able to get myself together and keep moving forward with the help of an incredible support system."

Championships and accomplishments

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Scorned Angie TV movie
2007 Hack! Tim's Girlfriend Direct to DVD
2009 End Game Carol Peterlake
Drive-In Horrorshow Cherry

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Survivor: The Amazon Contestant Winner
2004 Survivor: All-Stars Contestant Quit; 16th place
2009 TNA iMPACT! Wrestling Herself 18 episodes
2011 The Amazing Race 19 Contestant Eliminated; 10th place (with Ethan Zohn)

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