Swimsuit model Jenna wins 'Survivor- The Amazon'

NEW YORK -- Jenna Morasca outwitted, outplayed and outlasted her rivals to become the newest "Survivor" millionaire.

Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, was declared winner over Matthew Von Ertfelda, a 33-year-old restaurant designer from Washington, D.C., when the ballots were tallied live at Sunday's conclusion of "Survivor: The Amazon." It was the sixth edition of CBS' hit adventure game show.

For beating 15 others in the 39-day competition, which was taped last fall in a remote rain forest on the Amazon River, Morasca takes home the $1 million prize as "sole survivor." Runner-up Von Ertfelda wins $100,000.

The evening began with four finalists, but middle school principal Butch Lockley and Rob Cesternino, a computer projects coordinator, were ousted before the final tribal jury. The 6-1 vote for Morasca was made by a jury of seven former "Survivor: The Amazon" castaways.

Widely considered the best "Survivor" season since the original that aired Summer 2000, "Survivor: The Amazon" began with a fresh wrinkle: For the first time, the castaways were divided into male and female tribes.

Then, midway in the series, another bit of history was made: Jenna and the equally fetching Heidi Strobel stripped naked on the memorable seventh episode, in exchange for peanut butter and chocolate.

The episode that aired Thursday had a dramatic twist: a smoldering fire left unattended consumed the camp site, destroying most of the castaways' clothes and other belongings.

In its first 12 airings, "Survivor" was tied for seventh place in households with "Everybody Loves Raymond," according to Nielsen Media Research.