Pageant News Bureau - Jenna Morasca II

First she was a pageant girl, then she was a PNB cover girl, and then she was a jungle girl. In the dense tropical forests of South America, Jenna Morasca outfoxed and "outfoxied” the competition to win the million-dollar prize on the CBS series "Survivor: The Amazon.”

She's now in the upper canopy of the celebrity jungle, but she hasn't forgotten her pageant roots. We won't let her! Though her life recently has consisted of "press, press and more press,” she stopped for an exclusive chat with her old friends at PNB. She's still as lovely as a wild orchid.

PNB: Many stories about "Survivor” have described you simply as a swimsuit model. But you're also a very effective pageant competitor. Did you learn anything in the pageant world that helped you in the jungle?

JENNA: I learned a lot of patience and how to handle stress. There is a lot of pressure in the pageant world, and that practice helps!

PNB: In beauty competitions, you competed against other women. On "Survivor,” you competed against men. Which would you call the tougher gender?

JENNA: Well, that is a hard question. Woman are extremely tough, and so are men. I think they both have their strengths and weaknesses.

PNB: We know you as an animal lover, a softie when it comes to cute little critters. Did that make it hard to think of wild animals as . . . lunch?

JENNA: Well, I only ate fish, and a worm a couple times. So, that is not that bad.

PNB: Some of the coverage of your victory makes you sound like a real schemer. Are people intimidated by you? What kind of person do they expect you to be?

JENNA: I schemed during the show because that was part of the show. I think most people consider me to be weak and fragile, and they are very wrong.

PNB: Now that you've made your first million, will you ever return to pageants?

JENNA: I always enjoy pageants, so I may return in the future. I love good competition.

PNB: Would you like to judge pageants?

JENNA: I would love to judge pageants! Just call me up. It would be fun.

PNB: You're rich, beautiful, sexy and famous. If you had to add only one more adjective, what would it be?

JENNA: Well, I would not say I'm all of that. Happy would be the one I would add. I'm happy now and hope I am always – me and my family!

For PNB's early feature on Jenna, click here.

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