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It only seems obvious about who to cover this week in "Women and the Media." Why, Queen Tina Wesson of the Australian Outback, the 40-something woman who won the CBS-funded, -edited and -manipulated Survivor. My first thought when her name, rather than the bright-eyed, whippersnapper "Colby" was called? Yay, women!! The reason Queen Tina won was because she "outwitted," "outplayed" and "outlasted" all the other 15 castaways. She didn't do it by brawn (she was 99 pounds near the end of the game), but by brains. Also, she didn't have to go quite as Machiavellian as First Survivor, Richard Hatch--in the end, her karma remained intact. What exactly does this mean for women as far as they are used and how they use the media? Well, if the media had had its way, cute and pert Elisabeth would have won, and the Pepsi endorsements would have been rolling her way. As it is, she may just have to make do with an American Express commercial or two. As far as how Queen Tina used the media, I would have to say it was like a pro. She used those cameras as she spoke her carefully chosen words to her jurors. Her mind stayed in the game at the very end, making sure her "real" life did not blur into the Aussie life she adopted for six weeks. Can Hatch say the same? No. But a confident, determined 99-pounder showed the world how it can be done--with grace and a steely look in her eyes. Go To Page: 1
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