​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tina Wesson (born December 26, 1960 in Knoxville, Tennessee) won $1,000,000 as the winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback. A married personal nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee, Wesson outlasted 15 other players to become the first woman to win the $1 million prize in 2001. She did not have any votes cast against her at Tribal Council. To this date, Wesson is the oldest female ever to win Survivor, being aged 40. Wesson returned in 2004 for Survivor: All- ...