Amanda Colley Van Cooll holds the giant check that symbolizes her three-million cash prize, tax free. Her fellow castaways, including runner-up Justine Ferrer (extreme left), celebrate her victory.

Three women remained standing after 39 trying days in Palau: (from left) Justine Ferrer, Jef Gaitan, and Amanda Colley Van Cooll. Transsexual Justine identifies herself as a woman.

Host Paolo Bediones welcomes the audience inside Studio 5 of GMA Network Center who came to witness the announcement of this Season's Pinoy Sole Survivor.

A short production number, featuring firedancers, opened the finale of Survivor Philippines: Palau.

Paolo interviews the final three castaways before counting the votes. Here, Justine apologizes to the family of Amanda for the hurtful words she had said against her rival  during their last few days in Palau.

Amanda, who worked as a construction worker in Alaska, was one of the strongest female castaways this season. In fact, she won three of the the last four challenges in Survivor Philippines: Palau.

It was a close fight between Amanda and Justine. Amanda got four votes, Justine got three. Although she came short of winning the whole thing, Justine was proclaimed the Queen of Isla Purgatoryo, where she stayed for 18 days and beat six castoffs.

Model Jef Gaitan received no vote from the Jury, but she said she had already expected it since most of the Jury members didn't like her. But the most important thing, she said, is that she became a stronger and wiser person after staying in Palau for 39 days.

Paolo announces the start of vote counting.

The Jury members: (1st row, from left) Shaun Rodriguez, Mika Batchelor, and Charles de Vera Fernandez; (2nd row, from left) Marvin Kiefer, Tara Macias, Echo Caceres and Suzuki Sadatsugu.

Paolo starts counting the votes cast by the Jury members.

Some of the castoffs this season—Vlad Nesas, Troy Perez, and Cris Bolado—and Moymoy of Moymoy Palaboy await the  announcement of the winner.

Senior Vice President of GMA-7's News and Public Affairs Senior Vice President Marissa Flores (middle) and Season 1 Pinoy Sole Survivor JC Tiuseco went up the stage before  the winner was declared.

Jef and Amanda peal in excitement while Justine remains calm as Paolo announces the last vote. 

The members of the Jury congratulate Amanda after Paolo announces that she is the new Pinoy Sole Survivor.

Season 1 Pinoy Sole Survivor JC Tiuseco relinquishes the Immunity necklace to this Season's winner, Amanda Colley Van Cooll.

Amanda said she will use her three-million cash prize to pay off her debts and to start her own chicken-farm business.

Amanda's Pinay mother and American father.