Erika Casupanan became the first player of Filipino descent to win in the American franchise of Survivor. (Photo courtesy of CBS) MANILA - A Canadian-based former communications manager made history as the first player of Filipino descent to win in the popular American reality show Survivor. Thirty-two-year-old Erika Casupanan became the "sole survivor" of the show's 41st season after scoring a landslide victory as the votes of the final tribal council were revealed in the season finale, which was broadcast in the United States through CBS, on Thursday (Philippine Time). Casupanan, currently residing in Toronto, got seven of the eight votes from recently eliminated competitors who had been tasked as members of the jury that will decide the season's champion. With the victory, Casupanan won USD1 million (around PHP50 million) cash. The other vote went to second placer Deshawn Radden from Miami. The other finalist, Xander Hastings from Chicago, did not receive any nod f