The Candidates

The Candidates on the Apprentice were all business savvy men and women who were hungry for success. Many of them were Donald Trump admirers and only dreamed of one day working for him. The show started out with 16 contestants, and ended up with only 1 apprentice!

David Gould:  In the first competition, David Gould was fired because he really didn’t do anything to benefit his team, and to be part of the Trump Team, you need to be a go getter! David once said, “I’m smarter than the competition. I’ll out-think them.” Sorry David, but The Donald must have thought otherwise! In this case, first is the worst!

  Jason Curis: Jason was fired because he made one fatal decision as the P.M. (project manager) He chose not to meet with the people he would be representing to discuss what they wanted in their add. This cost him a great deal, his chance at being the apprentice. Jason said, “I’m going to outsmart the MBA’s.” Well Jason, doesn’t look like you’re a man who keeps your word because you’re fired!

  Sam Solovey: Sam, Sam, Sam, where can one start. One word to sum up Sam’s personality as a whole would be psychotic. During the second mission, Sam fell asleep in the fetal position. Enough said. Sam was fired because he was crazy and he did a horrible job as project manager. Sam is quoted as saying, “They’re all going to be working for me when this is over.” (haha.)

Bowie Hogg: Bowie was in charge of managing the merchandise for the Planet Hollywood task. The men ended up loosing because they failed so horribly on the money that they made in the merchandise sales. Donald felt that Bowie should be blamed, and that he failed the most. Bowie said in the beginning, “The Texas way of doin' things is doing 'em better than everyone else. The Texas way is the right way." I guess the Texas way isn’t the best way Bowie.

Kristi Frank: At first, it seemed like Kristi was Donald Trump’s favorite, but then the tables turned after Kristi was the project manager for the street bazaar task. Kristi didn’t do well, and her team ended up in the negatives. The team also lost $200 of money somewhere (most likely Omarosa’s fault). Kristi was the first female fired. Kristi really was an admirer of Trump because she once said, “You have to want and aspire to Trump's lifestyle to be like Trump." Maybe next time Kristi.

Jessie Conners: On the surface Jessie Conners seemed very innocent and nice, but once she was in the boardroom, and her butt was on the line, her attitude changed completely. She backstabbed her supposed best friend Kristi, and gave her bad advice she knew would ruin her. Jessie was fired the next week though when she didn’t stick up for herself and tried to play her “I’m so nice card.” Jessie is quoted in saying conceitedly, “I'm younger than all of them, but I'm underestimated." Obviously you’re not underestimated! And p.s. what’s with the ½ inch bangs.

Tammy Lee: Tammy was always considered to be a rather vulgar, and outspoken candidate to be on a team with. She often embarrassed her team members by saying weird things that didn’t help the team. She was fired when she said in the boardroom that she though her team was duped in the renovating apartment task. Her project manager Katrina was very angry at her, and angry at their loss. Donald ended up firing Tammy because he thought her disloyalty was very appalling, and bad in the business world. He fired her for her slip of the tongue. Jessie’s words seem conceited, but after hearing how boastful Tammy was, Jessie looks modest! Tammy said, “Trump is going to pick me because I'm the smartest, the brightest and the best looking."

Ereka Vitrini:  In the beginning, Ereka had problems with Omarosa, and she often had fights with her when Omarosa would lash out on everyone. Although Ereka was very pretty and cute, her dramatic personality wasn’t right for the Trump Organization. She was the project manager for the Trump Ice task, which was selling Mr. Trump’s new brand of bottled water. Her sales’ pitches weren’t good, and her quarrels with the team members were childish, so overall she was Trump’s final choice to go.  She was fired because Donald felt that her outbursts were unprofessional, and that she shouldn’t let her emotions out so much. Ereka was very sad and shocked, as she pleaded, “don’t say it Mr. Trump.”  She was the project manager for the Trump Ice task, which was selling Mr. Trump’s new brand of bottled water. Her sales’ pitches weren’t good, and her quarrels with the team members were childish, so overall she was Trump’s final choice to go.

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: Omarosa was the worst, meanest candidate in the whole show. It’s a miracle how she lasted as long as she did. Even Donald Trump has admitted to saying that he couldn’t wait until her team lost so he could get to her.  She caused problems with every single contestant on the show, and everyone thought she was a joke. She’s probably the most hated reality show person ever. Omarosa was fired the week of the art show. Each group had to chose an artist and hold a gallery show and try to make the most money selling the art. Although Omarosa was the only person who sold anything on her team, she was also the most loathed by everyone on the show. She was caught numerous times lying on camera, and being put in her place. She may have a mental disorder, or something because that woman is crazy! No honesty, she is. Everyone was overjoyed to see her gone, and cheered when Kwame and Heidi returned from the boardroom. All of America was glad to see the ridiculous woman gone for good! Omarosa believed, ”I'm going to crush my competition and I'm going to enjoy doing it.” Yeeeeeaaaaaaah Right! Put a fork in her, she’s DONE!

Katrina Campins: Katrina was the second to last girl fired, and she stuck in there using her sex appeal to her advantage the whole time.  Katrina often let her emotions flare, and she also was very sensitive.  She is a very successful realtor in Florida, who makes millions of dollars, so at least she has something to fall back on.  She was fired in the Trump Taj Mahal task when she was on a team with Nick Amy.  Donald Trump felt that she and Amy both were equally capable of doing the job, and very good businesswoman. He also said that they did an equally bad job in this task, so he would have to look back upon their track records, and Amy, never having lost, had a better record. Katrina was fired because she had lost more tasks. Her negotiating capabilities are also not very good. Katrina said truthfully, “A woman that claims she doesn't use her sex appeal to sell, simply hasn't learned how to use it to her advantage."

Troy McClain: Troy was considered a just a cowboy without a degree when he first came on the show, but as the tasks went by it was obvious that he was more than just that, a lot more. Troy was the fourth to last man fired, and a very good businessman. He and Kwame struck up quite a friendship throughout the show, and worked well together. Troy was fired after his team lots in the apartment-leasing task. Troy was the project manager, and even though him and Kwame are so close, he chose to take him into the boardroom.  Donald said that they were both very good but it came down to who has better experience. He chose Kwame because he graduated from Harvard, and had a very good background.  Troy was sad, but still happy for his good friend. Troy said once, “PHD, MBA, BA, to me it’s all BS. Street smarts are where it's at." I guess this has worked for him, but in big companies it’s better to have a strong background.

Nick Warnock: Nick was a salesman who thought that he was the best salesman in the world. He would always boast about how good of a salesman he was, and then once in a final task, he didn’t do a good job as a salesman which was funny to Donald Trump because he always said how good he was, so Donald said something like it’s funny that you are a good salesman but I don’t think you’re very good! Nick was fired on the second to last episode, during the interview trials. None of Donald’s trusted employees liked him, and they didn’t think that he was right for the job. Nick was in the game longer than he probably should have been if sales was the only thing that he could supposedly do. Nick was also a little conceited because he said, “There's no account I can’t penetrate, and no client I can't close

Amy Henry: Amy was also fired during the interview trials, just like Nick. All throughout the show, Amy was the best. She came up with all the winning ideas, and she had only lost once time. She was a really smart, and ambitious women. But after the interviews, all Donald Trump heard back from the interviewers was that they really didn’t like her and there was no substance to her answers. Amy even admitted that she didn’t even know what she was saying, but she hoped that they would still like the way she said what she said. Donald’s respected interviewers even went as far to say that they doubted if anyone in the Trump Organization would work well with her, or even like her. They said that she was fake, and annoying. Amy was sad to be let go, but happy that at least her and Nick were gone together….because as you know, they were sort of dating throughout the whole show. Amy said, I'm a ruthless business woman with a Southern sense of charm,” which most people who watched the show would agree with, she’s a great businesswoman, but she’s very nice at the same time. Amy was the last woman fired, which was no surprise, because she was the best.

Kwame Jackson: Kwame battled it out with bill in the last, and final episode. He was a great person, and in many people’s opinion, he should have won. Go back to the homepage, and click on kwame’s icon to see a biography of him, and a page about him too!

Bill Rancic: THE APPRENTICE! GO TO THE BIOGRAPHY OF HIM ON THE NBC WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT HE’S ALL ABOUT. TO GET THERE, GO BACK TO THE HOMEPAGE, AND CLICK ON THE APPRENTICE.