Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth

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Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (born Omaroseonee O. Manigault [1]) on February 15, 1974 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former participant on Donald Trump's television reality show The Apprentice. She has gone on to appear on various talk shows and other reality shows, where her outspoken personality has frequently been the source of controversy.

Contents 1 The Apprentice 2 Quotes 2.1 On surreal life (see external links for source) 2.2 On Apprentice I (see external links for source) 3 Ties to Nigeria 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] The Apprentice

Omarosa's stint on Trump's The Apprentice ended on Week Nine, when she was abruptly "fired" (see Season 1). During the final episode, in which two finalists competed, contestant Kwame Jackson chose Omarosa as part of his final team. Trump complained that Jackson was unable to control Omarosa and added that he should have fired her.

Ironically, since leaving The Apprentice, Omarosa's celebrity profile has grown. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and made a brief appearance on the NBC soap Passions. More recently, she has been featured in Burger King commercials set in a corporate environment. Meanwhile, a renowned pornographic magazine went so far as to offer her money to pose nude. At the time of the offer, Omarosa flatly rejected it, declaring that some of her "parts" were reserved for her then husband.

Ever since, Omarosa's celebrity has been accompanied by escalating controversy. Shortly after being fired from The Apprentice, she publicly accused fellow contestant Ereka Vetrini of directing racial slurs at her, a claim that Vetrini has vehemently denied. Her denials were firmly supported by Donald Trump, Mark Burnett, and NBC. Eventually, Vetrini moved to put the controversy to rest by appearing on the Howard Stern show, where she passed several lie detector tests. Some observers dismissed the accusations as a product of the pair's obvious personal enmity. On the second and third episodes of The Apprentice 1, Vetrini and Omarosa became involved in heated arguments, which fellow contestant Katrina Campins failed to resolve.

In 2005, Omarosa appeared on a reality all-star episode of Fear Factor, which aired on February 28. True to form, she became involved in conflicts with fellow contestant Nikki McKibbin. Omarosa was eliminated in the third stunt. Later, while appearing in the 5th season of the VH1 series The Surreal Life, she was involved in several confrontations with co-star Janice Dickinson.

Omarosa's rocky relations with co-stars and fellow contestants have evidently won her few fans among viewers of cable television. A TV Guide survey conducted in summer of 2005 voted her as the most hated reality show contestant of all time (see [2]).

Nevertheless, the brash young celebrity remains a presence on cable television. In August 2005, she appeared as a sideline reporter on Bravo's Battle of the Network Reality Stars and also appeared on the show's reunion special.

As of August 28, 2005, Omarosa and husband of five years Aaron Stallworth separated (see [3]) and the couple formally filed for divorce (see [4]).

[edit] Quotes

[edit] On surreal life (see external links for source)

• "Let me be the first to tell you that Jose has a wonderful ass."

• "The woman is just, ugh, I feel so bad for her children."

• "My, my, what steroids can do to a body! That man is *hot*!"

• "Crack whore!"

• "You let a crackhead play with a knife over here."

[edit] On Apprentice I (see external links for source)

• Ereka Vetrini: That is like calling the kettle black.
• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: See, there you go with your racist terms. What was that you said about black people?

• "Well, Heidi speaks her mind, but what's on her mind isn't always that appealing."

• Donald Trump: How did Heidi do?
• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: Heidi was fantastic. And I will tell you that I haven't always been a fan of Heidi. I haven't always thought that she was professional, nor does she have much class or finesse...
• Donald Trump: [sarcastically] That was very nice. This is one of the worst compliments I've ever heard.

• Carolyn Kepcher: Isaac's last name?
• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: Mizrahi.
• Carolyn Kepcher: Yes. I see you learned that a little too late.

• "...I'm a big, big connoisseur of waters."

• "I'm gonna sell the frog smoking opium!"

• "I don't really take anything that Heidi says to heart at all. I mean, look at the source."

• Donald Trump: You got hit in the head with a little piece of plaster that - by the way, all my life I've been hit on the head with plaster - Omarosa, I mean, you know, give me a break.

• Kwame Jackson: [Both imitating Omarosa] "My head. I wanna eat."

• Troy McClain: "Dude, it's my head, and if I don't get some catered service pretty quick, I'm callin' the President."

• Donald Trump: Omarosa has a huge chip on her shoulder. She felt that she was superior to the other people. She's very smart, but I think her attitude was terrible.

• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: Essentially, um, we introduced her to a piece called "The Hollowed Pussy".

• Meghan Boody (artist): I actually photographed this at a taxidermist studio in Paris. It's not quite clear if this is an undead kitty or not.

• "Just for the strength of the team, I'd like to see Heidi go. Plus, I'm tired of hearing her say that she'd rather sell Tampax than artwork. She's pretty much supporting my theory that she is the least classiest person in this game."

• "Kwame could take me, but if he does, I'm gonna have to eat my "brutha" up."

• Donald Trump: [Omarosa barges into the Boardroom] Omarosa, I didn't call for you yet!

• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: [on Heidi] ... She likes to drop the "f-bomb" every five minutes.

• Donald Trump: Omarosa, go out and sell paintings or whatever the hell you're doing. I don't like excuses.

[edit] Ties to Nigeria

In April 2006, Omarosa participated in the United Nations World Food Program in Lagos, Nigeria. In addition to the UN World Food Program mentioned at her website through Schedule, Omarosa was among the panel of "highly qualified and intellectually creative speakers" in The Nollywood Foundation Convention 2006 from June 15 to 17th.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth at the Internet Movie Database
• The Surreal Life at the Internet Movie Database
• The Apprentice I at the Internet Movie Database
• Comment about her personality on CBC's Official site

[edit] Notes