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[edit] Series Two
[[Image:S2Men.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The male candidates from Series Two in the boardroom. Back row left to right: Tuan, Paul, Samuel.
Front row left to right: Ansell, Syed, Mani, Ben.]]
[edit] Syed Ahmed
Syed Ahmed (born 1975, Sylhet, Bangladesh) is a self-made British businessman and director of IT recruitment consultancy firm IT People. He claims to be "street-wise" and "a self-styled business bad boy". Syed was fired in week 10 after he tried to organise a fun day on a cruise ship. His many mistakes included not properly recording the names and room numbers of passengers entering a raffle. Syed had a romantic relationship with fellow contestant Michelle Dewberry and she fell pregnant. In August 2006 they lost the baby, who died before birth.
[edit] Nargis Ara
Nargis Ara has an honours degree in pharmacy and is a PhD student. She was the most highly educated of all the contestants, although her experience lies mainly in pharmaceutical research. She was fired in week 2 after deciding it would be a good idea to use cats as the theme for a children's charity calendar, and displaying appalling sales skills during the task. It has since been revealed by contestant Alexa Tilley that the team were given no choice in this matter, this fact was not revealed to the television audience.
[edit] Ruth Badger
Ruth Badger (born 1978) has 7 GCSEs (in week 11 she stated that she and Michelle had 5 GCSEs between them, which referred to the difference between Michelle's 2 GCSE passes and her own 7) and was previously employed as a sales manager. Ruth was the runner-up, reaching the final before being fired. Rumours arose in many tabloid newspapers over her sexuality.[1]
[edit] Karen Bremner
Karen Bremner (born November 6, 1971) obtained a diploma in legal practice and Bachelor of Laws and was previously employed as a lawyer. She was born in Canada.
[edit] Jo Cameron
Jo Cameron was previously self-employed, and prior to that had worked at MG Rover as National Sales Manager and a head of training. After leaving The Apprentice, she miscarried a baby.[2] [[Image:S2Women.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The female candidates from Series Two in the boardroom. Back row left to right: Sharon, Michelle, Ruth.
Front row left to right: Nargis, Alexa, Karen, Jo.]]
[edit] Michelle Dewberry
Michelle Dewberry has 2 GCSEs as well as NVQ qualifications.[3] She currently lives in London but originally came from Hull, East Yorkshire.[3] From her first job working the checkouts in Kwik Save, she rose through the business ranks in various different firms to become a global project manager.[3] Michelle went on to win the series, beating rival Ruth Badger in the final.[3] Michelle's first assignment for Sir Alan was to launch Xenon Green, a business that disposes of unwanted computer equipment.[4] However, she and Sir Alan parted company in September 2006.[5] She had a romantic relationship with fellow contestant Syed Ahmed and became pregnant by him.[4] In August 2006 they lost the baby, which died before birth, and the couple seperated a few weeks later.[6]
Since leaving the role that she won through the programme, Dewberry featured in the reality television programme Celebrity Scissorhands in aid of Children in Need.[7] She has also released and autobiography, Anything is Possible.[8]
[edit] Ansell Henry
Ansell Henry left school at the age of 16 to join Millwall F.C. and was on their books as a professional footballer. However, injury cut short his career and he found employment as a door-to-door salesman. He was born in South London but currently lives in Brighton. He says that he is a good all-rounder and gets on well with people. As one of the least educated contestants he joined the competition for a challenge. On the show Ansell gained a reputation as a "nice guy", reaching the final three before being dismissed.
[edit] Samuel Judah
Samuel Judah has a degree in manufacturing engineering and his previous employment was as a product developer. Before appearing on The Apprentice he spent 11 years working for the Ford Motor Company. His self description states that he is "demanding and domineering but the results are what count".
[edit] Tuan Le
Tuan Le was born January 11, 1979. He has 9 GCSEs and 2 A Levels, and before the show worked as a financial advisor. He had previously worked for the Nationwide Building Society, eventually becoming a financial consultant.
[edit] Sharon McAllister
Sharon McAllister (born June 1, 1975) has a BA in Corporate Communication and worked previously as a business lecturer.
[edit] Mani Sandher
Mani Sandher has a BSc in physics and was previously employed as a management consultant. He lives in London and admits that he "can be a perfectionist". He has set up two profitable businesses although he is now a silent partner in one of them.
[edit] Ben Stanberry
Ben Stanberry has a master's degree in law and worked previously as an IT consultant.
[edit] Alexa Tilley
Alexa Tilley was born in London on September 22, 1977 and prior to the show was a management consultant. She entered the contest for the business opportunity and the chance to learn from Alan Sugar. Although Alexa has a BA in economics from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, she was most notable for her failings in the economics of a successful pizza business. Alexa is employed by French IT company Capgemini and is the cousin of Little Britain star Matt Lucas.
[edit] Paul Tulip
Paul Tulip (born October 1, 1979) has a degree in Business and Sport and had a career as a head hunter. Paul's website
[edit] References
- ^ Ruth Fires All Men
- ^ Apprentice star Jo and her heartbreak of losing a new-born baby
- ^ a b c d BBC (2006-05-10). "You're hired! Michelle Dewberry is Sir Alan's Apprentice". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ a b Nathan, Sara; White, Richard. "Michelle: You're sired!", The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Apprentice winner quits prize job", BBC, 2006-09-29. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ West, Dave. "'Apprentice' stars split after miscarriage", Digital Spy, 2006-09-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "'Apprentice' winner joins hairdressing show", Digital Spy, 2007-10-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ Arnold, Sarah. "I'd Never Work for Sir Alan Again", Sunday Mirror, 2007-06-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
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