The Apprentice 2009 - Meet the contestants
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Sir Alan Sugar is certainly going to have his hands full with the Apprentice series 5 contestants.
Before he says "You're fired" lets meet them...
The Boys
Ben Clarke
Ben is a former Gavin Henson lookalike who is inspired by the Playboy brand and cites Hugh Heffner as one of his most admired business figures.
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Howard Ebison
Howard, an award-winning dancer, self-trained musician and area manager to 10 pubs, believes that people enjoy working for him.
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James McQuillan
Family man James McQuillan describes himself as a "schmoozer" who people feel comfortable around.
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Majid Nagra
Reformed rebel Majid sees himself as loyal with the belief that business is the backbone to the world.
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Noorul Choudhury
Science teacher Noorul Choudhury hopes to eventually become a property development millionaire.
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Phillip Taylor
Phillip is a self-confessed control freak, he is passionate about all projects he involves himself in and considers himself to be a nice guy who people can relate to.
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Rocky Andrews
Rocky is this year's youngest candidate and already earns more than the salary on offer from Sir Alan.
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The Girls
Anita Shah
Anita Shah is a qualified lawyer and self-confessed perfectionist.
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Debra Barr
Outspoken sales-woman Debra was awarded "mouth of the year" at her office Christmas party and confesses to being a bit tenacious.
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Kate Walsh
Kate lists cooking, snowboarding and gym workouts as passions she pursues with relentless enthusiasm.
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Kimberly Davis
New-Yorker Kimberly is an accomplished musician and business owner who believes that no dream is too big.
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Lorraine Tighe
Mother-of-two Lorraine was born in London and left school at 16. Read more about Lorraine >
Mona Lewis
Mona Lewis is a former Tanzanian beauty-queen and stubborn mother-of-one.
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Paula Jones
Fashion conscious Paula is an academic with a love for interior design. Read more about Paula >
Yasmina Siadatan
Yasmina is a highly ambitious restaurant owner and marathon runner.
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