Candidates
The following is the list of candidates for this season, with their original team placements. The show went back to its original concept of men versus women. The all-women team named their team Empresario (a Spanish term meaning "entrepreneur", albeit ironically, it denotes a male entrepreneur) while the all-men team named theirs Hydra (after a monster from ancient Greek mythology.)
| Celebrity | Background | Original Team | Age | Hometown | Charity | Result | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan, PiersPiers Morgan | TV Judge / Tabloid Editor | Hydra | 42 | Guildford, Surrey | 13 The Celebrity Apprentice (2008-03-27) |
13$754,300 | |
| Adkins, TraceTrace Adkins | Country Star | Hydra | 45 | Sarepta, Louisiana | 12 Runner-Up in the Season Finale (2008-03-27) |
12$102,000 | |
| Alt, CarolCarol Alt | Supermodel | Empresario | 47 | East Williston, New York | 11 Fired in week 12 (2008-03-20) |
08$40,000 | |
| Lewis, LennoxLennox Lewis | Heavyweight Champion | Hydra | 42 | West Ham, London | 10 Fired in week 12 (2008-03-20) |
07$40,000 | |
| Baldwin, StephenStephen Baldwin | Actor / Author | Hydra | 41 | Massapequa, New York | 09 Fired in week 11 (2008-03-13) |
11$89,324.79 | |
| Omarosa | Reality Star | Empresario | 33 | Youngstown, Ohio | 08 Fired in week 10 (2008-03-06) |
04 | |
| Ortiz, TitoTito Ortiz | Ultimate Fighter | Hydra | 32 | Huntington Beach, California | 07 Fired in week 9 (2008-02-28) |
10$70,000 | |
| Henner, MariluMarilu Henner | Actor / Author | Empresario | 55 | Chicago, Illinois | 06 Fired in week 8 (2008-02-21) |
05$20,0001 | |
| Galán, NelyNely Galán | Television Executive | Empresario | 44 | Santa Clara, Cuba | 05 Fired in week 6 (2008-02-07) |
03 | |
| Pastore, VincentVincent Pastore | Actor, "The Sopranos" | Hydra | 61 | Bronx, New York | 04 Quit in week 5 (2008-01-31) |
09$50,000 | |
| Finch, JennieJennie Finch | Olympic Gold Medalist | Empresario | 27 | La Mirada, California | 03 Fired in week 4 (2008-01-24) |
02 | |
| Simmons, GeneGene Simmons | Rock star | Hydra | 58 | Queens, New York | 02 Fired in week 3 (2008-01-17) |
05$20,000 | |
| Comaneci, NadiaNadia Comaneci | Olympic Gold Medalist | Empresario | 46 | Oneşti, Romania | 01 Fired in week 2 (2008-01-10) |
01 | |
| Fallon, TiffanyTiffany Fallon | Playboy Playmate | Empresario | 33 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 00 Fired in week 1 (2008-01-03) |
00 |
^1 In an unaired scene available on the web, Trump gave Marilu Henner's charity a $20,000 donation because he felt she deserved to win money for her charity.
Donald Trump, in an apparent gesture to reconcile his feud with Rosie O'Donnell, offered her a contestant spot on the show but was turned down in a statement by O'Donnell's spokeswoman.
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