The Apprentice (U.S. Season 7) - Candidates

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.)

Candidate data
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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