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Donald Trump shares the reigns of the wildly successful "The Apprentice" with one of the world's most successful businesswomen - Martha Stewart.
Stewart claims to be quite happy with the candidates that
the show gathered for her. "I am incredibly impressed with this cast," said
Stewart. "Their poise and creativity is balanced by a tremendous
entrepreneurial spirit. Many of the candidates were as accomplished or more
so than I when I started to build my business."
A review of the contestants' profiles indicates that Stewart's candidates do
appear to be more impressive than those featured on Trump's editions. Unlike
Trump's previous casts, nearly all of Stewart's contestants appear to be
college graduates who possess at least one undergraduate degree.
Additionally, unlike all of Trump's previous casts, Stewart's cast is not
gender-balanced, with only six of the sixteen contestants being men. Of the
six men, two are gay while only one -- a 22-year-old whizkid -- is single.
Stewart's contestants also skew older than Trump's. Nearly half the cast is
in their early 30's and only four candidates (including one recent college
graduate) are 20-something. Collectively, the group ranges in age between 22
and 42. Professionally, the cast includes accomplished chefs, ad executives,
creative directors, lawyers, designers, a magazine publisher, and a TV
newscaster.
Nonetheless, viewers shouldn't worry that the contestants' "poise" will
result in boring, drama-less television. "Even so, there are some explosive
personalities among the candidates and they really create a lot of tension
in the conference room," added Stewart.
Candidates will be judged on their ability to incorporate Martha Stewart Living themes into their business practices on tasks ranging from living space renovation, entertaining and design to merchandising and technology. Martha and her two trusted associates will determine who stays and who should be let go, narrowing down the field each week until Martha finds...the Apprentice.