The Apprentice 2016: Meet the contestants

Alana Spencer

Aleksandra King
"Like the Tasmanian devil in the famous cartoon, I will torpedo my way through to the win."

Courtney Wood
"How would I describe myself in one sentence? I'll give you one word: awesome."


Frances Bishop
"I'm a pocket rocket. I'm quite fiery and live by the rule 'kill them with kindness'."

Grainne McCoy

JD O'Brien
"I won't suffer fools. I will get upset by other candidates who don't know their arse from their elbow."

Jessica Cunningham


Michelle Niziol

Mukai Noiri

Natalie Hughes
"I started at a young age, I'm a hustler, I've got the hustler's ambition."

Oliver Nohl-Oser
"Sometimes I feel like James Bond when I'm in my suit."

Paul Sullivan
"I'll play the team when I need to be part of the team, but I'm here to win; I'm not here to make up the numbers."

Rebecca Jeffery


Sofiane Khelfa

Trishna Thakrar
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