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    The Apprentice 2016: Meet the contestants

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    By The Week Staff
    published 28 September 2016
    (Image credit: BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks)

    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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