'The Apprentice': Meet Lord Sugar's 16 new candidates - pictures
Published Mar 13 2012, 00:01 GMT | By Alex Fletcher
Lord Alan Sugar's 16 Apprentice candidates for the 2012 series have been revealed.Michael Copp, Azhar Siddique, Nick Hozherr, Tom Gearing, Duane Bryan, Adam Corbally, Ricky Martin, Stephen Brady, Laura Hogg, Maria O'Connor, Jenna Whittingham, Jane McEvoy, Bilyana Apostolova, Gabrielle Omar, Katie Wright and Jade Nash will be battling it out for this year's prize.
Aides Nick Hewer and Karren Brady will return to keep an eye on the new contestants as they compete to earn an investment from Lord Sugar.
Tom Pellereau won the last series after pitching a business aiming to reduce the financial and personal costs of employee back pain through specialist chairs.
The Apprentice returns on Wednesday, March 21 at 9pm on BBC One.
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Scroll through the gallery below of 2012 Apprentice candidates:
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The Apprentice - Karren Brady, Lord Sugar, Nick Hewer with the candidates
Philip Dore You getme?
March 13th 2012 at 12:55pm
Total car crash TV, you don't want to look but can't turn away! Every year though both hubby and I sit there saying 'well I wouldn't employ ANY of them!' love it!
March 13th 2012 at 12:50pm
Huh ??
March 13th 2012 at 12:33pm
ha ha they all do look serious, but duane is defo a very likeable guy. think they have been told to do this pose!!
March 13th 2012 at 12:18pm
Has Zoe from last series had a bit of work done and came back as 'Maria'?
March 13th 2012 at 12:13pm