Donald Trump Hires Hot New Apprentice—Does Anyone Care?

Real estate mogul picks lawyer from San Francisco as the season 10 winner

By Marianne Garvey Dec 10, 2010 3:10 PMTags
Donald Trump, Brandy Kuentzel, THE APPRENTICEDoug Gorenstein/NBC

This hottie just got hired.

Donald Trump last night chose Brandy Kuentzel, a sassy blonde corporate lawyer from San Francisco, as the winner of the 10th installment of The Apprentice.

The 30-year-old wowed her new boss in the boardroom, trouncing her final competitor, burly Texan Clint Robertson, by charming Trump.

All it took was a little ass kissing.

UCLA alum Brandy triumphed after she skillfully organized a celeb-filled golf tournament, wrangling Liza Minnelli and Kathy Griffin to perform at the event. 

Both finalists were well liked among the other contestants, and even Trump delared them both "outstanding."

"You both deserve to be here," he said last night.
But Brandy seemed to nail it when she mentioned she'd like to work alongside Trump's kids, Ivanka and Donald Jr.

"I would really learn a lot from you and I think that maybe, maybe I could teach you something along the way," she said. "Maybe it's time to learn with somebody who's the next generation of the Trump name."

After that suck-up, Trump turned to Clint with those two dreaded words: "You're fired!"

"Brandy, congratulations, I look forward to having you as the Apprentice," he said.

And with this season being the lowest-rated yet, she could be his last civilian sidekick. Next season's version of the show returns to the all-celebrity format.