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Omaroseonee Manigault-Stallworth (born February 15, 1974),[1] known by the abbreviated first name Omarosa, is a two-time participant on The Apprentice.[3]
Omarosa Manigault Newman | |
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| Born | February 15, 1974[1] |
| Nationality | USA |
| Education | B.A. Broadcast Journalism (Central State University) [graduate studies] (Howard University) [graduate][2] |
| Known for | Reality TV participant |
| Spouse | Aaron Stallworth (2000–2005) |
Early life
Manigault-Stallworth was born in Youngstown, Ohio.[4] She earned a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism[4] in 1996 at Central State University[5] in Wilberforce, Ohio, where she was a four year member of the women's volleyball team.[citation needed] She later moved to Washington, D.C. in order to attend Howard University, where she pursued both a Master's[5] and Ph.D. in Communications.[6] Her father was Nigerian and her mother is American. Her father was murdered when she was 7 years old.[1][7]
Career
Manigault-Stallworth worked in the office of then Vice President Al Gore during the Clinton Administration as Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Personnel. According to a People magazine article, she was transferred due to disruptive behavior.[8]
In August 2009, Manigault-Stallworth enrolled in United Theological Seminary in Ohio to pursue a Doctor of Ministry degree.[9] She received a preacher's license in February 2011 from her church (Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California) and was formally ordained on February 27, 2012.[10] She is currently finishing her degree at Payne Theological Seminary.[10]
Television career
Manigault-Stallworth first came to public attention in 2004 after becoming a participant on NBC's reality TV Series, The Apprentice, produced by Mark Burnett, and starring business mogul Donald Trump. With her controversial behavior, she soon became the "woman America loved to hate"[11] and was named by E! as reality TV's No. 1 bad girl.[12] However, Manigault-Stallworth claims the show's producers manipulated the footage to make her look like the villain, and said, "These shows are constructed. They don't happen, nor do they portray actual reality. They are constructed reality." She added, "Historically, blacks have been portrayed negatively on reality television. We don't come across well. You've got to start looking and saying, 'Is that really how all blacks are?' Because they are trying to say that this is representative of our people."[11]
Since her participation on the first season of The Apprentice, Manigault-Stallworth has appeared on more than 20 other reality shows,[4] including VH1's fifth season of The Surreal Life, NBC's Fear Factor (coming in fourth place in the final challenge)[citation needed], and Oxygen's prank show Girls Behaving Badly.[12] She has also been a guest on several talk shows, including a controversial appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. It was on Oprah's show where the often contentious Manigault-Stallworth accused fellow Apprentice participant Ereka Vetrini of calling her the "n-word", a claim Vetrini has strenuously denied.[13]
In January 2008, Manigault-Stallworth became the only former Apprentice participant to be invited back to The Celebrity Apprentice.[14] On Celebrity Apprentice, she quickly became embroiled in a personal feud with Piers Morgan. She was eventually fired in the tenth episode, after serving as the project manager of the team that, according to Trump, suffered "the biggest slaughter in the history of The Apprentice" in a challenge to sell artwork against a team led by Morgan.[15]
In June 2010, Manigault-Stallworth and Donald Trump teamed up to create a new dating show called The Ultimate Merger, which included R&B singer/producer Al B. Sure! as one of the contestants. The show aired on TV One.[16]
Family
Omarosa's brother, Jack, was found dead in his Youngstown, Ohio home on October 11, 2011. He was 40 at the time of his shooting.[17]
Relationships
In 2000, she married Aaron Stallworth. They separated in 2005,[18] and later divorced.[19]
On August 13, 2010, Manigault-Stallworth confirmed that she was dating Michael Clarke Duncan, whom she met in the produce section of a Whole Foods grocery store.[20][21] In July 2012, Omarosa found that Duncan was suffering a heart attack. She is rumored to have found him in cardiac arrest, performed CPR, and revived him, temporarily saving his life. This was not confirmed by fire officials, though they did confirm other facts of the incident. [22][23] Duncan died on September 3, 2012.[24]
References
- ^ a b c Williams, Kam (Sep 10 – 16, 2009). "Omarosa The "Life After" TV Villain of All Time". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2006). Historical Dictionary of African-American Television (1st ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 27. ISBN 0810853353. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart. "Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c Williams, Brennan (January 24, 2012). "Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth Lands New Editor Position, Sets Return To 'Celebrity Apprentice'". Huff Post. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Apprentice". usatoday.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ Armstrong, Jennifer (January 12, 2004). "Donald's Kids". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Tom Gliatto, Jill Smolowe (May 3, 2004). "The Hired Man". people.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Omarosa's Long History of Being Fired". People. April 8, 2004.
- ^ "Reality TV villain Omarosa entering a seminary". Dayton Daily News. Yahoo! News. Associated Press. August 14, 2009.
- ^ a b Alexis Garrett Stodghill (3:12 PM on 02/27/2012). "Reality TV star Omarosa has been ordained as 'Rev. Manigault'". The Grio.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "Omarosa". (Apr 12, 2004) Jet, p. 60.
- ^ a b Coleridge, Daniel R. (November 16, 2004). "Omarosa, Come Up for Oxygen!". TV Guide. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (April 13, 2004). "Oprah Fans Outraged by Omarosa Segment". People. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Celebrity Apprentice: Omarosa". NBC. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ Soll, Lindsay (March 7, 2008). "'Celebrity Apprentice' recap: 'Selling out'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ Kinon, Cristina (June 17, 2010). "Omarosa Manigault-Stallwort is back and has teamed up with Donald Trump to create new dating show". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ^ Corneau, Allison (October 11, 2011). "Omarosa's Brother Murdered in Shooting". UsMagazine.com. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Omarosa Fires Husband?". South Florida Times. July 22 – 28, 2005.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) [dead link] - ^ "Omarosa, Trump Team Up For Dating Show". TodaysTHV.com. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Hollywood Life – 'Omarosa & Michael Clarke Duncan Come Out As A Couple". September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Clarke Duncan & Omarosa Gush About Their New Romance – August 13, 2010". okmagazine.com. April 8, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ World Entertainment News Network (July 13, 2012). "Green Mile Star Michael Clarke Duncan Suffers Heart Attack". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ Dillon, Nancy (July 13, 2012). "'The Green Mile' star Michael Clarke Duncan hospitalized after suffering heart attack, Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 5:27 PM". Daily News.
- ^ "Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54: 'Green Mile' actor dies nearly two months after suffering heart attack". Associated Press. NY Daily News. September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.