List of The Apprentice (American TV series) candidates

Starting with season 7, celebrities participated as a way to revitalize the series, with the winners donating their proceeds to charity.

[4] The youngest competitors include Jessie Connors and Chris Shelton, who appeared on the show at age 21.

At age 75, Joan Rivers of season 8 was the oldest candidate to both appear on the show and win the competition.

[7] Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson of season 9 quit due to a personal family situation.

The fifteen winners of the show, in chronological order, are Bill Rancic, Kelly Perdew, Kendra Todd, Randal Pinkett, Sean Yazbeck, Stefanie Schaeffer, Piers Morgan, Joan Rivers, Bret Michaels, Brandy Kuentzel, John Rich, Arsenio Hall, Trace Adkins (the first All-Star Celebrity Apprentice), Leeza Gibbons, and Matt Iseman.

Bill Rancic , winner of season 1
A woman in a back suit sitting in front of a desk with scattered papers
Kendra Todd , winner of season 3
A man wearing a black pin-striped sports coat with a red Handkerchief, a white dress shirt, blue jeans, and sunglasses, and holding a microphone
Gene Simmons of season 7
A man with graying hair wearing a navy blue shirt which is holding his sunglasses. Logos for Adidas and the New York Yankees appear on his shirt
Vincent Pastore of season 7
A man wearing a blue sports coat with a white dress shirt and tinted sunglasses
Stephen Baldwin of season 7
A man with his eyes closed, singing into a microphone, and playing an acoustic guitar. He is wearing a cowboy hat with blue jeans and a sleeveless blue dress shirt. A large American flag appears in the background, as do two band members.
Trace Adkins , runner-up of season 7
A woman with straight brown hair and a black dress with a strap going over one shoulder
Khloé Kardashian of season 8
A man wearing a short-sleeved black shirt playing a white guitar and singing into a microphone. The background is black, except for a seated man playing on a keyboard and singing into a microphone.
Clint Black of season 8
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a black jacket and jewelry, with white earphones hanging from her ears to the iPod that sits on the poker table in front of her. On the table are poker chips, cards, a soda can, and a small bottle of water.
Annie Duke , runner-up of season 8
A woman with short blond hair wearing black except for a sparkly orange jacket with earrings. She is holding a microphone, and next to her is a microphone stand with an orange boa hanging from it.
Joan Rivers , winner of season 8
A woman wearing gold earrings and two gold necklaces along with a peach-colored shirt.
Holly Robinson Peete , runner-up of season 9
A man wearing a cowboy hat and a sleeveless concert T-shirt for the band Poison; one arm is raised while the other holds a microphone.
Bret Michaels , winner of season 9
John Rich , winner of season 11
Omarosa has competed on all three different versions of the show.