I Want to Work for Diddy season 1

*I Want to Work for Diddy*
I Want to Work for Diddy
Season 1
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	August 4 –; October 6, 2008
Season chronology
	Next →; Season 2

I Want To Work For Diddy was a reality show on VH1. Co-executive produced and directed by Mark Jacobs, the 13 contestants are brought together to see who can become Sean Combs' assistant. The show premiered on August 4, 2008. In the end, Suzanne Siegel was chosen to be his assistant and Mic Barber was hired in an undisclosed role.

Contestants

Name	Occupation	Hometown	Result
Suzanne "Suzi" Siegel	Crime Reporter	The Bronx, New York	Winner on Episode 10
Mic Barber	Banker	New York, New York	Runner-Up on Episode 10
Stefanie Sitzer^[1]	Student	Newport Beach, California	Eliminated on Episode 10
Kim "Poprah" Kearney	Entrepreneur	Atlanta, Georgia	Eliminated on Episode 9
Boris Kuperman	Legal Assistant	Sterling, Virginia	Eliminated on Episode 8
Kendra Haffony	Sales Assistant	Willingboro, New Jersey	Eliminated on Episode 8
Redouane Tadjer^[1]	Club Promoter	Boston, Massachusetts	Eliminated on Episode 7
Laverne Cox	Hostess	New York, New York	Eliminated on Episode 6
Brianna Davis	Administrative Assistant	Houston, Texas	Eliminated on Episode 4
Deon Sams	Executive Assistant	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated on Episode 3
Rob Smith	Iraq War Veteran	Akron, Ohio	Eliminated on Episode 2
Georgette Cardenas	Mortgage Broker	Miami, Florida	Eliminated on Episode 1
Andrew Long	Personal Trainer	San Diego, California	Eliminated on Episode 1

Judges

Kevin Liles – Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group
Norma – Vice President, Cipriani
Capricorn Clark – Marketing Director, Sean John
Phil Robinson – Diddy's former manager

Weekly Results

Contestants		Episodes
Contestants		1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8^[d]	9	10
	Suzanne	9th	Kimberly	Kimberly	Win	Red	Win	Laverne	Red	Win	Safe	WINNER
	Mic	1st	Win	Win	Boris	Win	Boris	Win	Win	Kendra	Safe	HIRED
	Stefanie	2nd	Win	Win	Boris	Win	Kendra	Win	Red^[c]	Kendra	Safe	OUT^[e]
	Kimberly	13th	Georgette	Rob	Win	Red	Win	Laverne	Win^[c]	Win	OUT
	Boris	6th	Win	Win	Deon	Win	Kendra^[b]	Win	Win	Kendra
	Kendra	3rd	Win	Win	Boris	Win	Boris^[b]	Win	Win	Boris
	Red	10th	Kimberly	Kimberly	Win	Brianna	Win	Kimberly	Stefanie
	Laverne	5th	Win	Win	Boris	Win	Win^[a]	Kimberly
	Brianna	11th	Kimberly	Rob	Win	Red
	Deon	4th	Win	Win	Boris
	Rob	7th	Kimberly	Kimberly
	Georgette	8th	Kimberly
	Andrew	OUT

Teams: The contestant was on the Uptown team.; The contestant was on the Downtown team.; The contestant was not on any team.

Competition: The contestant won.; The contestant was eliminated, but still hired.; The contestant won the challenge and was safe.; The contestant lost the challenge but was safe.; The contestant was eliminated.; The contestant was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

Notes: ^{^[a]} Laverne was originally on the Downtown Team, but joined the Uptown Team in Episode 5.; ^{^[b]} There were no eliminations.; ^{^[c]} In Episode 7, Kim and Stefanie switched teams.; ^{^[d]} In Episode 8, the teams were Boris & Stefanie, Kendra & Mic and Kim & Suzanne.; ^{^[e]} Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations.

Episodes

Welcome to Bad Boy

First aired August 4, 2008

Eliminated: Andrew
Challenge: The Art of Multitasking
- Downtown: 31 tasks completed
- Uptown: 31 tasks completed
  - Tiebreaker: Downtown Team was given the win because Uptown Team didn't keep all of their receipts and came up $147.62 short.
Challenge Winner: Downtown Team
Bottom 2: Georgette, Kim
Eliminated: Georgette
Elimination Notes: The first elimination took place after the personal interviews when teams were being formed. Andrew is eliminated solely based on his breakdancing.

No Bitchassness

First aired August 11, 2008

Challenge: No Bitchassness Allowed
- Tiebreaker: Both teams failed to complete the course; Downtown Team was given the win for being the closest to the end.
Challenge Winner: Downtown Team
Bottom 2: Kim, Rob
Eliminated: Rob

Go Get the Model

First aired August 18, 2008

Challenge: Go Find the Model: Create Print Ad for Sean John Eyewear
Challenge Winner: Uptown Team
Bottom 2: Boris, Deon
Eliminated: Deon

Diddy.com

First aired August 25, 2008

Challenge: Press Play: The Viral Video Challenge
- Downtown: 54.6% of total views
- Uptown: 45.4% of total views
Challenge Winner: Downtown Team
Bottom 2: Brianna, Red
Eliminated: Brianna

Hooray for Hollywood

First aired September 1, 2008

Challenge: Hooray for Hollywood: Assist Diddy's Family
Challenge Winner: Uptown Team
Bottom 2: Boris, Kendra
Eliminated: None
Elimination Notes: Laverne was switched to the Uptown Team.

Unforgivable Hustle

First aired September 8, 2008

Challenge: The Unforgivable Hustle
- Downtown: 15 bottles of perfume sold
- Uptown: 11 bottles of perfume sold
Challenge Winner: Downtown Team
Bottom 2: Kim, Laverne
Eliminated: Laverne

One Night Only

First aired September 15, 2008

Challenge: The Art of Celebration
Challenge Winner: Downtown Team
Bottom 2: Red, Stefanie
Eliminated: Red

New York Hustle

First aired September 22, 2008

Challenge: All About the Benjamins: The Money Hustle
- Boris & Stefanie: $98.64
- Kendra & Mic: $27.42
- Kim & Suzanne: $452.86
Challenge Winners: Kim, Suzanne
Bottom 2: Boris, Kendra
Eliminated: Boris, Kendra
Elimination Notes: Having spared Boris and Kendra from elimination in Episode 5, the judges decided to eliminate both of them.

Show Me the Monae

First aired September 29, 2008

Challenge: Plan a Showcase for Janelle Monáe
Eliminated: Kim
Elimination Notes: With only four contestants remaining, team competitions were eliminated and it became a 1-versus-all format; Diddy fired Kim after getting into an argument with her.

Season Finale

First aired October 6, 2008

Challenge: Plan a Showcase for Janelle Monáe
Eliminated: Stefanie
Winner: Mic
Winner: Suzanne
Elimination Notes: Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations; Mic was hired in an undisclosed role following his elimination.

Season 2

A second season of I Want to Work for Diddy was confirmed by VH1.^[2]^[3] The second season premiered on November 2, 2009.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Rhone, Paysha; Shanahan, Mark (August 18, 2008). "Names". LivingArts. The Boston Globe. p. B.11. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
^ "Breaking News - VH1 Celebrates New Hit Series Milestone by Renewing Five Hit Shows and Ordering New Projects from DR. Drew Pinsky and Tiffany 'New York' Pollard". TheFutonCritic.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ I Want to Work for Diddy vh1.com ^{[dead link]}
^ Watch the supertrailer vh1.com October 16, 2009 ^{[dead link]}

External links

I Want to Work for Diddy at IMDb

[boston-1] Rhone, Paysha; Shanahan, Mark (August 18, 2008). "Names". LivingArts. The Boston Globe. p. B.11. Retrieved October 9, 2010.

[2] "Breaking News - VH1 Celebrates New Hit Series Milestone by Renewing Five Hit Shows and Ordering New Projects from DR. Drew Pinsky and Tiffany 'New York' Pollard". TheFutonCritic.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[3] I Want to Work for Diddy vh1.com ^{[dead link]}

[4] Watch the supertrailer vh1.com October 16, 2009 ^{[dead link]}

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