Yasmina Siadatan
Yasmina Siadatan (born 1981 in Hull, England[1]) is a British businesswoman of British and Iranian descent. She was the winner of the fifth series of the British television show The Apprentice. As the winner she was offered a job working for businessman Sir Alan Sugar (now Lord Sugar), who presents the show.
Education[]
Siadatan studied at Kendrick School, Reading.[2] Yasmina also attended LSE and studied economic history[citation needed]
Career prior to The Apprentice[]
After travelling in Provence in 2007 with the help of her brother she set up a restaurant named Myalacarte in Reading, Caversham,[3] which subsequently closed down and a pizza restaurant is now on the site.
The Apprentice[]
Yasmina entered The Apprentice in 2009 as one of sixteen contestants. She reached the final where she competed against Kate Walsh and was eventually hired as Sir Alan Sugar's apprentice, taking a £100,000 a year job with his company, Amscreen Health Care,[4] where 2008's winner, Lee McQueen worked at the time.[5]
References[]
- ^ "The Apprentice Candidates - Yasmina Siadatan". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Yasmina, you're hired!". BBC Berkshire. BBC. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Restaurant review: Mya Lacarte, Caversham, Berkshire". The Telegraph. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Yasmina Siadatan wins The Apprentice". Telegraph Online. London: Daily Telegraph. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "The Apprentice winner Lee McQueen quits his job". CelebsNow. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links[]
- The Apprentice (British TV series) candidates
- The Apprentice (franchise) winners
- British people of Iranian descent
- Businesspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- Living people
- 1981 births
- People educated at Kendrick School