Yasmina Siadatan

Yasmina Siadatan (born 1981) 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 Alan Sugar, who presents the show.

Education

Siadatan was born in Hull in 1981.^[1] She attended Kendrick School, Reading^[2] and later studied economic history at the London School of Economics.^{[citation needed]}

Career prior to The Apprentice

In 2007 with the help of her brother she set up the Myalacarte restaurant in Caversham, Reading.^[3] This closed in 2017 since when a pizza restaurant has been on the site.^[4]

The Apprentice

In 2009, Siadatan entered The Apprentice as one of sixteen contestants in its fifth series. She reached the final where she competed against Kate Walsh and was eventually hired as Alan Sugar's apprentice, taking a £100,000-a-year job with his company, Amscreen,^[5] where 2008's winner, Lee McQueen worked at the time.^[6]

Personal life

A few weeks after The Apprentice ended, she developed an office relationship with a fellow development manager, resulting in her getting pregnant. After spending time on maternity leave, she fell pregnant again during 2012 and effectively gave her notice to Sugar that she would be leaving his employment as a direct result, later acquiring a job under Dragons' Den judge James Caan.^[7]

References

1. . British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
2. "Yasmina, you're hired!". BBC Berkshire. BBC. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
3. "Restaurant review: Mya Lacarte, Caversham, Berkshire". The Telegraph. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. "Restaurant review: Papa Gee". 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
5. "Yasmina Siadatan wins The Apprentice". Telegraph Online. London: Daily Telegraph. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
6. "The Apprentice winner Lee McQueen quits his job". CelebsNow. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "Apprentice winners through the years – and where they are now". Daily Star. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

Preceded by Lee McQueen

The Apprentice (UK) winner Series Five (2009)

Succeeded by Stella English