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 ResultCrime ReporterThe Bronx, New YorkWinner on Episode 10BankerNew York, New YorkRunner-Up on Episode 10StudentNewport Beach, CaliforniaEliminated on Episode 10EntrepreneurAtlanta, GeorgiaEliminated on Episode 9Legal AssistantSterling, VirginiaEliminated on Episode 8Sales AssistantWillingboro, New JerseyEliminated on Episode 8Club PromoterBoston, MassachusettsEliminated on Episode 7HostessNew York, New YorkEliminated on Episode 6Administrative AssistantHouston, TexasEliminated on Episode 4Executive AssistantLos Angeles, CaliforniaEliminated on Episode 3Iraq War VeteranAkron, OhioEliminated on Episode 2Mortgage BrokerMiami, FloridaEliminated on Episode 1Personal TrainerSan Diego, CaliforniaEliminated 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 ContestantsEpisodes12345678910 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 Kendra Safe OUT Kimberly 13th Georgette Rob Win Red Win Laverne Win Win OUT Boris 6th Win Win Deon Win Kendra Win Win Kendra Kendra 3rd Win Win Boris Win Boris Win Win Boris Red 10th Kimberly Kimberly Win Brianna Win Kimberly Stefanie Laverne 5th Win Win Boris Win Win 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 Laverne was originally on the Downtown Team, but joined the Uptown Team in Episode 5. There were no eliminations. In Episode 7, Kim and Stefanie switched teams. In Episode 8, the teams were Boris & Stefanie, Kendra & Mic and Kim & Suzanne. 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.I Want to Work for Diddy vh1.com The second season premiered on November 2, 2009.Watch the supertrailer vh1.com October 16, 2009
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