The Apprentice 2008: Claire Young

Claire is a 29 year old Senior Retail Buyer from South London. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and brought up in Wakefield, Claire’s first job was working at the local Beefeater restaurant.

Claire is lively and bubbly but certainly not a pushover – her nickname at work was “The Rottweiler” because if she sees something she wants she grabs hold of an ankle until she gets it. Her role model is Oprah Winfrey – the billionaire business woman and fellow yo-yo dieter. She has worked in the roles of Marketing, Merchandising, Commercial Sales and most recently Retail Buying.

Her passions include horse riding, going to the cinema, theatre and cooking. She claims to be the only convent-educated girl to have survived three summers in Magaluf for Club 18-30. Her motto is JDI which means “just do it”.

She says: “I am successful, I always have been. I’ve been doing jobs for eight years that are for people significantly older than me. I apply myself 150%.”

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