I Want To Work For Diddy was a reality show on VH1

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. Co-executive produced and directed by Mark Jacobs

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, the 13 contestants are brought together to see who can become Sean Combs

Sean Combs

Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...

' assistant. The show premiered on August 4, 2008. In the end, Suzanne Siegel was chosen to be his assistant and Mike Barber was hired in an undisclosed role.

Contestants

Name	Occupation	Hometown	Result
	Crime Reporter	The Bronx, New York	Winner on Episode 10
	Banker	New York, New York	Runner-Up on Episode 10
	Student	Newport Beach, California Newport Beach, California Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...	Third on Episode 10
	Entrepreneur	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...	Eliminated on Episode 9
	Legal Assistant	Sterling, Virginia Sterling, Virginia Sterling, Virginia is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 27,822.It is located northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Great Falls, and includes part of Dulles International Airport and the former AOL corporate headquarters...	Eliminated on Episode 8
	Sales Assistant	Willingboro, New Jersey	Eliminated on Episode 8
	Club Promoter	Boston, Massachusetts	Eliminated on Episode 7
	Hostess	New York, New York	Eliminated on Episode 6
	Administrative Assistant	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...	Eliminated on Episode 4
	Executive Assistant	Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	Eliminated on Episode 3
	Iraq War Veteran	Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	Eliminated on Episode 2
	Mortgage Broker	Miami, Florida Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...	Eliminated on Episode 1
	Personal Trainer	San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...	Eliminated on Episode 1

Judges

• Kevin Liles – Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group
  Warner Music Group
  Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
  
  
• Norma – Vice President, Cipriani
• Capricorn Clark – Marketing Director, Sean John
  Sean John
  Sean John Clothing Inc is a clothing and fragrance company owned by hip-hop mogul Sean Combs. The apparel company takes its name from Combs' first and middle given names....
  
  
• Phil Robinson – Diddy's former manager

Weekly Results

Contestants		|Episodes
		1		2	3	4	5	6	7		9	10
	Suzanne	9th	Kimberly	Kimberly	Win	Red	Win	Laverne	Red	Win	Kimberly	WINNER
	Mike	1st	Win	Win	Boris	Win	Boris	Win	Win	Kendra	Kimberly	HIRED
	Stefanie	2nd	Win	Win	Boris	Win	Kendra	Win	Red	Kendra	Mike	OUT
	Kimberly	13th	Georgette	Rob	Win	Red	Win	Laverne	Stefanie	Kendra	Suzanne
	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 in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

The contestant was eliminated.

Notes

Laverne was originally was 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 & Mike and Kim & Suzanne.

Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations.

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 & Mike: $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
• Runner-Up: Mike
• Winner: Suzanne

• Elimination Notes: Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations; Mike 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. The second season premiered on November 2, 2009.