Reality TV Villainess Studies to Become a Minister

In 2004 Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth became a household name after appearing on Donald Trump’s television show The Apprentice. She made such an impression on viewers that TV Guide named her the greatest “reality TV villain of all time.”

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Manigault-Stallworth is a graduate of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She holds a master’s degree from Howard University. Before appearing on The Apprentice, she worked in the Clinton White House.

Manigault-Stallworth used the exposure she received on The Apprentice to market herself as a celebrity. She did public appearances, was a frequent guest on television talk shows, and has appeared in several additional reality TV series. She also devoted a great deal of time to charity work.

Now Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is on a different path. This fall she enrolled at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. There she will study for her doctorate in ministry. She issued a statement which read, “I made a very personal decision to study the word of God. I want to grow as a person and finally discover what God’s purpose for my life is.”

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