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.
| I Want to Work for Diddy | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | August 4 – October 6, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
Contestants
edit| Name | Occupation | Hometown | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne "Suzi" Siegel | Crime Reporter | The Bronx, New York | Winner on Episode 10 |
| Mic Barber | Banker | New York, New York | Runner-Up on Episode 10 |
| Stefanie Sitzer[1] | Student | Newport Beach, California | Eliminated on Episode 10 |
| Kim "Poprah" Kearney | Entrepreneur | Atlanta, Georgia | Eliminated on Episode 9 |
| Boris Kuperman | Legal Assistant | Sterling, Virginia | Eliminated on Episode 8 |
| Kendra Haffony | Sales Assistant | Willingboro, New Jersey | Eliminated on Episode 8 |
| Redouane Tadjer[1] | Club Promoter | Boston, Massachusetts | Eliminated on Episode 7 |
| Laverne Cox | Hostess | New York, New York | Eliminated on Episode 6 |
| Brianna Davis | Administrative Assistant | Houston, Texas | Eliminated on Episode 4 |
| Deon Sams | Executive Assistant | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated on Episode 3 |
| Rob Smith | Iraq War Veteran | Akron, Ohio | Eliminated on Episode 2 |
| Georgette Cardenas | Mortgage Broker | Miami, Florida | Eliminated on Episode 1 |
| Andrew Long | Personal Trainer | San Diego, California | Eliminated on Episode 1 |
Judges
edit- 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
edit| Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8[d] | 9 | 10 | |||
| 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[c] | Kendra | Safe | OUT[e] | |
| Kimberly | 13th | Georgette | Rob | Win | Red | Win | Laverne | Win[c] | Win | OUT | ||
| Boris | 6th | Win | Win | Deon | Win | Kendra[b] | Win | Win | Kendra | |||
| Kendra | 3rd | Win | Win | Boris | Win | Boris[b] | Win | Win | Boris | |||
| Red | 10th | Kimberly | Kimberly | Win | Brianna | Win | Kimberly | Stefanie | ||||
| Laverne | 5th | Win | Win | Boris | Win | Win[a] | 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
- ^[a] Laverne was originally on the Downtown Team, but joined the Uptown Team in Episode 5.
- ^[b] There were no eliminations.
- ^[c] In Episode 7, Kim and Stefanie switched teams.
- ^[d] In Episode 8, the teams were Boris & Stefanie, Kendra & Mic and Kim & Suzanne.
- ^[e] Stefanie was eliminated after the presentations.
Episodes
editWelcome to Bad Boy
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editFirst aired September 15, 2008
- Challenge: The Art of Celebration
- Challenge Winner: Downtown Team
- Bottom 2: Red, Stefanie
- Eliminated: Red
New York Hustle
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editFirst 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
editA second season of I Want to Work for Diddy was confirmed by VH1.[2][3] The second season premiered on November 2, 2009.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Rhone, Paysha; Shanahan, Mark (August 18, 2008). "Names". LivingArts. The Boston Globe. p. B.11. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Breaking News - VH1 Celebrates New Hit Series Milestone by Renewing Five Hit Shows and Ordering New Projects from DR. Drew Pinsky and Tiffany 'New York' Pollard". TheFutonCritic.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ I Want to Work for Diddy vh1.com [dead link]
- ^ Watch the supertrailer vh1.com October 16, 2009 [dead link]