Martha's live finale
jefhatfield said:
... and the next thing i know it's past ten pm pst so i don't know who won on martha's apprentice
my guess is dawna, am i right? the online poll on nbc's apprentice site puts dawna at 58% and bethenny at 42% as for the people's guess
The poll proved to be accurate and Dawna did win and I wholeheartedly agreed with Martha's choice. The show was nicely done and both ladies completed their respective tasks without any major catastrophes. The Big Apple Circus event that was run by Bethenny really came together smoothly despite the rocky start that we saw at the end of the prior episode.
Dawna was in charge of the Liz Claiborne fashion show. The flaws that really displeased the LC executive were that the models took too long to be accessorized for the final trial run, and that the printed brochure was not completed according to her specifications.
It was done at the last minute because the executive made changes and it eventually did not have a cover on it. The top printed line was also not properly centered. Once the fashion show ended that same LC exec went to Dawna and was effusively praiseworthy, telling her that she did a wonderful job and was delighted with the result.
At the final interview, Bethenny aggressively promoted herself as clearly being the only one worthy of Stewart's consideration for the job at hand. She did come off as an elitist ... she also acknowledged the obvious in that she could be too manic at times despite always getting the job done and never having a defeatist attitude.
Dawna defended herself in a very dignified manner. In her summary before making her selection, Martha told Bethenny that she was was creative and talented, but also labeled her as a show-off and said that particular trait was hardly a prerequisite for being brought into MSLO.
Martha told Dawna that she was a competent business person and organizer, but was too dispassionate at times for her liking. Dawna then replied by saying that maybe it was because she wanted the job with Martha so badly that it actually may have prevented her from displaying the necessary passion to convince Martha of her utmost sincerity in that regard.
It was interesting to note how Dawna was more thankful and appreciative of the efforts put forth by her team, hugging each warmly even though it appeared she might be doomed by Amanda and her attitude. When questioned by Martha about why she was rather cool toward her team, Bethenny raised a few eyebrows by saying her chosen members were a disgruntled lot and that she did say thank you (which is true), but there was a chill in the air as she left them to get into the Maybach.
In the end, Martha told Dawna that there was room for someone with her ability and style at her company and offered her the job. Dawna Stone, who is publisher of Her Sports magazine with her husband, will be working with the editor of Body and Soul magazine (one of Martha's publications) to continue promoting women's health and related issues. Martha finally presented Dawna with the keys to a new Buick Lucerne.
I was impressed by Dawna's calm demeanor and reassuring style and am very happy for her and her family members who were in the audience. She is a classy lady and I am confident she will not only fit in easily at MSLO, but be successful over the long-term.
Charles leaned towards Bethenny when he again cited Dawna's dispassionate attitude at times ... Alexis also pointed out that the women were distinctly different, with Bethenny clearly the more creative force.
One final note: Believe it or not, Charles Koppelman actually managed to last through the live studio portion without that ever present stogie either in his mouth or hand.
