PHOTO GALLERY: TV One/Trump Ultimate Merger Premiere Party
Omarosa, real estate mogul Donald J. Trump and Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes on the read carpet for the premiere party for the new reality TV series, Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger, held at Trump Tower in New York City on Monday, June 14. On June 17 cable television company TV One (ranked No. 44 on the BE 100s Industrial/Service list) debuted The Ultimate Merger reality series. This Thursday, June 24, TV One will re-air the 90-minute first episode at 8:30 p.m. EST, followed by a one-hour second episode at 10:00 p.m.
Omarosa, real estate mogul Donald J. Trump and Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes on the read carpet for the premiere party for the new reality TV series, Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger, held at Trump Tower in New York City on Monday, June 14. On June 17 cable television company TV One (ranked No. 44 on the BE 100s Industrial/Service list) debuted The Ultimate Merger reality series. This Thursday, June 24, TV One will re-air the 90-minute first episode at 8:30 p.m. EST, followed by a one-hour second episode at 10:00 p.m.more
A view from the balcony overlooking the premiere party for The Ultimate Merger. The show is the product of a partnership between Trump, TV One, and Comcast Corporation, an investor in TV One. Radio One (ranked No. 17 on the BE 100s Industrial Service list), also an investor in TV One, announced on Wednesday that it secured a new loan in order to buy a bigger stake in TV One.more
The Ultimate Merger focuses on the efforts of Omarosa, 36, a former cast member of The Apprentice voted America's No. 1 reality TV villain by TV Guide, to find a man suitable for the "ultimate merger" of marriage. Prior to her reality TV career, Omarosa, who holds broadcast journalism and communications degrees from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and Howard University in Washington, DC, was a political consultant. She had also enrolled at Ohio's United Theological Seminary in Ohio to pursue a Doctor of Ministry degree. more
Radio One Chairperson Cathy Hughes on the red carpet at the premiere party for The Ultimate Merger. Hughes is listed among the Black Enterprise 75 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Trump is interviewed by a TV One reporter on the red carpet at the premiere party for The Ultimate Merger, as Omarosa looks on. "Omarosa is smart, witty and difficult, but all of these qualities will make for some very interesting entertainment," says the real estate mogul, who is also executive producer of the reality show.more
Omarosa is surrounded by the suitors, including R&B singer and songwriter Al B. Sure, who will be competing for her affections during the course of the 8-week reality series.
Trump brought the real star to the power premiere party for The Ultimate Merger, as attendees extend their cameras and phones in an effort to capture an image of their host. Notable attendees included Pastor Jamal H. Bryant, Omarosa's fellow Apprentice alumna Stacie Jones Upchurch, actress LisaRaye McCoy and DJ Biz Markie.more
"I'm happy to be working with Donald Trump again on this exciting project," says Omarosa, whose first marriage ended in 2005. "I approached this challenge with the same determination with which I do everything in my life, which is why I brought in a team of experts and good friends to help me put these bachelors to the test." Included in that support group is Pastor Jamal H. Bryant (who she describes as her "spiritual advisor"), TV One chef G. Garvin, former video vixen and author Karrine Steffans and comedians George Wallace and Loni Love, all of whom will make appearances during the series.more
Omarosa, real estate mogul Donald J. Trump and Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes on the read carpet for the premiere party for the new reality TV series, Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger, held at Trump Tower in New York City on Monday, June 14. On June 17 cable television company TV One (ranked No. 44 on the BE 100s Industrial/Service list) debuted The Ultimate Merger reality series. This Thursday, June 24, TV One will re-air the 90-minute first episode at 8:30 p.m. EST, followed by a one-hour second episode at 10:00 p.m.more
A view from the balcony overlooking the premiere party for The Ultimate Merger. The show is the product of a partnership between Trump, TV One, and Comcast Corporation, an investor in TV One. Radio One (ranked No. 17 on the BE 100s Industrial Service list), also an investor in TV One, announced on Wednesday that it secured a new loan in order to buy a bigger stake in TV One.more
The Ultimate Merger focuses on the efforts of Omarosa, 36, a former cast member of The Apprentice voted America's No. 1 reality TV villain by TV Guide, to find a man suitable for the "ultimate merger" of marriage. Prior to her reality TV career, Omarosa, who holds broadcast journalism and communications degrees from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and Howard University in Washington, DC, was a political consultant. She had also enrolled at Ohio's United Theological Seminary in Ohio to pursue a Doctor of Ministry degree. more
Radio One Chairperson Cathy Hughes on the red carpet at the premiere party for The Ultimate Merger. Hughes is listed among the Black Enterprise 75 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Trump is interviewed by a TV One reporter on the red carpet at the premiere party for The Ultimate Merger, as Omarosa looks on. "Omarosa is smart, witty and difficult, but all of these qualities will make for some very interesting entertainment," says the real estate mogul, who is also executive producer of the reality show.more
Omarosa is surrounded by the suitors, including R&B singer and songwriter Al B. Sure, who will be competing for her affections during the course of the 8-week reality series.
Trump brought the real star to the power premiere party for The Ultimate Merger, as attendees extend their cameras and phones in an effort to capture an image of their host. Notable attendees included Pastor Jamal H. Bryant, Omarosa's fellow Apprentice alumna Stacie Jones Upchurch, actress LisaRaye McCoy and DJ Biz Markie.more
"I'm happy to be working with Donald Trump again on this exciting project," says Omarosa, whose first marriage ended in 2005. "I approached this challenge with the same determination with which I do everything in my life, which is why I brought in a team of experts and good friends to help me put these bachelors to the test." Included in that support group is Pastor Jamal H. Bryant (who she describes as her "spiritual advisor"), TV One chef G. Garvin, former video vixen and author Karrine Steffans and comedians George Wallace and Loni Love, all of whom will make appearances during the series.more