Can Donald Trump Turn "The Apprenctice" into a Celebrity Event?

Ready or not, the hair is back! And so is the head it's attached (or not) to! Donald Trump will return with another season of "The Apprentice" due to debut on January 3, 2008. In true keeping with most reality television shows with declining ratings, the Trump-ster reaches in the dumpster to pull out a list of celebrity has-beens. The fourteen celebrities were introduced to the media last month in a secret press conference. Now they have been allowed to release the list of contenders in the upcoming show. Although most of the celebrities could use the fortune that would become any former winner of "The Apprentice", the celebrities will compete in business-oriented tasks to raise money for their selected charities. The final "winner" of the season will win a bonus of $250,000 for their charity. If you are like the rest of America and just can't wait to see the list of celebrities, here they are! And for the curious... Yahoo! was kind enough to rank these in order of popularity in internet searches!

1. Jennie Finch
2. Tiffany Fallon
3. Gene Simmons
4. Carol Alt
5. Trace Adkins
6. Lennox Lewis
7. Tito Ortiz

1. Stephen Baldwin
2. Vincent Pastore
3. Nadia Comaneci
4. Piers Morgan
5. Omarosa
6. Marilu Henner
7. Nelly Galan

There were originally 125 celebrities considered for the show. After looking at the list of finalist, one can only wonder who the others must have been. And don't worry, you'll probably have to wonder who most of the finalists are too! A suggestion to Trump -- if you want to make us really watch the show and enjoy it, why not have Rosie on?? Enjoy the show!