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Rachel Woolford has been named the winner of The Apprentice's 18th series.
On Thursday evening, it was revealed the fitness entrepreneur, 28, from Leeds has become the fifth female candidate in a row to win Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment after beating pie shop owner Phil Turner, 37.
In the final task, Rachel and Phil went head-to-head to prove to Lord Sugar why they deserved to receive his quarter of a million pound investment and to form a 50/50 partnership with the TV star and business mogul.
With the assistance of aides Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell MBE, Lord Sugar chose Rachel to win the investment, saying: 'It's very, very hard for me... My gut feeling is telling me that, Rachel, you're going to be my business partner.'
After learning of her win, Rachel said: 'To take part in the process has been incredible and to come out a winner is just something beyond my wildest dreams.'
Rachel Woolford has been named the winner of The Apprentice's 18th series
On Thursday evening, it was revealed the fitness entrepreneur, 28, from Leeds has become the fifth female candidate in a row to win Lord Sugar 's £250,000 investment after beating pie shop owner Phil Turner, 37
In the final task, Rachel and Phil went head-to-head to prove to Lord Sugar why they deserved to receive his quarter of a million pound investment and to form a 50/50 partnership with the TV star and business mogul
Thursday evening's finale saw candidates who were fired earlier in the series return to help the two finalists bring their business plans to life before they took on the biggest pitch of their lives to Lord Sugar and industry experts.
In the final boardroom, Baroness Karren and Tim, issued their thoughts on the finalists' performance before Lord Sugar made his decision.
About Rachel, Baroness Brady said: 'This business is her life and her passion for it really comes across. The issue really is just how expensive it is to open gyms, and she'll burn through your investment pretty quickly.'
Tim added: 'I think the thing with Rachel is that she's going into a great industry sector and she's a great advocate for her product and service...
'It's about the scalability of that. Can she systemise what she's done very well at two gyms over at many, many more?.'
Talking about Phil, Tim said: 'I think the thing for his business is that you've given him clear indications of what is needed to grow this business, will he accept that direction and put into place what you're thinking he needs to grow?'
Baroness Brady added: 'He clearly has a good business, and his product is excellent. But he has to embrace new ways of doing things and you're going to have to be convinced that he's going to take your advice and make those tough decisions...
'Because sometimes you have to make tough decisions in business. That's how you survive.'
After expressing her delight, a thrilled Rachel said: 'To take part in the process has been incredible and to come out a winner is just something beyond my wildest dreams. I was twenty-four years old when I started North Studio'
About Rachel, Baroness Brady said: 'This business is her life and her passion for it
