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| Londonderry's Leah Totton crowned Apprentice winner | Londonderry's Leah Totton crowned Apprentice winner |
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| Londonderry doctor Leah Totton is Lord Sugar's new business partner after winning BBC One show The Apprentice. | Londonderry doctor Leah Totton is Lord Sugar's new business partner after winning BBC One show The Apprentice. |
| She got a £250,000 investment for her cosmetic procedures business after Lord Sugar told her "you're hired" in Wednesday's final. | She got a £250,000 investment for her cosmetic procedures business after Lord Sugar told her "you're hired" in Wednesday's final. |
| She said she did not expect Lord Sugar to become a client any time soon: "I think his face is fine as it is." | She said she did not expect Lord Sugar to become a client any time soon: "I think his face is fine as it is." |
| The 25-year-old triumphed over Luisa Zissman, who had pitched an online wholesale baking supplies business. | The 25-year-old triumphed over Luisa Zissman, who had pitched an online wholesale baking supplies business. |
| Miss Totton plans to offer anti-ageing skin treatments, including chemical peels and dermal fillers, at a chain of clinics where she hopes to raise the standards of the beauty industry with her medical credentials. | Miss Totton plans to offer anti-ageing skin treatments, including chemical peels and dermal fillers, at a chain of clinics where she hopes to raise the standards of the beauty industry with her medical credentials. |
| Business plans | Business plans |
| The former Foyle and Londonderry College pupil, who works in a London hospital, managed to assuage Lord Sugar's earlier worries about the ethics of her business NIKS Medical. | The former Foyle and Londonderry College pupil, who works in a London hospital, managed to assuage Lord Sugar's earlier worries about the ethics of her business NIKS Medical. |
| But the brand name has changed to Dr Leah at Lord Sugar's request, and Miss Totton is continuing with a masters degree as well as planning to keep her hand in with clinical work as a locum. | But the brand name has changed to Dr Leah at Lord Sugar's request, and Miss Totton is continuing with a masters degree as well as planning to keep her hand in with clinical work as a locum. |
| She said: "To have Lord Sugar show his faith in me is absolutely unbelievable. It's amazing. | |
| "I had much less experience than the other candidates in business coming into the process and I really can't believe that I've got this far and that I've actually won it." | |
| Afterwards, Lord Sugar described Miss Totton as a "very determined young lady". | |
| "She was the most interesting candidate and had the most interesting business proposition," he said. | |
| The finalists in the ninth series of the show brought back previous candidates to help them in branding and marketing their business plans before presenting them to a room of industry experts. | The finalists in the ninth series of the show brought back previous candidates to help them in branding and marketing their business plans before presenting them to a room of industry experts. |
| But series tough cookie Ms Zissman broke down in tears after feeling she had bungled part of her pitch for her business, Baker's Toolkit. | But series tough cookie Ms Zissman broke down in tears after feeling she had bungled part of her pitch for her business, Baker's Toolkit. |
| Miss Totton was seen bossing her team around much more than usual in the final task. | Miss Totton was seen bossing her team around much more than usual in the final task. |
| She said: "When I watch with my colleagues they won't believe it's me. My family couldn't believe it either but I'm hoping I keep that assertiveness. (Luisa) took some of the softer side of me and I took some of her bossiness." | She said: "When I watch with my colleagues they won't believe it's me. My family couldn't believe it either but I'm hoping I keep that assertiveness. (Luisa) took some of the softer side of me and I took some of her bossiness." |
| Despite worries about her entering the tough process, the doctor said her family were "delighted" at her win. | Despite worries about her entering the tough process, the doctor said her family were "delighted" at her win. |
| "I'm the first person in my family to have even gone to university so it's such a massive achievement for the whole family," she said. | "I'm the first person in my family to have even gone to university so it's such a massive achievement for the whole family," she said. |
| Many of Miss Totton's family and friends gathered in Londonderry to watch the final. | |
| Her dad, Trevor, described his daughter's win as fantastic and said he was "very emotional". | |
| "That would have been about the happiest and proudest moment of my life," he said. | |
| "She is a very quick learner and enthusiastic. She'll be very successful." | |
| Lorraine Totton said her daughter had been very composed. | |
| "That was fantastic. To relive that again with family and friends was brilliant," she said. | |
| "I thought she was very composed and she spoke very well. | |
| "She really did find it tough but Leah can be very focussed and won't let anything beat her." |