Brandy Kuentzel is an American

United States

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 corporate attorney

Lawyer

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 and businesswoman  born in San Francisco, California

California

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. She was the candidate hired by The Trump Organization

Trump Organization

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 at the conclusion of the tenth season

The Apprentice (U.S. season 10)

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 of Donald Trump

Donald Trump

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's reality television show, The Apprentice

The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)

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.

Kuentzel grew up in Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

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. After graduating valedictorian

Valedictorian

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 from Service High School

Service High School

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, Kuentzel received a bachelor of arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in political science

Political science

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 from UCLA in 2002 and a juris doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School

University of Chicago Law School

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 in 2006. She was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis

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 from 2006 to 2009. After that, she co-founded Sweet Ride, which is a mobile cupcake business in the San Francisco Bay Area

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in January 2010. She is a vegetarian and a supporter of animal rights.