Sean Yazbeck beat 17 other contestants
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A British graduate has won the US version of the reality TV business show The Apprentice.
Sean Yazbeck, 33, a Londoner who graduated from Southampton Solent University with a first, was told "you're hired" by tycoon Donald Trump.
Mr Yazbeck, who has lived in Miami for six years, will get a six-figure salary while working for Mr Trump.
The recruitment consultant beat 17 rivals after arranging a concert to help the World Wildlife Fund.
Mr Yazbeck, who won a head-to-head final in front of a live audience at Los Angeles's Orpheum theatre, will now oversee the development of the Trump International Hotel and Tower.
The 50-storey hotel in New York is expected to be completed in 2008.
After winning he declared: "I'm going to show you as soon as possible that you made the right decision.
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