Omarosa Manigault-Newman | |
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Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison | |
Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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President | Donald Trump |
Personal details | |
Born |
Omarosé Onée Manigault February 5, 1974 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party |
Democratic (Before 2015) Republican (2015–present) |
Spouse(s) |
Aaron Stallworth (m. 2000–05) John Newman (m. 2017) |
Domestic partner |
Michael Clarke Duncan (2010–2012) |
Education |
Central State University (BA) Howard University (MA) United Theological Seminary Payne Theological Seminary |
Omarosé Onée Manigault (/ˌɒməˈroʊsə ˈmænᵻˌɡɔːlt/; born February 5, 1974), often known and referred to simply as Omarosa, is an American political aide in the White House. She is the director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison for the Trump administration. Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, Omarosa received a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Central State University, but did not complete her Ph.D. in communications from Howard University.
Omarosa gained fame as a contestant on the first season of Donald Trump's original American version of The Apprentice. She later returned for the television series sequel, Celebrity Apprentice and appeared on numerous other reality television shows.TV Guide included her in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest TV Villains of All Time.
Omarosa was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Theresa Marie (née Walker) and Jack Thomas Manigault, Sr. Omarosa's father was murdered when she was seven years old. After graduating from The Rayen School in Youngstown, she earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism in 1996 at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She later moved to Washington, DC, to attend Howard University, where she earned a master's degree and worked toward a Ph.D. in communications that she did not finish. Omarosa has also received Biblical Studies training at Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio.