The Apprentice: the 12 most idiotic candidates Susan Ma (series 7) Susan was only 21 when she took part in The Apprentice in 2011. She's also of Chinese origin, so not expected to have been au fait with all the details of European culture. Nevertheless, her naivity and ignorance of general knowledge were staggering - even if she did display a sure business sense in many of the tasks. She qualified for idiot status for observations such as "What's at the British museum? Just, like, dinosaurs and stuff," as well as her ongoing struggle to grasp French culture ("I don't even know any French people. I know nothing" and "Do the French go camping? Are the French very fond of their children? Do a lot of people drive in France?") - even if we do still remain rather fond of her.