I Want to Work for Diddy 2

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{{Infobox television season

| image = I Want to Work for Diddy 2 logo.jpg

| network = VH1

| first_aired = {{start date|2009|11|2}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2010|1|4}}

| prev_season = Season 1

}}

I Want to Work for Diddy 2 is a reality show on VH1. It is the second season of I Want to Work for Diddy, where contestants are brought together to see who can become Sean Combs' personal assistant. Mark Jacobs is the show's co-executive producer and director. I Want to Work for Diddy 2 premiered on November 2, 2009. In the end, Ebony Jones was chosen to be his assistant.

Contestants

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

! Occupation

! Hometown

! Result

{{sort|Jones|Ebony Jones}}

|High School Algebra Teacher

|Dallas, Texas

|Winner on Episode 10

{{sort|Orrison|Daniel Orrison}}

|Wine Steward

|Frederick, Maryland

|Runner-Up on Episode 10

{{sort|Tabb|Ivory Tabb}}

|Public Relations

|New Jersey

|Eliminated on Episode 9

{{sort|Spratt|Dalen Spratt}}

|Business Owner

|Dallas, Texas

|Eliminated on Episode 8

{{sort|Bauer|Jennifer Bauer}}

|Model

|Troy, Michigan

|Eliminated on Episode 6

{{sort|LeEllen|Melissa LeEllen}}

|Executive Assistant

|Queens, New York

|Eliminated on Episode 5

{{sort|Kearney|Kim "Poprah" Kearney}}

|Entrepreneur

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Eliminated on Episode 4{{ref|e|[e]}}

{{sort|Bell|Kennis Bell}}

|Public Relations Student

|Tyler, Texas

|Eliminated on Episode 4

{{sort|Sunshine|Blake Sunshine}}

|Talent Promoter

|Boston, Massachusetts

|Eliminated on Episode 3

{{sort|Bonavia|John Bonavia}}

|Mall Manager

|Washington, D.C.

|Eliminated on Episode 3

{{sort|Wright|Zach Wright}}

|Internet Marketer

|New Brunswick, New Jersey

|Eliminated on Episode 2

{{sort|Johnson|Noelle Johnson}}

|Pageant Queen

|Portage, Michigan

|Eliminated on Episode 1

=Judges=

  • Capricorn Clark – Marketing Director, Sean John
  • Phil Robinson – Diddy's former manager
  • Andre Harrell – Diddy's mentor
  • Kim "Poprah" Kearney – Former contestant (guest judge)

=Weekly Results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Contestantscolspan=11|Episodes
colspan=1|1234567{{ref|h|[h]}}8910
bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|align="left"| Ebony{{ref|g|[g]}}

| bgcolor="lightgreen"|WIN

bgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="pink"|Johnbgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="lightgreen"|Melissabgcolor="white"|INbgcolor="pink"|Danielbgcolor="white"|Dalenbgcolor="white"|INbgcolor="yellow"| WINNER
bgcolor="crimson"|align="left"| Daniel

|bgcolor="white"|Noelle

bgcolor="white"|Zachbgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="white"|Ivorybgcolor="white"|Melissabgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="lightgreen"|Ivorybgcolor="lightgreen"|Dalenbgcolor="white"|INbgcolor="tomato"|OUT
bgcolor="crimson"|align="left"| Ivory

|bgcolor="pink"|Noelle

bgcolor="pink"|Zachbgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="pink"|Melissabgcolor="white"|Jenniferbgcolor="white"|INbgcolor="pink"|Danielbgcolor="pink"|Danielbgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=1|

bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|align="left"| Dalen{{ref|g|[g]}}

|bgcolor="lightgreen"|WIN

bgcolor="lightgreen"|WINJohnbgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="white"|Melissabgcolor="pink"|SAFEbgcolor="pink"|Danielbgcolor="tomato"|Daniel

|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=3|

bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|align="left"| Jennifer

|bgcolor="lightgreen"|WIN

bgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="white"|Johnbgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="pink"|Melissabgcolor="tomato"|OUT

|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=4|

bgcolor="crimson"|align="left"| Melissa{{ref|b|[b]}}

| bgcolor="lightgreen"|WIN

bgcolor="white"|Ivorybgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="white"|Ivorybgcolor="tomato"|Jennifer

|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=5|

bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|align="left"| Kim{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|c|[c]}}{{ref|f|[f]}}

| bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|

bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|bgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="red"|OUT{{ref|e|[e]}}

|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=6|

bgcolor="crimson"|align="left"| Kennis

|bgcolor="white"|Ivory

bgcolor="white"|Zachbgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="tomato"|Ivory{{ref|d|[d]}}

| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=6|

bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|align="left"| Blake

| bgcolor="lightgreen"|WIN

bgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="tomato"|John

| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=7|

bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|align="left"| John

| bgcolor="lightgreen"|WIN

bgcolor="lightgreen"|WINbgcolor="tomato"|OUT

| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=7|

bgcolor="crimson"|align="left"| Zach

| bgcolor="white"|Noelle

bgcolor="tomato"|Ivory

| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|

bgcolor="crimson"|align="left"| Noelle

| bgcolor="tomato"|Zach

| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=9|

;Teams

:{{Color box|crimson|border=darkgray}} The contestant was on the Uptown team.

:{{Color box|cornflowerblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant was on the Downtown team.

;Competition

:{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} The contestant won.

:{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated, but still hired.

:{{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the challenge and was safe.

:{{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the challenge and was in the bottom.

:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} The contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated.

:{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was out of the competition, after she was told to reveal that she was a spy for Diddy.

:{{Color box|#CCCCCC|border=darkgray}} The contestant was not included in the episode, or was a judge.

:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} The contestant lost the challenge but was safe.

;Notes

:{{note|a|[a]}}Kim "Poprah" Kearney from season one returned and joined the competition.

:{{note|b|[b]}}In Episode 2, Melissa was voted to move from the Downtown Team to the Uptown Team so that both teams had an equal number of contestants.

:{{note|c|[c]}}Capricorn Clark said that Kim "Poprah" would switch teams every week.

:{{note|d|[d]}}Kennis was not originally put up for elimination, but was eliminated.

:{{note|e|[e]}}In Episode 4, Poprah revealed herself as a spy for Diddy, when she was a judge for elimination. Therefore Diddy no longer needed her and was out of the competition.

:{{note|f|[f]}}In Episode 5, Poprah was the judge for elimination, and Poprah said that there would be no more teams.

:{{note|g|[g]}}In Episode 7, Dalen and Ebony were not originally put up for elimination.

:{{note|h|[h]}}In Episode 7, everyone was at risk of being eliminated, but all were ultimately given one more chance to prove themselves.

In Episodes 1,3,5 & 7 Ivory used her infamous catch phrase "manwhich a bitch" a phrase that caught on with fans instantly.

Episodes

=Welcome to Bad Boy=

First aired November 2, 2009

  • Challenge: Collect the Most Foreign Languages
  • Challenge Winners: Downtown Team
  • Bottom 2: Ivory, Noelle
  • Eliminated: Noelle
  • Ivory became a fan favorite and quickly earned the title of having the catchphrase of the season after telling one of her competitors she was going to "manwhich a bitch"
  • Elimination Notes: After Noelle's elimination, Melissa was switched to the Uptown Team.

=Sean John Reinvented=

First aired November 9, 2009

  • Challenge: Shoot a Print Ad for the New Sean John Logo
  • Challenge Winners: Downtown Team
  • Bottom 2: Ivory, Zach
  • Eliminated: Zach
  • Elimination Notes: Poprah returned to the competition after making a special guest appearance.

=Chariots for Charity=

First aired November 16, 2009

  • Challenge: Collect Donations for the Fresh Air Fund
  • Downtown: $1700
  • Uptown: $5500
  • Challenge Winners: Uptown Team
  • Bottom 3: Blake, Ebony, John
  • Eliminated: Blake, John
  • Elimination Notes: Poprah was moved to the Downtown Team to even the teams after the Uptown Team lost two members in elimination.

=Diddy or Didn't He?=

First aired November 23, 2009

  • 1st Challenge: Assist Mr. Combs in Doing Press Interviews
  • 2nd Challenge: Play Diddy or Didn't He? Game Show
  • Downtown: 110 pts.
  • Uptown: 50 pts.
  • Challenge Winners: Downtown
  • Bottom 2: Ivory, Kennis
  • Eliminated: Kennis
  • Left: Poprah{{ref|e|[e]}}
  • Episode/Elimination Notes: Kennis was not originally put up for elimination, but was eliminated; Poprah leaves the house after she reveals herself that she was a spy for Diddy.

=Welcome to Daddy's House=

First aired November 30, 2009

  • Challenge: Work The Night Shift At Diddy's House
  • Challenge Winners: Ebony
  • Bottom 2: Jen, Melissa
  • Eliminated: Melissa
  • Elimination Notes: Both teams are at elimination; Poprah talks with them instead of Capricorn about who they should vote for.

=Truth and Its Consequences=

First aired December 7, 2009

  • Challenge: Learning To Be Honest
  • Challenge Winner: None
  • Bottom 5: Dalen, Daniel, Ebony, Ivory, Jen
  • Eliminated: Jen
  • Elimination/Episode Notes: Elimination is held at Diddy's office, and Diddy decides who goes home; there are no more teams starting from Episode 6; Diddy felt that he would not hire someone like Jen and eliminated her.

=A Family Affair=

First aired December 14, 2009

  • Challenge: Family Dinner At Sea
  • Challenge Winner: Daniel
  • Bottom 4: Dalen, Daniel, Ebony, Ivory
  • Eliminated: None
  • Elimination/Episode Notes: Dalen and Ebony were not originally put up for elimination.

=The Fashion Event=

First aired December 21, 2009

  • Challenge: Throw A Preview Party For New Sean John Collection
  • Challenge Winner: None
  • Bottom 2: Dalen, Daniel
  • Eliminated: Dalen
  • Elimination/Episode Notes: With only four contestants remaining, team competitions were eliminated and it became a 1-versus-all format.

=The Fashion Event Pt. 2=

First aired December 28, 2009

  • Challenge: Throw A Preview Party For New Sean John Collection
  • Challenge Winner: None
  • Bottom: Daniel, Ebony and Ivory
  • Eliminated: Ivory
  • Elimination/Episode Notes: Capricorn saves the fashion show from disaster. The exercise ball incident from the first episode is brought up again and Ivory is eliminated.

=Season Finale=

First aired January 4, 2010

  • Challenge: Assist Mr. Combs
  • Runner-Up: Daniel
  • Winner: Ebony