The Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells wows in a hot pink trouser suit

Marnie Swindells stunned onlookers in a fuchsia pink pantsuit as she left the BBC Breakfast studios in Manchester on Saturday.

The 2023 Apprentice winner, 28, wore the single-breasted suit over a simple white top, days after viewers learned she had won Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment.

The suit jacket buttoned at the waist and large buckled belt drew attention to her hourglass silhouette, and she paired the suit with a pair of nude stilettos.

She accessorized the outfit with a pair of pear drop gemstone dangle earrings.

Marnie was revealed as the winner of series 17 of The Apprentice during Thursday night’s finale.

Dress to impress: The business mogul wore the single-breasted suit over a simple white top, days after viewers learned she had won Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment

She defeated finalist salon owner Rochelle Anthony, 35, in the show’s second straight women’s final.

Show host and business legend Lord Sugar was impressed with Marnie during the winner-take-all task after pitching his boxing gym idea to hundreds of industry insiders at the Grand Connaught Rooms of London.

The young entrepreneur is using her winning investment of £250,000 to franchise her boxing gym, where she intends to teach women how to protect themselves in light of recent violent crimes against women and girls.

Marnie has said the next step will be to franchise her three-week boxing gym in the Bronx, which is located in Camberwell, London, and hopes that, despite Lord Sugar admitting he knows nothing about the sport, his association will be a force to be reckoned with. .

Following the tragic death of Sarah Everard in March 2021, who was mercilessly murdered by Metropolitan Police Officer Wayne Couzens, and the brutal murder of Zara Aleena last June, thousands of women have spoken out about feeling unsafe on the streets of London.

In January this year, former Met police officer David Carrick was jailed for life after pleading guilty to 85 felony counts, including rape and sexual assault, during a 17-year campaign of terror against women.

This has led women to distrust the police, with just 42 percent saying in a YouGov poll this month that they have faith in the Met as a whole.

Marnie, who is a two-time gold medal-winning boxer, hopes her London-based gym in the Bronx can teach women the skills to take back their power on the streets, as she insists knowing how to “throw punch” successfully can help keep them safe.

Champion: Marnie won series 17 of the BBC show, beating out fellow contestant and salon owner Rochelle Anthony, 35 in the final on Thursday.

Queen of the ring: The gold medal-winning boxer plans to expand her boxing gym to offer affordable classes to women who feel unsafe on the streets of London according to Sarah Everad

Tragic: The young businesswoman said she started boxing at the age of eight to help her cope with the sudden loss of her father.

Beauty and brains: Marnie responded to critics who compared her and her fellow candidates to Love Island contestants on Thursday by saying that women can be glamorous and believable entrepreneurs.

She said: ‘One thing I’m really passionate about, especially when it comes to teaching women boxing, is teaching real skill and real technique. I think women are often fooled by Boxercise and Boxfit, but those classes won’t keep you safe.’

Marnie previously shared that she took up boxing to cope with her grief after suddenly losing her father when she was eight years old.

She said: “When things happen to you that are sad, it stirs up feelings and the beautiful thing about boxing is that the aggression, the anger and the sadness in me were really celebrated.” When I got into boxing and I was a fighter and was always out front, I was really celebrated for that.

“Then all of a sudden the feeling went from something negative to something that I could channel in a really good way and actually push myself further and become a champion.

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The outing comes after Marnie hit back at critics on Thursday who compared the show to Love Island, insisting that women can be glamorous and serious businesswomen.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline about the comparisons, the 2023 champion said: “Women can have it all and to say we have to choose between being glamorous or being a good businesswoman is an insult.” We can do both and we can do everything.

“It’s okay for women to be online and be expressive and show their fashion, their makeup and their hair. Time has advanced and we are in a more digital age.

“The saying ‘find yourself a woman who can do both’ shouldn’t even exist. It goes without saying that we are all of those things. Women can take on many hats and be many different people and it really is an unfair narrative.”