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WARWICK, R.I. -- A Providence woman has won the NYLO Hotels Sales Apprentice Contest, a spokesman announced Friday.

Genna Lepore, 23, a graduate of Northwestern University, was selected among 10 finalists during the five-day search for great sales talent that started last Saturday.

Lepore has earned a paid sales position with the NYLO sales team at the Warwick hotel, a restored mill building at 400 Knight St.

Maria Pichardo, 20, from Penfield NY, and a student at Johnson & Wales University, also won a three-month internship with NYLO.

The contest, inspired by Donald Trump's The Apprentice series, challenged contestants on various marketing skills, with a focus on organizing a fundraiser for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. In the effort, contestants raised $3,520.

NYLO Hotels feature urban loft-style accommodations. The company has hotels in Warwick, Dallas and Plano, TX.

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