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Former Miss Oregon USA Jennifer Murphy, 37, competed on Season 4 of The Apprentice
She was fired in episode six, but says Trump brought her back for a job interview after the show wrapped
After the interview, she says Trump - who was newly married to Melania at the time - walked her to the elevator and kissed her on the lips
This was the same year that he made the lewd 'locker room' comments exposed in a leaked tape last week
Nevertheless, Murphy says she's not trying to throw Trump under the bus and plans to vote for him in the November 8 election

Published: 14:19 EST, 12 October 2016 | Updated: 15:13 EST, 12 October 2016

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A former Apprentice contestant claims Donald Trump kissed her during a job interview, shortly after marrying his wife Melania.

Jennifer Murphy was axed from the fourth season of the reality show, but says Trump was impressed by her work and brought her back for an interview after the season wrapped.

After the interview, 37-year-old Murphy (who is three years older than Trump's daughter Ivanka) says he walked her to the elevator and then kissed her on the lips.

Former Apprentice contestant Jennifer Murphy (left) claims Donald Trump (right, with Melania) kissed her in 2005 - just after he was married to Melania

This was in 2005 - the same year that Trump married his wife, as well as the year that he made the damning 'locker room' comments to Billy Bush, exposed in a leaked tape last week.

In an interview with Grazia, Murphy said there is no hard feelings between her and Trump and that she even plans to vote for him this November 8.

Murphy says the first time she met Trump was at the 2004 Miss USA pageant, where she was competing as the beauty queen from Oregon.

While she didn't win the crown, she did catch the Donald's attention and asked him about the possibility of joining his show.

Murphy is now a YouTube star and runs a non-profit that empowers 'girls and women of all ages to realize their full potential'. Pictured above in 2007

A few months later, she flew to San Diego to audition and met with Trump once again, who started to flirt with her, telling Murphy she was 'just so beautiful'.

Murphy took that as a compliment.

'It made me feel special, that Donald Trump saw things in me,' she said.

It made me feel special, that Donald Trump saw things in me.

Jennifer Murphy

Murphy made it onto the show, but only lasted six episodes before she was given the boot.

‘The day after he fired me from the show, he called me and said, “I still want to offer you a job, because I was very impressed with you.” He said, “The producers won’t allow me to offer you a job until the day after the finale in New York, but after that I’d like to meet with you.” So I did meet with him in his office and he gave me different job offers.’

It was during one of these meetings at his office that Murphy says Trump made a move on her.

'He walked me to the elevator, and I said goodbye. I was thinking "oh, he’s going to hug me", but when he pulled my face in and gave me a smooch. I was like “oh kay.” I didn’t know how to act. I was just a little taken aback and probably turned red. And I then I get into the elevator and thought "huh, Donald Trump just kissed me on the lips."'

Murphy ended up turning down Trump's offer of a job, but says there's no bad blood between the two of them and she plans to vote for him.

‘I don’t want him to ever feel I’m throwing him under the bus, because I’m not,’ she added. ‘I was surprised, but then it didn’t really bother me because I didn’t feel he was being degrading, or he was being dishonest to Melania.’

Murphy was engaged at the time to ABC's Extreme Makeover dentist Bill Dorfman. The two married at the Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles in July 2006, but divorced after just one year of marriage.

Today, Murphy is a You Tube star. She also is the CEO of a non-profit called GoGirl Worldwide, Inc which has a goal to 'empower girls and women of all ages to realize their full potential'.