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The Bachelor (American Season 26)
The twenty-sixth season of '' The Bachelor'' premiered on January 3, 2022, with Jesse Palmer as host. This season featured 28-year-old Clayton Echard, a medical sales representative from Eureka, Missouri. Echard finished in eighth place on the eighteenth season of ''The Bachelorette'' featuring Michelle Young. The season concluded on March 15, 2022, with Echard's final choice, 28-year-old wedding videographer Susie Evans, rejecting him. Evans was the first person in the show's history to reject the lead's proposal. However, during the live ''After the Final Rose'' special, it was revealed that they had since gotten back together, and they moved in together in Virginia Beach, Virginia in April 2022. They announced their breakup on September 23, 2022. Production Casting and contestants In August 2021, it was reported that men from ''The Bachelorette'' who had been considered for the lead role were Tyler Cameron and Mike Johnson from season 15; Ben Smith from season 16; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Echard
Clayton Ray Echard (born April 29, 1993) is an American television personality best known for his appearances as a contestant on season 18 of ''The Bachelorette'', and as the star of season 26 of '' The Bachelor''. He played college football for Missouri and spent training camp with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) in 2016. Early life and education Echard was born on April 29, 1993, in Eureka, Missouri, to parents Brian and Kelly. He has two brothers, Nate and Patrick. He began playing football in the sixth grade. He was a wide receiver during his junior year at Eureka High School, weighing 170 pounds, before shifting to a defensive lineman and gaining 30 pounds for the role as a senior. He graduated from high school in 2011. Though he did not receive any scholarship offers, Echard was selected as a walk-on member of the Missouri Tigers football team at the start of his first year at the University of Missouri. At the University of Missouri, he studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelorette (American Season 15)
The fifteenth season of ''The Bachelorette'' premiered on May 13, 2019. This season features Hannah Brown, a 24-year-old interior designer from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Brown was crowned Miss Alabama USA 2018 and represented Alabama at Miss USA 2018. Brown finished in seventh place on season 23 of '' The Bachelor'' featuring Colton Underwood. She is the first ''Bachelorette'' lead to not have placed in the top four of a season of ''The Bachelor'', and is the youngest bachelorette in the show's history. The season concluded on July 30, 2019, with Brown accepting a proposal from 25-year-old singer/songwriter Jed Wyatt. However, during the ''After The Final Rose'' special, it was revealed that they called off their engagement in June 2019 after Brown discovered that Wyatt had a girlfriend at home during filming. Wyatt also admitted that he only went on the show to promote his music career. Production Casting and contestants Hannah Brown was named as the Bachelorette during the ''After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bustle (magazine)
''Bustle'' is an online American women's magazine founded in August 2013 by Bryan Goldberg. It positions news and politics alongside articles about beauty, celebrities, and fashion trends. By September 2016, the website had 50 million monthly readers. History ''Bustle'' was founded by Bryan Goldberg in 2013. Previously, Goldberg co-founded the website Bleacher Report with a single million-dollar investment. He claimed that "women in their 20s have nothing to read on the Internet." ''Bustle'' was launched with $6.5 million in backing from Seed and Series A funding rounds. It surpassed 10 million monthly unique visitors in July 2014, placing it ahead of rival women-oriented sites such as '' Refinery29'', ''Rookie'' and ''xoJane''; it had the second greatest number of unique visitors after Gawker's ''Jezebel''. By 2015, ''Bustle'' had 46 full-time editorial staff and launched the parenting sister site ''Romper''. In September 2016, ''Bustle'' launched a redesign using the compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antebellum South
In History of the Southern United States, the history of the Southern United States, the Antebellum Period (from la, ante bellum, lit=Status quo ante bellum, before the war) spanned the Treaty of Ghent, end of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. The Antebellum South was characterized by the Slavery in the United States, use of slavery and the Culture of the Southern United States#History, culture it fostered. As the era proceeded, Southern intellectuals and leaders gradually shifted from portraying slavery as an embarrassing and temporary system, to a full-on defense of Slavery as a positive good in the United States, slavery as a positive good, and harshly criticized the budding Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist movement. The economy was largely plantation based, and dependent on exports. Society was stratified, inegalitarian, and perceived by immigrants as lacking in opportunities. Consequently the manufacturing base lagged behind t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor (American Season 25)
The twenty-fifth season of '' The Bachelor'' premiered on January 4, 2021. This season features 28-year-old Matt James, a real estate broker and charity founder from Raleigh, North Carolina. James was originally cast on the sixteenth season of ''The Bachelorette'' featuring Clare Crawley. However, after filming was delayed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was instead selected to be The Bachelor. The entire season was filmed at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania due to the pandemic, making this was the first and only season to film in a single location in ''The Bachelor''. James is the first Black male lead in ''The Bachelor'' franchise. The season concluded on March 15, 2021, with James choosing to pursue a relationship with 24-year-old graphic designer Rachael Kirkconnell. However, during the ''After the Final Rose'' special, it was revealed that James had broken up with Kirkconnell after her racially insensitive past came to light. On Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Kirkconnell
Rachael Kirkconnell (born September 26, 1996) is an American television personality, who is best known as the winner of season 25 of '' The Bachelor''. Early life and education Kirkconnell was born and raised in Cumming, Georgia to parents Darrell and Kim Kirkconnell. She has a sister, Trinity, and a brother, Greyson. She is of Honduran descent on her father's side. She graduated from West Forsyth High School in 2015, and then from Georgia College & State University in 2019 with a degree in marketing. While in college, she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi, but left the sorority after attending a controversial Antebellum South plantation themed formal. Prior to appearing on ''The Bachelor'', Kirkconnell was working as a graphic designer in Atlanta, Georgia. ''The Bachelor'' Kirkconnell was a contestant on Matt James' season of '' The Bachelor''. James, who was the first African American male lead in the show's history, chose her over fellow finalist Michelle Young. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor And Race
American reality television franchise '' The Bachelor'' has long been criticized for how it handles race. Industry journalists, academics, and critics have condemned the franchise for its lack of racial diversity, its portrayal of people of color, and its contestants' racist behaviors. Since the franchise's inception in 2002, most of the contestants on its flagship shows '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' have been white. People of other races are often eliminated early in each season, and those who remain are normally of mixed white ethnicity or their heritage is downplayed. The first person of color in a leading role was Rachel Lindsay on '' The Bachelorette 13'' (2017). The first male star of color was Matt James on '' The Bachelor 25'' (2021). Juan Pablo Galavis on '' The Bachelor 18'' (2014) was promoted as the first "non-Caucasian" lead but this was challenged by critics. The franchise's diversity issues were more evident before a 2012 racial discrimination lawsuit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harrison
Christopher Bryan Harrison (born July 26, 1971) is an American television and game show host, best known for his role as the host of the ABC reality television dating show '' The Bachelor'' from 2002 to 2021. He also hosted its spin-offs ''The Bachelorette'' from 2003 to 2021, '' Bachelor Pad'' from 2010 to 2012, '' Bachelor in Paradise'' 2014 to 2021, the first season of '' Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise'' in 2015, '' Bachelor Live'' in 2016, and ''The Bachelor Winter Games'' in 2018. He also served as the host of the syndicated version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' from 2015 to 2019. Early life and education Harrison was born in Dallas. He graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1989. He attended Oklahoma City University on a soccer scholarship. He was initiated into the Kappa Sigma fraternity while in college. Career From 1993–99, Harrison worked as a sports reporter at CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City. He also worked briefly for TVG Network, a horse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor (American Season 5)
The fifth season of ABC reality television series '' The Bachelor'' premiered on April 7, 2004. The show featured 25-year-old Jesse Palmer, a professional football player from Nepean, Ontario. Palmer is the first Canadian and the youngest ''Bachelor'' lead in the show's history. The season concluded on May 19, 2004, with Palmer choosing to pursue a relationship with 22-year-old student Jessica Bowlin. They ended their relationship several weeks after the finale. Contestants The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season: Future appearances Jesse Palmer was named as the host for ''Bachelor Nation'' franchise in future content starting from ''The Bachelor'' season 26, replacing original host Chris Harrison Christopher Bryan Harrison (born July 26, 1971) is an American television and game show host, best known for his role as the host of the ABC reality television dating show '' The Bachelor'' from 2002 to 2021. He also hosted its spin-offs ''The .... Eliminatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WDAF-TV
WDAF-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on Summit Street in the Signal Hill section of Kansas City, Missouri. WDAF-TV also serves as an alternate Fox affiliate for the St. Joseph market (which borders the Kansas City market to the north), as the station's transmitter produces a city-grade signal that reaches St. Joseph proper and rural areas in the market's central and southern counties. WDAF previously served as the default NBC station for St. Joseph until it disaffiliated from the network in September 1994 (presently, NBC programming in St. Joseph is provided by KNPG-LD), and as the market's default Fox affiliate from that point on until KNPN-LD (channel 26) signed on as an in-market affiliate on June 2, 2012. History As an NBC affiliate On January 30, 1948, The Kansas City Star Co. – the locally based p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Us Weekly
''Us Weekly'' is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. ''Us Weekly'' was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to American Media Inc. in 2017. Shortly afterward, former editor James Heidenry stepped down, and was replaced by Jennifer Peros. The chief content officer of American Media, Dylan Howard, oversees the publication. ''Us Weekly'' covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment. As of 2017, its paid circulation averaged to more than 1.95 million copies weekly and total readership of more than 50 million consumers. The magazine currently features a sharply different style from its original 1977–2000 format. Originally a monthly industry news and review magazine along the lines of ''Premiere (magazine), Premiere'' or ''Entertainment Weekly'', it switched format in 2000 to its current themes of celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor In Paradise (American TV Series)
''Bachelor in Paradise'' is an American elimination-style reality competition television series, which premiered on August 4, 2014, on ABC. It is a spin-off of the American reality television shows '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette''. The show features previous contestants who have been featured on ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' as they travel to a secluded paradise in Mexico where the show will take place. The show was originally hosted by Chris Harrison. Production Development and filming In March 2013, ABC canceled '' Bachelor Pad'' after three seasons. Very similar to ''Bachelor Pad'', rejected contestants from ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' are isolated in a romantic paradise in an exotic tropical destination. The first season was filmed in Tulum, Mexico. Beginning in season 2, the show has been filmed in Sayulita, Mexico at Playa Escondida. The show begins with an uneven number of women and men, with there being more women. At the first ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
