Rebecca Jill Kufrin (born April 3, 1990)
is an American television personality, best known for her role as the winner on the
22nd season of
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's ''
The Bachelor'' and the lead of the
14th season of ''
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''.
Early life and education
Kufrin was born in
Benson, Minnesota
Benson is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 3,240 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat.
History
Benson was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. As the e ...
, and raised in
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Prior Lake is an exurban city southwest of Minneapolis seated next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the state of Minnesota. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city lies south of the Minnesota River in an area kn ...
,
the daughter of Jill and Steve Kufrin.
She has an older sister named Emily.
Kufrin graduated from
Prior Lake High School
Prior Lake High School (PLHS) is located in Savage, Minnesota, United States and enrolls students in grades 912. The school is part of the South Suburban Conference. It has approximately 2,900 students currently enrolled, along with a teaching an ...
in 2008, and obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is ...
in 2012.
Her father died of brain cancer when Kufrin was 19 years old
and her mother is a breast cancer survivor.
Career
Before appearing on ''The Bachelor'', she was working at Skyya Communications, a technology public relations agency based in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
.
Television shows
''The Bachelor''
Kufrin was a contestant on
Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
's season of ''The Bachelor''. After making it to the final 3, her ex-boyfriend Ross Jirgl showed up in
Peru
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and proposed; Kufrin declined. She was initially chosen by Luyendyk as the winner and accepted his proposal at the end of the season.
However, Luyendyk dumped Kufrin for the runner-up Lauren Burnham before the season finished airing.
The break-up was filmed and the raw, unedited footage was shown on the first night of the two-night finale, a first for ''The Bachelor''.
Response
After Luyendyk ended his engagement with Kufrin on air,
Minnesota State Representative Drew Christensen
Drew Christensen (born May 21, 1993) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Republican, he represented District 56A, which included portions of Dakota County and Scott County in the southwestern ...
fans raised over $6,000 for Kufrin through the
Venmo
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app, which Kufrin in turn donated to
Stand Up to Cancer
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. Her donation was matched by
ABC
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and later matched again by
Katie Couric
Katherine Anne Couric ( ; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, ''Wake Up Call''. From 2013 to 2017, ...
.
''The Bachelor'' season 20 lead,
Ben Higgins
Benjamin Edward Higgins (born March 23, 1989), is an American television personality and entrepreneur who starred on the 20th season of ABC's ''The Bachelor'', after appearing on the 11th season of '' The Bachelorette''.
Early life
Higgins w ...
, also pledged to donate the profits from each bag of coffee sold from his company for a 24-hour period. The day after the breakup aired, 12
billboard
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s went up in Kufrin's hometown of
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, as well as 4 in
Los Angeles
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and 1 in
Times Square
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, all showing their support for Kufrin and disgust at Luyendyk's actions. During the
March 10, 2018 episode of ''
Saturday Night Live
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'',
Cecily Strong
Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. Strong is most notable for being a cast member of '' Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022. She is also the longest-tenured female cast member in the ...
portrayed Kufrin in the
cold-open, parodying the break-up.
''The Bachelorette''
Kufrin was announced as the Bachelorette on March 6, 2018, on ABC's ''After the Final Rose'' special.
The season premiered on May 28, 2018. In the end, Kufrin chose Garrett Yrigoyen over runner-up Blake Horstmann. During the finale, she and Yrigoyen were given a minivan from
ABC
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as a gift. The couple were engaged and moved to Carlsbad, California, where they lived with their adopted
corgi
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, Minno. On September 1, 2020, Kufrin and Yrigoyen announced the end of their engagement.
''Bachelor in Paradise''
Kufrin made a brief appearance during
season five of ''
Bachelor in Paradise'' to give advice to the girls and give closure to
Colton Underwood
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. On August 9, 2021, Becca was confirmed to be a contestant on
season seven. She split from her partner Thomas Jacobs in week 6. They have gotten back together after filming wrapped.
They got engaged in May 2022.
References
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Living people
People from Prior Lake, Minnesota
Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni
American publicists
Bachelor Nation contestants
1990 births