Susan Christine Evans (born August 19, 1993) is an American television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder, who is best known for being the winner of

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of '' The Bachelor''. As a beauty pageant titleholder, Evans was crowned Miss Virginia Teen USA 2011 and Miss Virginia USA 2020.

Early life and education

Evans was born and raised in Poquoson, Virginia, to parents Tom and Jean Evans. She attended

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on a full scholarship, graduating in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in digital cinema arts and broadcast communications. After graduating from college, Evans was hired as a performer at Tokyo Disneyland, where she portrayed several Disney princesses over the course of two years. While in Japan, Evans became skilled in the art of

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, which she continued to train in after returning home to Virginia.

Career

Evans was previously employed as a program manager for a marketing agency in Williamsburg, Virginia, but left her role in May 2021 to pursue her passion of photography and videography full-time.

Pageantry

Evans began competing in pageants as a teenager, where she was competed in Miss Virginia Teen USA 2011 representing Fredericksburg and won the title, she then competed in Miss Teen USA 2011, but did not place in the competition. She took a break from pageantry for several years, but returned to compete in

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2019 representing Seven Cities, where she placed second runner-up to

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2012 Courtney Lynne Smits. She competed in Miss Virginia USA again the following year representing

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, and was crowned Miss Virginia USA 2020. Miss USA 2020 was originally scheduled for the spring of 2020, the competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later held on November 9, 2020, but did not place. Evans crowned her successor, Christina Thompson, in July 2021, becoming the longest reigning titleholder in the state history due to COVID delays.

Reality television

''The Bachelor''

In September 2021, Evans was revealed as a contestant on

of '' The Bachelor'', starring medical sales representative Clayton Echard. In the final episode, Echard chose Evans, but she rejected him. It was later revealed on the live ''After the Final Rose'' special that they had since gotten back together.

Personal life

Evans was in a relationship with Clayton Echard from December 2021 to September 2022.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Susie 1993 births American beauty pageant winners American television personalities American women television personalities Bachelor Nation contestants Living people 21st-century Miss Teen USA delegates People from Poquoson, Virginia Television personalities from Virginia Lindenwood University alumni