The ninth season of ''
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Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
'' premiered on May 27, 2013. This season features 27-year-old Desiree Hartsock, a bridal stylist from
Northglenn, Colorado
The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the city's populati ...
. Hartsock finished in fourth place on
season 17
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of
The Bachelor featuring
Sean Lowe.
The final episode aired on August 5, 2013, with Hartsock accepting a proposal from 27-year-old mortgage broker Chris Siegfried. They married January 18, 2015, and currently live in
Portland, Oregon
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with their two sons, Asher and Zander.
Production
Casting and contestants
Casting began during the airing of the
eighth season of the show, in 2012. Before the bachelorette was chosen, one potential candidate, Misee Harris, a pediatric dentist from
Tennessee
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, was vying to become the first black bachelorette.
Her social media campaign was covered in a number of major news outlets, including ''
The Huffington Post
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''.
According to the website
, Harris had previously been selected to be a contestant on ''
The Bachelor'', only to not take the role for fear of being the 'token' black woman.
At that point every star in all 25 combined seasons of ''The Bachelorette'' or ''The Bachelor'' had been Caucasian, with show producer
Mike Fleiss
Mike L. Fleiss (born April 14, 1964) is an American television producer and writer.
Early life
Fleiss was raised in Fullerton, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley.
Career
He is the creator, producer and writer of '' ...
stating to the media that non-caucasians simply didn't appear at the casting calls.
On March 11, 2013, during the ''After the Final Rose'' on
season 17
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...
of ''The Bachelor'', Desiree Hartsock was selected as the bachelorette, then 26, a bridal stylist from
Northglenn, Colorado
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. Like the bachelorettes in the previous seasons, Hartsock had been a contestant on ''The Bachelor,'' having been sent home by
Sean Lowe after the hometown dates episode in that season. Misee Harris went on to work as a model and entrepreneur, founding a line of mouthguards and starting Project Smile, an organization that "focuses on promoting self-esteem in children."
Notable contestants include soccer player
Juan Pablo Galavis
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, who would become the first non-Caucasian star for the combined franchises the following year, appearing in
season 18 of ''The Bachelor''.
Filming and development
Filming began on March 13, 2013, shortly after the season finale of ''The Bachelor'', with many places including
Atlantic City, New Jersey, the
German
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* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
state of
Bavaria
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,
Barcelona
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,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
and the island of
Madeira in
Portugal
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. With appearances from
Andy Grammer
Andrew Charles Grammer (born December 3, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records.
His debut album, '' Andy Grammer'', was released in 2011 and spawned the singles " Keep Your Head Up" and " F ...
,
Soulja Boy,
Darius Rucker
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,
Kate Earl and
Matt White.
Contestants
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only, plus footnoted additions. Ages stated are at time of contest.
Future appearances
''The Bachelor''
Juan Pablo Galavis
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was chosen as the bachelor for the
eighteenth season of ''
The Bachelor''. He became the first Latino bachelor in the franchise's history.
;''Bachelor in Paradise''
Season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguati ...
Ben Scott, Brooks Forester, Zack Kalter, and Robert Graham, returned for the
first season of ''
Bachelor in Paradise''. Scott quit the show during week 2. Forester was eliminated during week 6. During week 7, Kalter split from his partner, Jackie Parr, and Graham split from his partner, Sarah Herron.
Season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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Dan Cox, Michael Garofola and Mikey Tenerelli returned for the
second season of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. Garofola and Tenerelli were eliminated during week 2. Tenerelli returned in week 4. He and Cox quit the show during week 5.
Season 3
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Brandon Andreen returned for the
third season of Bachelor in Paradise. He was eliminated during week 2.
;''The Bachelor Winter Games''
Garofola returned for ''
The Bachelor Winter Games
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'' as a part of Team USA. He quit the show during week 3.
;Other appearances
Outside of ''Bachelor Nation'' franchise, Kalter appeared as a contestant in the ''Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes'' special on the
season 7 of ''
Wipeout'' alongside Kasey Stewart and Larry Burchett.
Call-out order
: The contestant received the first impression rose
: The contestant received a rose outside of a rose ceremony or date
: The contestant received a rose during a date
: The contestant was eliminated
: The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
: The contestant was eliminated during a date
: The contestant quit the competition
: The contestant was disqualified from the competition
: The contestant won the competition
Episodes
References
External links
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