''The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love'' is the fourteenth season of ABC reality television series ''
The Bachelor''. The season premiere aired on January 4, 2010. The show features 31-year-old
Jake Pavelka
Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka (born January 27, 1978) is an American television personality, pilot, actor, and model who appeared on six reality TV programs, most notably '' The Bachelor''. He is also the CEO of the company "Rhino Removal".
Early ...
, a pilot from
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
,
Texas
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, courting 25 women.
Pavelka finished in seventh place on
season 5
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of ''
The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
'' featuring
Jillian Harris
Jillian Harris (born December 30, 1979) is a Canadian television personality. She is best known for appearing on the television series '' The Bachelor'', '' The Bachelorette,'' and '' Love It or List It Vancouver''. She has also appeared on '' E ...
. It is the first season of ''The Bachelor'' to be broadcast in
high definition. The season concluded on March 1, 2010, with Pavelka choosing to propose to 23-year-old marketing rep Vienna Girardi. The couple ended their engagement in June 2010.
Contestants
![Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi 2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Jake_Pavelka_%26_Vienna_Girardi_2010.jpg)
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions
Future appearances
''Dancing with the Stars''
Pavelka competed in the
tenth season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
''. He partnered with
Chelsie Hightower
Chelsie Kay Hightower (born July 21, 1989) is a ballroom dancer. She is known for being a regular dance partner, trainer and choreographer on the ABC competition show '' Dancing with the Stars'', on which she was a professional from Season 8 t ...
and finished in 7th place.
''The Bachelorette''
Ali Fedotowsky
Alexandra Elaine Fedotowsky-Manno (née Fedotowsky; born September 16, 1984) is an American television personality best known as a cast member on the ABC reality shows '' The Bachelor'' and ''Bachelorette'' (2010).
Early life and education
Fed ...
was chosen as the bachelorette for the
sixth season of ''
The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
''.
''Bachelor Pad''
Runner-up
Tenley Molzahn
Tenley Nora Molzahn Leopold (born May 19, 1984) is an American dancer and television personality known for her appearances as a cast member on three ABC reality shows, '' The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love'' (2010), '' Bachelor Pad'' (2010), an ...
, along with contestants
Gia Allemand
Gia Marie Allemand (December 20, 1983 – August 14, 2013) was an American actress, model, and reality television contestant. She was known for appearing in ''Maxim'' and competing on two ABC reality shows '' The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love'' ...
, Ashley Elmore, Elizabeth Kitt, Michelle Kujawa and Jessie Sulidis, returned for the inaugural season of ''Bachelor Pad''. Kujawa was eliminated during week 1, Sulidis during week 2, Allemand during week 3, and Elmore during week 5. Kitt and her partner, Jesse Kovacs, were eliminated at the beginning of week 6, finishing in 3rd place. Molzahn and her partner, Kiptyn Locke, were eliminated at the end of week 6, finishing as the runners-up.
Pavelka, Allemand, Vienna Girardi, and Ella Nolan, returned for the second season of ''Bachelor Pad''. Allemand quit during week 2, and Pavelka was eliminated during week 3. Nolan and her partner, Kirk DeWindt, were eliminated at the beginning of week 6, finishing in 4th place. Girardi and her partner, Kasey Kahl, were eliminated at the end of week 6, finishing in 3rd place.
''Bachelor in Paradise''
Kujawa returned for the
first season of ''
Bachelor in Paradise''. She quit during week 1. Molzahn returned for the
second season of ''Paradise''. She broke up with Joshua Albers in week 6.
Other appearances
Outside of the ''Bachelor Nation'' franchise, Molzahn and Kujawa appeared as contestants in the ''Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes'' special on the
season 7
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of ''
Wipeout''.
Call-out order
: The contestant received the first impression rose
: The contestant received a rose during the date
: The contestant was eliminated
: The contestant was eliminated during the date
: The contestant quit the competition
: The contestant received a rose during the date but disqualified from the competition
: The contestant moved on to the next week by default
: The previously eliminated contestant asked for a chance to return the competition but denied
: The contestant won the competition
Episodes
Post-show
After the Final Rose
This is the special episode which airs after every finale. In season 14's segment, Jake told Chris Harrison about ''Bachelor Pad'', Ali was chosen as the next bachelorette in the
sixth season of ''The Bachelorette''. Jake and Vienna were seen in a public appearance as a couple,
Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and lyricist. He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970.
Biography Earl ...
sang "On the Wings of Love" at the closing of the show.
In June 2010, several months after their engagement, it was announced that Jake and Vienna Girardi had split.
Deaths
Gia Allemand
On August 14, 2013, third-place contestant Gia Allemand died after a reported suicide attempt. Several contestants as well as Pavelka expressed their condolences via Twitter, with Pavelka saying, "I am in complete shock and devastated to hear the news about Gia. She was one of the sweetest people I have ever known. And a very dear friend. My heart goes out to her family during this very difficult time. We have lost an angel today. I miss you Gia...".
Alexa McAllister
On 16 February 2016, Alexa (Lex) McAllister died after an apparent suicide attempt in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
, as reported by TMZ. Per E!News, the local police said that on 13 February they'd received a call in which it was claimed that McAllister had overdosed on prescription drugs. While McAllister was in a stable condition on her way to
Grant Medical Center
Grant Medical Center was established in 1900 in downtown Columbus, Ohio as the second member hospital of OhioHealth, a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system. Grant Medical Center is a Level I Trauma Center.
According to '' U.S. News & Wo ...
, then E!News got access to a police report, which stated that she had taken "a lot" of pills. Her family took her off life support after her health began to deteriorate. McAllister was 31. Pavelka tweeted his condolences on Twitter, "I'm so sad to hear about Alexa. Such a beautiful girl. My heart breaks for her family. Covering them in prayer during this rough time".
Jake Pavelka
Jake Pavelka grew up in
Denton, Texas
Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas, the 197th-most populous city in the United States, and the 12th-most populous ...
, and attended
University of North Texas
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and
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In his free time, he takes dancing lessons, woodworking, and has fun flying acrobatic planes and he is also a former child actor. Pavelka is an airline pilot, and took his first flying lessons at 12 years old. He also became a certified flight instructor when he was 23 years old.
Pavelka became a member of an ABC reality show for the third time when he appeared as a celebrity contestant on the
tenth season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'', partnered with
Chelsie Hightower
Chelsie Kay Hightower (born July 21, 1989) is a ballroom dancer. She is known for being a regular dance partner, trainer and choreographer on the ABC competition show '' Dancing with the Stars'', on which she was a professional from Season 8 t ...
he was the fifth competitor eliminated on April 27, 2010.
Notes
References
External links
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