The seventeenth season of '' The Bachelor'' premiered on January 7, 2013. This season features 28-year-old Sean Lowe, a former Kansas State football player from Irving, Texas. Lowe finished in third place on the eighth season of ''

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'' featuring Emily Maynard. The season concluded on March 11, 2013, with Lowe choosing to propose to 26-year-old graphic designer Catherine Giudici. Lowe and Giudici married in January 2014, and currently live in

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with their two sons, Isaiah and Samuel, and daughter, Mia.

Production

Casting and contestants

Casting began during the airing of the sixteenth season of the show. First "The Bachelor" approached Tim Tebow, then-quarterback of the

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; but he never signed an agreement. Lamar Hurd, a sportscaster from

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, had been another potential candidate, vying to become the first African-American "Bachelor." It wouldn't be until season twenty-five that would have an African-American Bachelor when Matt James later being chosen as the lead. It was then announced on September 25, 2012, Sean Lowe was named as the Bachelor. Other rumored possible candidates included ''The Bachelorette'' season 6 winner Roberto Martinez, Lowe's ''The Bachelorette'' castmate and that season's runner-up

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, and eleven-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte. Luyendyk dropped out to focus on his racing career. Martinez and Lochte also declined. Luyendyk would go on to become the star of ''The Bachelor'' five seasons later. Notable contestants include '' Bachelor Pad'' season 3 contestant and ''Bachelor Nation'' super fan Paige Vigil. Sarah Herron became the first disabled contestant in ''The Bachelor'' franchise who was born with one arm resulted with

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Filming and development

This season traveled many places including Montana; the Canada, Canadian province of Alberta; St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands; and Thailand. Appearances including Ben Taylor, Eli Young Band and Sarah Darling.

Contestants

25 potential new contestants were first revealed on September 25, 2012 for the first time in the show's history before filming had begun. In the premiere episode, The Bachelor (American season 16), season 16 contestant Kacie Boguskie revealed as the mystery woman and competed in this season, bringing the total to 26.

Future appearances

''The Bachelorette''

Desiree Hartsock was chosen as the lead of The Bachelorette (American season 9), season nine of ''

''.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Bachelor in Paradise (American season 1), Season 1 AshLee Frazier, Daniella McBride, Jackie Parr, and Sarah Herron returned for the Bachelor in Paradise (American season 1), inaugural season of ''Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series), Bachelor in Paradise''. McBride was eliminated in week 1, while Frazier, Herron, and Parr were eliminated in week 7. Bachelor in Paradise (American season 3), Season 3 Herron returned for the Bachelor in Paradise (American season 3), third season of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. She was eliminated in week 3.

''The Bachelor Winter Games''

Lesley Murphy returned for ''The Bachelor Winter Games'' under Team USA. She finished as co-runner-up.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Lowe competed in the Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 16), sixteenth season of ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. He partnered with Peta Murgatroyd and finished in 6th place.

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 the date : The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated during the date : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

References

External links

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