The thirteenth season of '' The Bachelorette'' premiered on May 22, 2017. This season featured Rachel Lindsay, a 32-year-old attorney from

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. Lindsay attended the

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where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2007 and

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where she graduated with a

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in 2011. She finished in third place on season 21 of '' The Bachelor'' featuring

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. Lindsay is the first African-American in the lead role in the history of the ''Bachelor'' franchise. The season concluded on August 7, 2017, with Lindsay accepting a proposal from 37-year-old chiropractor Bryan Abasolo. They married on August 24, 2019, and currently live in

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Production

Casting and contestants

Casting began during season twelve of ''The Bachelorette''. Lindsay was named as the bachelorette on February 13, 2017, during the telecast of ''

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''. Lindsay then appeared in the live season finale of season 21 on ''The Bachelor'', she met the first four contestants, Dean, Eric, Blake E., and DeMario. Notable cast includes pro wrestler

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Filming and development

Filming began on March 16, 2017, shortly after the conclusion of the twenty-first season of ''The Bachelor''. Destinations for this season were

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and

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, with appearances including actors

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and

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, former NBA player

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, actress and television host

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and country singer

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Contestants

The first 4 contestants were revealed in ''The Bachelor'' season finale on March 13, 2017. The full cast of 31 contestants were later revealed on May 17.

Future appearances

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 4 DeMario Jackson was set to appear in season 4 of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. When production restarted after the misconduct allegations had halted production, Jackson did not return for filming. Dean Unglert, Diggy Moreland, Matt Munson, Iggy Rodriguez, Jack Stone, Jonathan Treece, Fred Johnson, Blake Elarbee, and Adam Gottschalk also returned for season 4. When production restarted, Rodriguez was eliminated in week 1. Munson quit in week 2. Elarbee and Johnson were eliminated in week 3. Unglert, Moreland, Stone, and Treece all quit in week 4. Gottschalk left Paradise in a relationship with Raven Gates. Season 5 Moreland, Eric Bigger, and Kenny Layne returned for season 5 of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. Layne quit in week 3. Bigger quit in week 5. Moreland was eliminated in week 5. Season 6 Unglert returned for season 6 of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. He quit in week 3, but returned in week 5 to ask

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to leave with him.

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Alex Bordyukov returned for season 8 of ''Bachelor in Paradise.'' He was eliminated in week 4.

''Bachelor in Paradise Australia''

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Bordyukov appeared on the second season of ''

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''. He left the show in week 7 to pursue a relationship with fellow US contestant, Caroline Lunny, who was also competing on that season. However, the pair are no longer together.

''Bachelor in Paradise Canada''

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Bordyukov returned for the inaugural season of ''

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''. He split from Kit Blaiklock in week 5.

''The Bachelor Winter Games''

Unglert, Bigger, Jamey Kocan, and Josiah Graham returned for ''

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'' to compete in Team USA. Bigger and Kocan were eliminated in week 1, Graham was eliminated in week 3, and Unglert was eliminated in week 4.

Call-out order

: The contestant received the first impression rose : The contestant received a rose during a date : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated during a date : The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony : The contestant was disqualified from the competition : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

Notes

Controversies

Lee Garrett's racist tweets

The show came under fire for casting Lee Garrett, who had tweeted many racist comments, for their first ever black lead's season. Garrett's tweets consisted of comparing

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to a

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group, comparing the

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to the

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, and called feminists ugly.

References

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