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, premiered on January 10, 2005. This season featured 28-year-old Jennifer Schefft, a publicist from

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. Schefft was previously the winner of season 3 of '' The Bachelor'', where she got engaged to

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; however, they ended their engagement in December 2003. For her season, Schefft had the opportunity to assist in casting the 25 bachelors from which she will choose. The season concluded on February 28, 2005, with Schefft choosing to pursue a relationship with 29-year-old art gallery director Jerry Ferris. However, she rejected his proposal, and it was revealed during the live ''After The Final Rose'' special that they were no longer together.

Bachelorette

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. In 2007, Schefft wrote ''A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling - Better Single Than Sorry'', published by Harper Collins. On July 10, 2009, Schefft married Joe Waterman in

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Contestants

Call-out order

: The contestant received the first impression rose : The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

References

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