Trista Nicole Sutter (née Rehn, born October 28, 1972) is an American television personality, physical therapist, and dancer who was the runner-up on

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of '' The Bachelor'' before becoming the star of the first season of its companion show, '' The Bachelorette''. Sutter has also appeared on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Sutter was born in

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, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Attending

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, she earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science. She attended the

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for her master's degree in

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, and continuing living in

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, for five years, working in pediatric physical therapy at

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while spending two NBA seasons as a dancer for the basketball team the

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''The Bachelor''

Rehn appeared as a contestant on

of ABC's '' The Bachelor''. She finished runner-up after bachelor

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selected Amanda Marsh as the winner ahead of Rehn in the show's finale.

''The Bachelorette''

After her appearance on ''The Bachelor'', Rehn was selected to be featured in the gender-reversed

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, '' The Bachelorette''. She chose

Ryan Sutter Ryan Allen Sutter (born September 14, 1974) is an American television personality, firefighter, and former football player. He is the winner on the first season of the dating-competition reality-TV show '' The Bachelorette'', chosen by inaugural ...

as the winner, and the couple were married on December 6, 2003. They were paid US$1 million by ABC for affording the network the right to televise their wedding ceremony, which was broadcast as the finale of a three-episode special called ''Trista & Ryan's Wedding''. The miniseries, filmed at "The Lodge" luxury resort in

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, drew over 26 million viewers.

Television appearances

Under her maiden name, Rehn was a

Dancer in the early 2000s. Rehn appeared opposite actor

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in a KFC commercial. She also has appeared in country music singer

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" in 2003 with Alexander,

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, and

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. In 2005 she made a guest appearance on an episode of

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's ''

'', cheering on

, who was a contestant. Sutter was a contestant on

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of the American version of ''

''. On June 10, 2011, the Sutters appeared in a

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PSA campaign from the

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and the

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. In 2014, the Sutters appeared on the program '' Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars''. In 2015, the Sutters were contestants in ''Bachelor Fan Favorites Week'' on ''

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''. The Sutters also appeared in 2015 on a pilot for ''Rocky Mountain Reno'', a home renovation show; the pilot aired on

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Personal life

, Sutter resides in Eagle County,

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with her husband Ryan and their two children a son named Maxwell Alston was born July 26, 2007 and daughter Blakesley Grace was born April 3, 2009.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutter, Trista 1972 births Living people Indiana University alumni People from Indianapolis People from St. Louis Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine alumni American cheerleaders National Basketball Association cheerleaders People from Vail, Colorado Bachelor Nation contestants