Trista Nicole Sutter ( Rehn, born October 28, 1972) is an American television personality who was the runner-up on season 1 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

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. 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 continued living in

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, for five years, working in pediatric physical therapy at Miami Children’s Hospital while spending two

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seasons as a dancer for the basketball team the

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''The Bachelor''

Rehn appeared as a contestant on season 1 of ABC's '' The Bachelor''. She finished runner-up after bachelor Alex Michel 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 spin-off, '' The Bachelorette''. She chose Ryan Sutter 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

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commercial. In 2002, she appeared as herself in an episode of ''

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''. She also has appeared in country music singer

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" in 2003 with Alexander, Little Jimmy Dickens, and

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

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's ''

'', cheering on Ryan Sutter, who was a contestant. Sutter was a contestant on season one of the American version of ''

''. On June 10, 2011, the Sutters appeared in a Hands Only CPR 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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. In 2025, she appeared as a recruit on Season 3 of '' Special Forces: World's Toughest Test''.

Personal life

, Sutter resides in

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. Ryan is a firefighter in

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. Trista attended Indiana University, where she belonged to the Alpha Mu chapter of Alpha Chi Omega. In February 2007, the Sutters told ''

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'' magazine that they were expecting their first child in the summer of 2007. During her seventh month of pregnancy, Trista was diagnosed with

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that escalated into HELLP syndrome. In July 2007, Maxwell Alston was born four weeks early stemming from

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complications via c-section after a failed induction/stalled labor. Maxwell was first revealed to the public on the cover of ''

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'' magazine and made his first on-camera appearance in a video diary series Trista recorded for Momlogic.com. Trista was ranked #7 on the ''

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'' Hot 100 Women of 2003. On October 14, 2008, Trista and Ryan announced to '' Life and Style'' magazine that she was pregnant with their second child. Trista said that if the baby were another boy, they might adopt a girl. On April 3, 2009, Trista delivered daughter Blakesley Grace via C-section after battling through a brutal snowstorm in Denver that weekend. In April 2009, she also confirmed that she plans to undergo the Essure permanent birth control procedure.

References

External links

Official website
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