The Bachelor was the first season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show featured 31-year-old Alex Michel, a Harvard-educated management consultant from Charlottesville, Virginia. The season premiered on 25 March 2002, and concluded on April 25, 2002, with Michel choosing to pursue a relationship with 23-year-old event planner Amanda Marsh. They broke up several months later.
Contestants The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:
NameAgeHometownJobEliminatedAmanda Marsh23Chanute, KansasEvent PlannerWinnerTrista Rehn29St. Louis, MissouriMiami Heat Dancer Runner-upShannon Oliver24Dallas, TexasFinancial Management ConsultantWeek 5Kimberly Karels24Tempe, ArizonaNannyWeek 4Cathy Grimes22Terre Haute, IndianaGraduate StudentWeek 3Christina Stencil28Bonita, CaliforniaAttorneyWeek 3LaNease Adams23Playa Del Rey, CaliforniaActressWeek 3Rhonda Rittenhouse28Woodward, OklahomaCommercial Real Estate AgentWeek 3Alexa Jurgielewicz27Beverly Hills, CaliforniaSpecial Ed. TeacherWeek 2Amy Anzel28Yonkers, New YorkProduction CoordinatorWeek 2Angela Lowery25Avondale, ArizonaHooters WaitressWeek 2Angelique Madrid27Burbank, CaliforniaActressWeek 2Katie Sapienza23Malden, MassachusettsPower Tool Sales Rep.Week 2Melissa Reese25Tempe, ArizonaPhotographerWeek 2Tina Chen27Plano, TexasGraduate StudentWeek 2Amber Johnson29Los Angeles, CaliforniaBusiness Development DirectorWeek 1Daniela Ferdico30Seattle, WashingtonNeuropsychologistWeek 1Denise Kellaher30Honolulu, HawaiiDoctorWeek 1Jackie Hucko22Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBar ManagerWeek 1Jill Gosser31Chicago, IllinoisRetail ManagerWeek 1Kristina Jenkins27Chelsea, New YorkAdvertising ExecutiveWeek 1Lisa Gold29Dallas, TexasAttorneyWeek 1Paula Oliveira24Swansea, MassachusettsInsurance RepresentativeWeek 1Rachel Lanzillotto29Eastchester, New York6th Grade TeacherWeek 1Wendi Plotnik26Dallas, TexasTechnology SpecialistWeek 1
Future appearances Trista Rehn was chosen to be the Bachelorette for the first season of The Bachelorette. Shannon Oliver appeared in episode 3 of the first season of The Bachelorette to give Trista advice.
Amy Anzel appeared in Trista's wedding mini-series and would go on to act in several projects, most notably having a role in Kick Ass 2. She also competed in the British version of The Apprentice in 2022.
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The contestant won the competition. The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
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