The fifteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor premiered on January 3, 2011. 38-year-old Brad Womack, who previously appeared as the Bachelor in season 11, where he rejected both of his final two women, returned as the Bachelor for this season. Womack became the first lead to appear on The Bachelor franchise twice.
The season concluded on March 14, 2011, with Womack choosing to propose to 24-year-old single mother Emily Maynard. The couple announced that they ended their engagement on June 29, 2011.
Production Casting and contestants Casting began during season 14. Potential candidates for this season included Womack, as well as Ty Brown and Chris Lambton from season six of The Bachelorette. Eventually, both turned down the offer. On September 22, 2010, Womack was first rumored as the next Bachelor but he was officially confirmed to return the series five days later during the live show of season eleven of Dancing with the Stars.
Notable contestants included Emily Maynard, who was the fiancée of Ricky Hendrick; and Radio City Rockette Keltie Busch.
Filming and development This season traveled to far-flung locales in Las Vegas, Nevada, Costa Rica, the British overseas territory of Anguilla and South Africa. Appearances on this season included Drew Pinsky, Train and Seal.
Contestants
The cast was revealed on December 17, 2010. Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions.
NameAgeHometown OccupationOutcomePlaceRefEmily Maynard24Morgantown, West VirginiaChildren's Hospital Event PlannerWinner1 Chantal O'Brien 28 Mercer Island, Washington Executive Assistant Runner-up 2 Ashley Hebert 26 Madawaska, Maine Dental Student Week 9 3 Shawntel Newton 25 Chico, California Funeral Director Week 8 4 Michelle Money 30 Salt Lake City, Utah Hairstylist Week 7 5Britt Billmaier 25 Woodinville, Washington Food Writer 6 Jackie Gordon 26Newport, Rhode Island ArtistWeek 6 7 Allison "Alli" Travis 24 Worthington, Ohio Apparel Merchant 8 Lisa Morrisey 24 Ottawa, Kansas Marketing CoordinatorWeek 59–10 Marissa May 26 Mesa, Arizona Sports Publicist Ashley Spivey 26 Ellerbe, North Carolina Nanny 11 Lindsay Hill 25 Plano, Texas First Grade Teacher Week 412–14 Meghan Merritt 30 Princeton, New Jersey Fashion Marketer Stacey Quirpel 26 Quincy, Massachusetts Bartender Kimberly Coon 27 Orlando, Florida Marketing CoordinatorWeek 315–16 Sarah Powell 27 Denver, Colorado Real Estate Broker Madison Garton 25 Vail, Colorado Model 17 (quit) Keltie BuschKeltieColleenDance.com 28 Sherwood Park, Alberta Radio City RocketteWeek 218–20 Melissa Schreiber 32 Westport, Connecticut Waitress Raichel Goodyear 29 Fullerton, California Manscaper Britnee Marks 25 Holland, Pennsylvania ParalegalWeek 121–30 Cristy Caserta 30 Davie, Florida Attorney Jessica "J" Adams 26 Seattle, Washington Operations Manager Jill Ruskowski 28 Frisco, Texas Sales Director Lacey Garbelman 27 Tampa, Florida Insurance Agent Lauren Moore 26 Culpeper, Virginia High School Teacher Lisa Pastrich 27 Dix Hills, New York Sales Consultant Rebecca 30 Mission Viejo, California Esthetician Renee Halpin 28 Palos Hills, Illinois Nanny Sarah Ledtke 25 Saginaw, Michigan Musical Theatre Performer
Future appearances The Bachelorette Ashley Hebert was chosen as lead of the seventh season of The Bachelorette.
The following year, Emily Maynard was chosen as the lead of the eighth season of The Bachelorette.
Bachelor Pad Alli Travis, Jackie Gordon, Melissa Schreiber, and Michelle Money returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Alli was eliminated in week 1, Jackie in week 2, and Melissa in week 4. Michelle and her partner, Graham Bunn, were eliminated in week 7, finishing as the runners-up.
The Bachelor Shawntel Newton appeared in one episode of the sixteenth season of The Bachelor.
Bachelor in Paradise Michelle returned for the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. She ended the season in a relationship with Cody Sattler.
Other appearances Outside of the Bachelor Nation franchise, Lisa Morrisey appeared as a contestant in the Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes special on the season 7 of Wipeout.
Call-out order
OrderBachelorettesWeek123456789101ChantalAshley S.Ashley S.Chantal ChantalEmilyEmily2KimberlyMichelleMichelleBrittEmilyEmilyEmily3AlliKimberlyJackieEmilyMichelleEmilyChantal4Ashley S.MadisonEmilyMichelleAshley S.MichelleBrittChantal5MeghanEmilyChantalChantalAlliAlliMichelle6MarissaRaichelSarah P.Lisa M.EmilyBrittMichelleBritt7LindsayKeltieAlliJackieJackieJackie 8KimberlyLisa M.ChantalAlli 9RaichelMeghanMarissaJackieLisa M.Marissa 10MadisonLisa M.StaceyBrittMarissa11MelissaLindsayAshley S.AlliAshley S.12ReneeAlliMadisonLindsayLindsayMeghanStacey13CristySarah P.Lisa M.Meghan14JackieMarissaMarissaStacey15Sarah P.BrittMeghanKimberlySarah P.16LaceyStaceyLindsay17LaurenBritt18Lisa P.JackieKeltieMelissaRaichel19ShawntelMelissa20BritneeChantal21StaceyBritneeCristyJJillLaceyLaurenLisa P.RebeccaReneeSarah L.22Jill23Lisa M.24Rebecca25J26Keltie27Sarah L.28Emily29Britt30Michelle
The contestant received the first impression rose The contestant received a rose during the date The contestant received a rose after receiving advice from Ali and Roberto The contestant was eliminated The contestant was eliminated during the date The contestant quit the competition The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony The contestant won the competition
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