The sixteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor premiered on January 2, 2012. This show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, a winemaker and owner of Envolve wines, from Sonoma, California, 29-year-old Ben Flajnik, who finished runner-up in the seventh season of the show featuring Ashley Hebert. This season returns with 25 women featured in the competition, excluding a senior citizen.
The season concluded on March 12, 2012, with Flajnik choosing to propose to 28-year-old model Courtney Robertson. They called off their engagement on October 26, 2012.
Production Casting and contestants On September 6, 2011, Flajnik was announced as the next bachelor, and he was subsequently formally named during the season finale of Bachelor Pad.
Notable contestants include Rachel Truehart, who is the sister of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency season 4 contestant Crystal Truehart.
Filming and development Unlike previous seasons, traditionally, the contestants would not normally choose to stay the Villa de la Vina in Agoura Hills, California, for long but it appeared for the first night. For the rest of the season, the contestants traveled to Flajnik's hometown of Sonoma and San Francisco in California; Park City, Utah; Vieques, Puerto Rico; Panama City, Panama; Belize and Switzerland. Appearances for this season included recording artist Matt Nathanson and country singer Clay Walker.
Contestants Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions. Plus footnoted additions.
In week 3, season 15 contestant Shawntel Newton asked to join the cast but was eliminated by Flajnik in that rose ceremony.
NameAgeHometown OccupationOutcomePlaceCourtney Robertson28Scottsdale, ArizonaModelWinner1Lindzi Cox27Ocala, FloridaBusiness Development ManagerRunner-up2Nicki Sterling26Hurst, TexasDental HygienistWeek 93Kacie Boguskie24Clarksville, TennesseeAdministrative AssistantWeek 84Emily O'Brien27Chapel Hill, North CarolinaPhD StudentWeek 75–6Rachel Truehart27Southampton, MassachusettsFashion Sales RepresentativeJamie Otis25Dryden, New YorkRegistered NurseWeek 67Casey Shteamer26Leawood, KansasTrading Clerk8 (DQ)Blakeley Jones 34Rutherfordton, North CarolinaVIP Cocktail Waitress9Jennifer Fritsch28Cache, OklahomaAccountantWeek 510Elyse Myers24Chicago, IllinoisPersonal Trainer 11Monica Spannbauer33Yuba, CaliforniaDental ConsultantWeek 412Samantha Levey26Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAdvertising Account Manager13Erika Uhlig23Charlottesville, VirginiaLaw StudentWeek 314–15Jaclyn Swartz27Newton, MassachusettsAdvertising Account ManagerBrittney Schreiner26Colorado Springs, ColoradoMedical Sales Representative16 (quit)Jenna Burke27Loveland, OhioBloggerWeek 217–18Shawn Reynolds28Cincinnati, OhioFinancial AdvisorAmber Bacon23Port Coquitlam, British ColumbiaLabor and Delivery NurseWeek 119–25Amber Tierney28Waverly, NebraskaCritical Care NurseAnna Snowball25Grosse Pointe, MichiganStudentDianna Martinez30San Gabriel, CaliforniaNonprofit DirectorHolly Johnson34Salyersville, KentuckyPharmaceutical Sales RepresentativeLyndsie James29London, EnglandInternet EntrepreneurShira Astrof32Massapequa Park, New YorkActress
Future appearances Bachelor Pad Lindzi Cox, Blakeley Jones, Jamie Otis, Jaclyn Swartz, and Rachel Truehart returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad. Jamie was eliminated in week 4. Lindzi and her partner, Kalon McMahon, were eliminated in week 6. Blakeley and her partner, Tony Pieper, and Jaclyn and her partner, Ed Swiderski, were eliminated in week 7. Rachel was eliminated in week 8.
Bachelor in Paradise Jaclyn returned for season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise. She was eliminated in week 5.
Other appearances Outside of Bachelor Nation, Jamie later appeared in the inaugural season of Married at First Sight.
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The contestant received the first impression rose The contestant received a rose during the date The contestant was eliminated The contestant was eliminated during the date The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony The contestant quit the competition The contestant was disqualified from the competition The previously eliminated contestant asked for a chance to return, but was denied The contestant won the competition
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External links ABC: The Bachelor official site http://theashleysrealityroundup.com/2012/10/05/another-bachelor-couple-splits-ben-courtney-are-done/