The ninth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 27, 2013. This season features 27-year-old Desiree Hartsock, a bridal stylist from Northglenn, Colorado. Hartsock finished in fourth place on season 17 of The Bachelor featuring Sean Lowe.
The final episode aired on August 5, 2013, with Hartsock accepting a proposal from 27-year-old mortgage broker Chris Siegfried. They married January 18, 2015, and currently live in Portland, Oregon with their three sons, Asher, Zander, and Noah.
Production Casting and contestants Casting began during the airing of the eighth season of the show, in 2012. Before the bachelorette was chosen, one potential candidate, Misee Harris, a pediatric dentist from Tennessee, was vying to become the first black bachelorette. Her social media campaign was covered in a number of major news outlets, including The Huffington Post. According to the website Jezebel, Harris had previously been selected to be a contestant on The Bachelor, only to not take the role for fear of being the 'token' black woman. At that point every star in all 25 combined seasons of The Bachelorette or The Bachelor had been Caucasian, with show producer Mike Fleiss stating to the media that non-caucasians simply didn't appear at the casting calls.
On March 11, 2013, during the After the Final Rose on season 17 of The Bachelor, Desiree Hartsock was selected as the bachelorette, then 26, a bridal stylist from Northglenn, Colorado. Like the bachelorettes in the previous seasons, Hartsock had been a contestant on The Bachelor, having been sent home by Sean Lowe after the hometown dates episode in that season. Misee Harris went on to work as a model and entrepreneur, founding a line of mouthguards and starting Project Smile, an organization that "focuses on promoting self-esteem in children."
Notable contestants include soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis, who would become the first non-Caucasian star for the combined franchises the following year, appearing in season 18 of The Bachelor.
Filming and development Filming began on March 13, 2013, shortly after the season finale of The Bachelor, with many places including Atlantic City, New Jersey, the German state of Bavaria, Barcelona, Spain and the island of Madeira in Portugal. With appearances from Andy Grammer, Soulja Boy, Darius Rucker, Kate Earl and Matt White.
Contestants Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only, plus footnoted additions. Ages stated are at time of contest.
Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome Place RefChris Siegfried27McMinnville, OregonMortgage BrokerWinner1Drew Kenney27Scottsdale, ArizonaDigital Marketing AnalystRunner-Up2Brooks Forester28Blackfoot, IdahoSales RepWeek 93 (quit)Zak Waddell31Arlington, TexasDrilling Fluid EngineerWeek 84Michael Garofola33Lindenhurst, New YorkFederal ProsecutorWeek 75James Case27Marietta, GeorgiaAdvertising ExecutiveWeek 66–8Juan Pablo Galavis31Barquisimeto, VenezuelaFormer Pro Soccer PlayerKasey Stewart29Tulsa, OklahomaAdvertising ExecutiveMikey Tenerelli30Glen Ellyn, IllinoisPlumbing ContractorWeek 59Ben Scott28Lubbock, TexasEntrepreneur10Bryden Vukasin26Havre, MontanaIraq War Veteran11 (quit)Zack Kalter28Phillips Ranch, CaliforniaBook PublisherWeek 412Brad McKinzie27Denver, ColoradoAccountant/DJ13Brandon Andreen26Blaine, MinnesotaPainting ContractorWeek 314–15Dan Cox30Dublin, CaliforniaBeverage Sales DirectorBrian Jarosinski29Olney, MarylandFinancial Advisor16 (DQ)Nick Mucci27Rochester, New YorkInvestment AdviserWeek 217–19Robert Graham30Glendale, ArizonaAdvertising EntrepreneurWill Reese28Federal Way, WashingtonBankerDiogo Custodio29Penha, BrazilSki Resort ManagerWeek 120–24Larry Burchett34Overland Park, KansasER DoctorMicah Heisler32Detroit Lakes, MinnesotaLaw StudentMike Ross28Dallas, TexasDental StudentNick Roy26Ridgefield, ConnecticutTailor/MagicianJonathan Vollinger26Hickory, North CarolinaLawyer25
Future appearances The Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis was chosen as the lead of the eighteenth season of The Bachelor. He became the first Latino bachelor in the franchise's history.
Bachelor in Paradise Season 1
Ben Scott, Brooks Forester, Zack Kalter, and Robert Graham, returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise. Scott quit the show in week 2. Forester was eliminated in week 6. In week 7, Kalter split from Jackie Parr, and Graham split from Sarah Herron.
Season 2
Dan Cox, Michael Garofola and Mikey Tenerelli returned for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. Garofola and Tenerelli were eliminated in week 2. Tenerelli returned in week 4. He and Cox quit the show in week 5.
Season 3
Brandon Andreen returned for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. He was eliminated in week 2.
The Bachelor Winter Games Garofola returned for The Bachelor Winter Games as a part of Team USA. He quit the show in week 3.
Other appearances Outside of Bachelor Nation franchise, Kalter appeared as a contestant in the Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes special on the season 7 of Wipeout alongside Kasey Stewart and Larry Burchett.
Call-out order OrderBachelorsWeek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 DrewBenBrooksChrisZak W.ChrisDrewDrew Brooks DrewChris 2 BrooksZak W.BenKaseyJamesBrooksZak W. Brooks Chris Chris 3 BradBrydenBrydenJames ChrisMichael G. Chris Chris Drew Brooks 4 BrydenDrew James Bryden Brooks Zak W. Brooks Zak W.Zak W. 5 Michael G.Nick M. Kasey Kasey Michael G. 6 KaseyMichael G. Dan Zak W. Drew JamesKasey 7 Will Brandon Brooks Michael G. Drew 8 Mikey T. Zack K. Brad Drew Ben James 9 Jonathan Will Chris Zack K. KaseyMikey T. 10 Zak W. Brooks Brian Brad Bryden 11 James Zak W. Michael G. Mikey T. Bryden 12 Larry Brad Drew Mikey T.Zack K. 13 Nick R. Kasey Mikey T. Ben 14 Zack K. James Zack K.BrandonDan 15 Diogo Robert Michael G. 16 Chris Brian Brandon 17 Mike R. DanNick M.RobertWill 18 Robert Chris 19 Mikey T. 20 BrandonDiogoLarryMicahMike R.Nick R. 21 Brian 22 Micah 23 Nick M. 24 Dan 25 Ben
The contestant received the first impression rose The contestant received a rose outside of a rose ceremony or date The contestant received a rose during a date The contestant was eliminated The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony The contestant was eliminated during a date The contestant quit the competition The contestant was disqualified from the competition The contestant won the competition
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