The Bachelorette was the first season of ABC reality television series The Bachelorette. The season premiered on January 8, 2003, and featured 29-year-old Trista Rehn, a pediatric physical therapist and former Miami Heat dancer from Indiana.
Rehn was the runner-up from the first season of The Bachelor featuring Alex Michel. The season concluded on February 19, 2003, with Rehn accepting a proposal from 28-year-old firefighter Ryan Sutter. They married on December 6, 2003 in Santa Monica, California, and currently live in Vail, Colorado with their two children.
Contestants The following is the list of bachelors for this season:
NameAgeHometownJobEliminatedRyan Sutter28Vail, ColoradoFirefighterWinnerCharlie Maher28Hermosa Beach, CaliforniaFinancial Analyst Runner-upRussell Woods31San Rafael, CaliforniaWriterWeek 5Greg Todtman28Manhattan, New YorkImporterWeek 4Bob Guiney31Ferndale, MichiganMortgage BrokerWeek 3Jamie Blyth27Chicago, IllinoisProfessional Basketball PlayerWeek 3Mike Cousino24Cincinnati, OhioSales and ConsultingWeek 3Rob Fayard29Dallas, TexasComputer ProgrammerWeek 3Brian Ching28Dallas, TexasMortgage BrokerWeek 2Brian Sander28Dallas, TexasSales EngineerWeek 2Brook Pemberton29Dallas, TexasRodeo CowboyWeek 2Jack French27Pepper Pike, OhioFirefighterWeek 2Jeff Popovich25San Diego, CaliforniaProfessional Football PlayerWeek 2Josh Krone31Boca Raton, FloridaRadio Advertising ExecutiveWeek 2Brian Hrouda30Cleveland, OhioNational Sales ManagerWeek 2 (Quit)Billy Peralta28Hermosa Beach, CaliforniaFirefighterWeek 1Brian K.31San Francisco, CaliforniaBreast Implant SalesWeek 1Chris Tunnessen35Sugarloaf, PennsylvaniaV.P. of Auto Parts CompanyWeek 1Duane Ruzynski28Chisago City, MinnesotaFlight InstructorWeek 1Eric Davis33St. Louis, MissouriCommercial PilotWeek 1Gregg Holland34Freehold, New JerseyMarble Company OwnerWeek 1Matt Swogger42Marina Del Rey, CaliforniaGym OwnerWeek 1Paul Kanoho26Honolulu, HawaiiTelecommunicationsWeek 1Peter Dizdar25Great Neck, New YorkConstruction Business OwnerWeek 1Wayne Johnson37Sacramento, CaliforniaCommercial PilotWeek 1
Future appearances The Bachelor Bob Guiney was chosen to be the Bachelor in the fourth season of The Bachelor.
Dancing with the Stars Rehn (now Sutter) competed in the very first season of Dancing with the Stars paired with professional dancer Louis Van Amstel. She was eliminated in week 1, finished in 6th place.
Other appearances Ryan Sutter competed in the Reality Stars special of Fear Factor. Rehn made a special appearance.
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