Season 17
What do an aspiring wedding dress designer, a former cheerleader with some over the top acrobatics, a sexy, fun-loving woman who is obsessed with a red hot bestseller about bondage and a beautiful blonde who, although she was born with one-arm, has more than enough heart and self confidence to win Sean's heart, all have in common?
They all have their sights set on moving to Dallas with the Bachelor, Sean Lowe, when the 17th edition of the popular romance reality series The Bachelor premieres.
A heavy sigh went out from millions of viewers as they shared Sean Lowe's heartbreak when Emily Maynard - who all season long called him the "perfect man" - made him the last bachelor eliminated before the finale of the eighth edition of The Bachelorette.
It completely blindsided Sean, who finally had been able to admit to Emily that he was in love with her. Now, after falling for Emily, Sean knows the time is right for him to make the ultimate commitment to the right woman and to start his own family.
Sean, 28, a successful Dallas businessman and entrepreneur, totally charmed Bachelor Nation when he pranked Emily on his hometown date, fooling her into thinking initially that he still lived at home with his parents.
Having fallen in love on The Bachelorette, this sincere, reliable all-American guy is confident that he will find his soul mate and a lasting, love-filled relationship this time on The Bachelor.
Sean meets 26 potential soul mates as he begins his exciting search for true love. In the premiere, Sean prepares for the night of his life as the 26 beautiful bachelorettes, all clamoring to meet him, begin to arrive.
Jackie, a beautiful makeup artist, makes sure Sean will remember her, kissing him emphatically on the cheek.
Robyn, an oil field account manager and former cheerleader, falls for the Bachelor right from the start, back flipping out of the limo - but tumbles right on her rear.
Kelly, the attractive cruise ship singer, looks to her possible future with Sean and croons an original love song to him.
Sexy Ashley P. stuns the Bachelor with her in depth knowledge of the bestselling novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, while pulling a tie out of her cleavage.
Lindsay is all ready to walk down the aisle, dressed in a bridal gown, and steals the first real kiss of the night.
Sean shakes up the night when he decides to hand out early roses to women with whom he has an immediate connection. But not all the women are that lucky and wonder how to impress him to get a coveted rose.
Sarah reaches out with honesty and sincerity, not afraid to show her vulnerability. But Lindsay decides the best way to handle the situation is to come on strong.
Finally, after Sean's first rose ceremony, 19 women will remain to compete for his affection and, in the end, his heart.
The 25 women competing on The Bachelor's seventeenth edition are:
Amanda Meyer, a 26-year-old fit model from Newport Beach, CA
AshLee Frazier, a 32-year-old personal organizer from Houston, TX
Ashley H., a 25-year-old fashion model from Denver, CO
Ashley Palenkas, a 28-year-old hairstylist from Macomb, MI
Brooke Burchette, a 25-year-old community organizer from Pittsburgh, PA
Catherine Giudici, a 26-year-old graphic designer from Seattle, WA
Daniella McBride, a 24-year-old commercial casting associate from San Francisco, CA
Desiree Hartsock, a 26-year-old bridal stylist from Los Angeles, CA
Diana Weeks Willardson, a 31-year-old salon owner from Salt Lake City, UT
Jackie Parr, a 25-year-old cosmetics consultant from Boynton Beach, FL
Katie Levans, a 27-year-old yoga instructor from Charlotte, NC
Kelly Dutton, a 28-year-old cruise ship entertainer from Nashville, TN
Keriann Miranda, a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Boca Raton, FL
Kristy Kaminski, a 25-year-old model from Darien, WI
Lacey Latka, a 24-year-old graduate student from Valencia, CA
Lauren Marchetti, a 27-year-old journalist from Cranston, RI
Lesley Murphy, a 25-year-old political consultant from Washington, D.C.
Leslie Hughes, a 29-year-old poker dealer from Los Angeles, CA
Lindsay Yenter, a 24-year-old substitute teacher from Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Paige Vigil, a 25-year-old jumbotron operator from New York City, NY
Robyn Howard, a 24-year-old oil field account manager from Houston, TX
Sarah Herron, a 26-year-old advertising executive from Los Angeles, CA
Selma Alameri, a 29-year-old real estate developer from San Diego, CA
Taryn Renee Daniels, a 30-year-old health club manager from Troutdale, OR
Tierra LiCausi, a 24-year-old leasing consultant from Denver, CO
Hosted by Chris Harrison, The Bachelor is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are the executive producers.