Now that we know everything there is to know about the next
Bachelor,
Arie Luyendyk Jr., it’s time to get to know the ladies of the house! The contestants were revealed by ABC today, and with (count ‘em!) FOUR Laurens to confuse in the house, a former Miss Teen USA, and a taxidermy enthusiast, it’s going to be an interesting season, indeed. Scroll through to meet all 29 hopefuls before the show airs this January. (Photos via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Jessica Carroll: If you live near Calgary Alberta, Canada, you may have already caught Carroll on TV — the 26-year-old is a television host. She’s also pretty sweet, revealing that she and her family head down South each year to build homes for homeless people in Mexico (they’re up to 20 so far!). Nice! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Kendall Long: This Cali-cool 26-year-old from Santa Clarita is a creative director with a very, erm,
unique hobby as a taxidermy collector. “My ex gave me an alligator hand holding an iron heart in a jar!” she gushed to
ABC. She also claims to have once driven a car off a ramp through the caboose of a moving train car, so there’s that. To each their own? (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Rebecca (Becca) Kufrin: This Prior Lake, Minnesota publicist, 27, has three tats and a healthy obsession with
Sister Act 2. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Brittane Johnson: 27-year-old Johnson is a self-described romantic with big dreams of owning her own wine and tapas bar someday, but for now, she’s marketing manager in San Diego, California. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Lauren Burnham: Burnham, 25 (who, oddly enough, is giving us flashbacks to the OTHER Lauren B. in Bushnell), is a tech salesperson in Virginia Beach, Virginia and a Swifty, through and through. But don’t mistake her for a softie — she’s also got a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Bibiana Julian: This former Rookie of the Year Miami Dolphin cheerleader, 30, is now an executive assistant with a serious fear of sharks. Hey, we feel you, girl. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Chelsea Roy: Roy, a 29-year-old New Englander from South Portland, Maine, has an adorable son and a job as a real estate executive assistant. She’s dying to go to Europe (“Take this girl to France!”) and is NOT a big fan of PDA. Are you listening, Arie?! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Seinne Fleming: A
Game of Thrones junkie with a heart of gold (she said she’d buy all her family members their dream homes and do philanthropic work should she ever win the lotto), Fleming sounds like a true gem. She’s 27 and works as commercial real estate manager in Long Beach, California. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Lauren Griffin: A Midwestern executive recruiter from Indianapolis, Indiana, Griffin is 26 and very much into
Pantone’s 2018 Color the Year. In fact, she’d like to make it her hair color! “I’ve considered a very light lilac because I love it so much!” (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Caroline Lunney: This 26-year-old real estate agent from Holliston, Massachusetts, has a plant named Phil (yes, you read that right), a penchant for belting out Céline Dion tunes in her car (who doesn’t?!), and a beauty queen title under her belt, having been crowned Miss Teen USA back in 2008. Impressive, BB! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Jacqueline Trumbull: Trumbull (not to be confused for “Trunchbull” from
Matilda) is a research coordinator at a psychiatry lab in Morgantown, West Virginia, who is also aiming for a Ph D. in chemical psychology. She notes that she’s very career-focused, so considering Luyendyk's busy race-driving career, this just might be a match made in Heaven! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Rebekah (Bekah) Martinez: Bekah (whose age is mysteriously unlisted), is a nanny in Fresno, California, that aspires to teach art at a studio, though she’s also plenty outdoorsy: She once received an invite to rock climb at a national level (she placed third in her division). (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Krystal Neilson: Neilson is a 29-year-old country girl from Missoula, Montana, where she serves as a fitness coach. She’s all about her work — and cooking, which she describes herself as “Thebomb.com” at. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
D’Nysha (Nysha) Norris: At 30 years old, Norris is an orthopedic nurse by day and a bit of a daredevil by night: She’s skydived, for one, and would be Mulan if she could, because “She pretended to be a man and went to war. How badass is that?”
(Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Valerie Biles: Biles, 25, is a server in Nashville, Tennessee and a hardcore Halloween lover: Girl has more than 50 costumes packed away in her closet! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Annaliese Puccini: This 32-year-old event designer from San Mateo, California,is extremely close to her family. She even has matching wrist star tats with her mom. Awww! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Jenna Cooper: A 28-year-old social media manager in Upland, Indiana, Cooper is pretty relatable, citing likes such as
Friends, funny, loving guys, and
The Princess Bride. She DID get wild and crazy once on a mechanical bull, however — enough to break her wrist. Ouch! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Brianna Amaranthus: At just 25, Amaranthus is a sports reporter in Grants Pass, Oregon, though she says she’d be a football player — a Quarterback, specifically — in another life. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Maquel Cooper: 23-year-old Cooper, a photographer in American Folk, Utah, is the baby of the bunch (no word on whether or not she’s related to Jenna). She’s a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie, which seems to line up with Luyendyk’s job, though she’s not super into touchy feely guys, so this love connection may be tricky. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Jennifer Delaney: 25, Delaney is a graphic designer and artist from Northbrook, Illinois, who creates time lapse drawings of athletes. She’s a big fan of reality TV (you don’t say!) and fears picking the wrong partner to marry. *Gulp* (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Oliva Goethals: A Geneseo, Illinois, marketing associate, Goethals, also 23, says though she may be shy at first, she’s really very outgoing. We’ll say: She listed
50 Shades of Grey as her favorite book of all time! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Tia Booth: Booth is a physical therapist residing in Weiner, Arkansas, who just wants to go to Chicago to eat. The 26-year-old has also been to Cancun in her day, where she visited a swingers’ resort, so perhaps The Bachelor house won’t be so crazy, after all! (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Ashley Luebke: This West Palm Beach, Florida, real estate agent, 25, cites Brad Pitt as her dream man — we wonder if Luyendyk will live up to her standards? (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Lauren Schleyer: The last of the Laurens, Lauren “S.” is 31 and resides in Dallas, Texas, where works as a social media manager. She’s dying to be part of T. Swift’s squad and she’s also very into avocados. “It’s the perfect food," she says. Well, we can't argue with that. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Brittany T. : Brittany T., 30, is a tech recruiter that is SO over the dating app game. “That past two [men] I’ve met through dating apps and they’re terrible human beings,” she told
ABC. Here’s to hoping she has better luck with Arie than she did in her hometown of Columbia, South Carolina!
(Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Ali Harrington: This 27-year-old personal stylist is from Lawton, Oklahoma, and says Nickelback as her favorite guilty musical pleasure. Eep! (We kid, we kid!) (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Marikh Mathias: This Salt Lake City, Utah, restaurant owner is already being compared to the likes of the Kardashians, though Mathias, 27, cites herself as more of a Meryl Streep type of gal. (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Lauren Jarreau: As the eldest of the bunch at 33, Jarreau is a recent Masters grad from New Roads, Lousiana, who enjoys eating full meals in bed (but really). “Like putting a legit body towel over me and ordering pizza — no plates needed.” (Photo via Craig Sjodin/ABC)
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(Photos via Paul Hebert/ABC + Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty)
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