Can You Name The Bachelor Reject?
- by Kaline Forrester
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Interestingly, it seems that the number of successful, long-lasting relationships that come out of Bachelor in Paradise is catching up to that of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. But in order to have a shot at love on BIP, first the contestants must have their hearts broken by the Bachelor or Bachelorette, of course. And while some love-seekers skate by quietly on the show, others cause quite the commotion in the Bachelor mansion. Usually, they are not the ones to "win" at the end, and wind up on the beaches of Mexico with the all the other dumpees (hell, sometimes the season's winner or even the Bachelor or Bachelorette, themselves, end up there).
With 21 seasons of The Bachelor, nearly 13 seasons of The Bachelorette, and three seasons of Bachelor in Paradise with the fourth in production, there are plenty of rejects to go around. If you are a true Bachelor fanatic, you will have no problem identifying the following 25 rejects. Focusing on the females for now, this quiz is made up of those who infamously stirred the pot on their season of The Bachelor, as well as fan favorites, and even a few who were not that memorable. So how will you fare in attempting to identify the ladies that make The Bachelor worth watching?
Name this Bachelor reject.
This blonde beauty appeared on Ben's season, and she was the villain of the bunch, accused of everything from stealing Ben from the other girls too often, to dismissing his grief about a family tragedy, to comparing Amanda's life to an episode of "Teen Mom," to having bad breath. She is a news anchor from Austin, Texas who received Ben's much-coveted First Impression Rose on the first night. She did come on a little strong, but in the end viewers almost felt bad for her.
Name this Bachelor reject.
Going back a few seasons, this contestant was a part of Brad Womack's second season in 2011, and then on Bachelor Pad the same year, and finally on Bachelor in Paradise in 2014. She was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and is a hairstylist and single mother to daughter Brielle. Over the years, she went from villainess to someone the audience rooted for, when she met, fell in love with, and got engaged to Cody Sattler on Bachelor in Paradise Season 1. Sadly, they ended up parting ways later on.
Name this Bachelor reject.
Yet another Bachelor villainess is this blonde bombshell from Ben's season. She was pretty quiet most of the season until there were just eight ladies left and she came out of nowhere, throwing fan-favorite Lauren Bushnell (who went on to win) under the bus. Then, more recently, she came under fire for a racist tweet about Rachel Lindsay's season of The Bachelorette. The Denver-based event planner just cannot seem to keep her nose out of trouble, although she did apologize for the tweet.
Name this Bachelor reject.
She appeared on Juan Pablo's season of The Bachelor, but this woman is more famous for her time on Bachelor in Paradise Season 1, since Juan Pablo eliminated her the very first night. It was in Paradise that she met her future husband, Marcus Grodd. The two fell in love on the beach in Mexico, and became the first couple in Paradise to get engaged at the end of the show, starting a trend that has lasted. The two married on the same beach the next year, but their marriage was never legal, which is a good thing since they ended up going their separate ways.
Name this Bachelor reject.
This sweet-natured single mom of one appeared on Chris Soules' season of The Bachelor, and then on Bachelor in Paradise Season 3. She is best friends with fellow Bachelor rejects Carly Waddell and Jade (Roper) Tolbert, whom she met on that beach in Mexico. She is a California girl who works as a jewelry designer, and has a little girl named Ireland. She been romantically linked to JJ Lane, who competed for Kaitlyn Bristowe's heart on her season of The Bachelorette, and who was seen as a villain.
Name this Bachelor reject.
Hers has become quite a famous face within Bachelor Nation the past few years. First, she dated Ben Higgins on The Bachelor, and made it all the way to the hometown dates, even allowing him to meet her two young daughters. She was crushed when he let her go, but then fell for Josh Murray on Bachelor in Paradise last summer. This summer, she will be back again on the beaches of Mexico for her third shot at love on television. Some are starting to refer to her as the female version of Nick for this reason.
Name this Bachelor reject.
This is one of Bachelor Ben's many dumpees, and she was seen as both a villain and a crazy person on his season (her repeatedly telling him that she is not crazy didn't help things). In the end, Ben told her goodbye, and she went in search of love on Bachelor in Paradise Season 3. It was there that she redeemed herself in the eyes of Bachelor Nation, and she also fell in love with Grant Kemp. The two got engaged, and even got matching tattoos! But like many couples in the world of The Bachelor, they ultimately parted ways.
Name this Bachelor reject.
This woman went down in history as one of the craziest contestants to ever appear on The Bachelor. She dated Chris Soules on Season 19 of the show. She was constantly scheming for "Prince Farming's" affection, even faking a panic attack and falling on the floor (then winking at the camera). She also kept talking about her "amazing story", which is that her husband had died unexpectedly. She definitely rubbed people the wrong way, including Chris, who gave her the boot in Week 6.
Name this Bachelor reject.
This woman went from off-the-charts wacko to one of Bachelor Nation's favorites. Somehow, her wackiness went from strange to endearing, and although she did not win the heart of Chris Soules on The Bachelor (or find love on Bachelor in Paradise), she did find her happily ever after. The hairstylist originally from Georgia ended up marrying her college sweetheart, and the two now have a one-year-old little boy. In case you still can't place her, she was also lovingly known as the "Onion Girl", if that helps you at all.
Name this Bachelor reject.
If you are wondering if you have the right reality show, you do. But this woman's face might look more familiar to you from her more-recent appearances on Married at First Sight and Married at First Sight: The First Year. But long before that, she dated Ben Flajnik on Season 16 of The Bachelor, coming in seventh place. She was then on Bachelor Pad. Now she is happily married (although it was a bumpy road that viewers got to watch on MAFS) and is expecting a little girl in the fall.
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This Kardashian-lookalike is known for many things besides just looking like (and trying to be like) her idol, Kim Kardashian. For example, she is very well known for crying about everything, and for falling in love hard and fast. She dated Chris Soules on his season of The Bachelor, and then fell in love with Jared Haibon on Bachelor in Paradise, They both appeared on seasons two and three, and took up much of the storyline, between her obsession with him, him leading her on, and him also dating other girls.
Name this Bachelor reject.
It is hard to think of her as a "reject" of any kind, but the girl who got the Cinderella date from Chris Soules (and made it as far as hometown dates) was, in fact, rejected by The Bachelor. But it was a total blessing in disguise, because she went on to have a true fairytale romance with the man who is now her husband. They met on Bachelor in Paradise, got married on Valentine's Day, and are now expecting their first child, a daughter.
Name this Bachelor reject.
This lovely lady was yet another woman competing for the heart of Prince Farming, a.k.a. Chris Soules. Hailing from Michigan but working as a waitress in California, she made it to Week 7 before the farmer from Iowa dumped her. Then she had a 50/50 shot at being The Bachelorette, when ABC pitted her against Kaitlyn Bristowe in The Bachelorette season premiere. The guys got to meet both she and Kaitlyn, and decide who they wanted to date. Sadly for her, Kaitlyn won.
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Going all the way back to 2006, this woman (who was kind of the joke/villain of her season) dated Prince Lorenzo Borghese on Season 9 of The Bachelor. She also appeared on two seasons of Bachelor Pad later on, but never found love on television. She did, however, find it at work, with a lawyer working at the law group she was the Director of Business Development for. The two dated, became engaged, and in 2016 welcomed their baby girl, Holland Rose Madeleine, to the world.
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This gorgeous gal was known almost as much for her coveted Disney princess locks as she was for her time on television. She dated Ben Higgins on his season, and came in third place after Lauren and JoJo. She was supposed to be The Bachelorette, but the gig went to JoJo at the last minute, so she tried her hand at love on Bachelor in Paradise last summer. She had a good thing going with Jared Haibon, and they left Mexico together. But after dating for six weeks back home, they broke up.
Name this Bachelor reject.
Bachelor Juan Pablo got told off when he dumped this girl on the very last episode of The Bachelor Season 18. It was down to her and Nikki Ferrell, but Nikki won his heart (at least temporarily). Known as one of the worst Bachelors ever- if not the worst- Juan Pablo had to listen to the well-spoken hairstylist about how she was glad she would never have a man like him raising her children. She may have told him off, but she did it with class, and then appeared on Bachelor in Paradise, with no luck.
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This villain appeared on Season 17 of The Bachelor, which was Sean Lowe's season. As we know, Sean is now happily married to his winner, Catherine Giudice, and they have a baby named Samuel together. But in order to get to his happy ending, he had to be The Bachelor, and deal with drama queens like this Las Vegas leasing consultant, who frequently had meltdowns, and was always falling down, getting hypothermia, or otherwise needing Sean's attention for something. She was controversial, that's for sure- but entertaining as hell!
Name this Bachelor reject.
Her face should be pretty fresh in your mind, as she was the runner-up in the most recent season of The Bachelor, Nick Viall's season. She went all the way to the snowy forests of Northern Finland just to get her heart broken, but now she is heading to Mexico for this summer's Bachelor in Paradise, and hopefully she will find love there. She is a boutique owner originally from small-town Alabama, and has the cute accent to prove it!
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The runner-up in Jake Pavelka's season of The Bachelor was none other than this sweetly expressive dancer who appeared on all three of ABC's Bachelor shows: The Bachelor (Season 14), Bachelor Pad, and Bachelor in Paradise. She was once married, but divorced before dating Jake. Sadly, she has never found lasting love, even though she dated her Bachelor Pad lover Kiptyn Locke for four years, and has been romantically linked to several other men in the Bachelor universe. Now she travels and runs her lifestyle blog, Sweet and Free Life.
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This Russian beauty came to America when she was a teenager, and there is still a trace of that accent that so many men find sexy. Now a dentist, she told Nick Viall (and the world) the sad story of growing up in a Russian orphanage and having to choose a life of prostitution in Russia, or a life "in color" in America, which also meant leaving all of her friends behind. She came close to winning Nick's heart, but she came in fifth place, leaving Nick and the other girls when they were filming in the tropics.
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This Bachelor contestant had one of the coolest (or creepiest, depending how you look at it) jobs in the history of Bachelor Nation. She is a funeral director from Chico, California, and she took Bachelor Brad Womack to her funeral parlor during her hometown date in his second season. That was also the week she was eliminated, but Shawntel crashed the third rose ceremony of Ben Flajnik's season, hoping to rekindle a Twitter fling they'd had. But he did not allow her to stay.
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This scandalous contestant became infamous for getting kicked off The Bachelor Season 14 for having an affair with a producer! She was there vying for the heart of pilot Jake Pavelka, but in the meantime was getting inappropriate with a male producer. Other contestants saw it happening, and it was super awkward when host Chris Harrison had to ask her to leave, even though she kept insisting they were just "good friends". The producer, however, admitted to it, and was fired for the inappropriate relationship.
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One of the most recent rejects in Bachelor world is this pretty face, who dated Nick on The Bachelor Season 21 this year. She only made it halfway through the process, until week four, but she will be on Bachelor in Paradise along with all of Nick's other rejects who have become very good friends with one another. This grade school teacher stuck out in Nick's group of ladies because of her shorter haircut, and was a lot of fun to watch throughout the season.
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This bewitching light-eyed, dark-haired seductress definitely stirred the pot two summers ago on Bachelor in Paradise, but before that she was much more demure and quiet on The Bachelor Season 19 while attempting to date Chris Soules. The Indiana native, who works as a fashion designer, was a total villain on the beaches of Mexico, when she showed up with a plan to date Joe Bailey, who was purposely leading on Juelia Kinney in order to stay around until she showed up. But in the end, she dumped Joe, who had been in on the scheme all along.
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This gal has one of the best stories of all the Bachelor rejects! After giving it her all on Chris Soules' season of The Bachelor, the cruise ship singer (who stepped out of the limo singing to Chris) appeared on two seasons of Bachelor in Paradise. In the first, she fell in love with Kirk DeWindt, only to have her heart broken in the end. In the second (last summer), she was annoyed by Evan Bass, who kept pursuing her. She was not interested- until suddenly, she was. Now they are married!