The Bachelor (season 17)


The seventeenth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 7, 2013. This season features 28-year-old Sean Lowe, a former Kansas State football player from Irving, Texas. Lowe placed third as a contestant during the eighth season of The Bachelorette with Emily Maynard. The season concluded on March 11, 2013 in which Catherine Giudici was named the winner and eventually became his wife. Lowe and Giudici are currently living in Dallas, Texas with their two sons and daughter.

Filming and development

Casting

Casting began during the airing of the sixteenth season of the show. First "The Bachelor" approached Tim Tebow, then-quarterback of the Denver Broncos; but he never signed an agreement. Lamar Hurd, a sportscaster from Portland, Oregon, had been another potential candidate, vying to become the first African-American "Bachelor." Other rumored possible candidates included The Bachelorette season 6 winner Roberto Martinez, Lowe's fellow The Bachelorette castmate Arie Luyendyk, Jr., and eleven-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte. Luyendyk dropped out to focus on his racing career. Martinez and Lochte also declined. Luyendyk would go on to become the star of The Bachelor five seasons later.

Production

This season traveled many places including Montana, the Canadian province of Alberta, St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands and Thailand. Appearances including Ben Taylor, Eli Young Band and Sarah Darling.

Contestants

This season has been the first time the official website listed 24 new contestants along with one contestant from Bachelor Pad who joined the others, for a total of 25 suitors. In addition to the 25 new contestants, the premier revealed one mystery woman, bringing the total to 26.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Catherine Giudici26Seattle, WashingtonGraphic DesignerWinner1
Lindsay Yenter24Fort Leonard Wood, MissouriSubstitute TeacherRunner-up2
AshLee Frazier32Houston, TexasPersonal OrganizerWeek 93
Desiree Hartsock26Northglenn, ColoradoBridal StylistWeek 84
Lesley Murphy24Fort Smith, ArkansasPolitical ConsultantWeek 75
Tierra LiCausi24Las Vegas, NevadaLeasing ConsultantWeek 76
Daniella McBride24Belmont, CaliforniaCommercial Casting AssociateWeek 67–8
Selma Alameri29Borrego Springs, CaliforniaReal Estate DealerWeek 67–8
Sarah Herron26Evergreen, ColoradoAdvertising ExecutiveWeek 69
Robyn Howard24Topeka, KansasOil Field Account ManagerWeek 510
Jacqueline "Jackie" Parr25Ormond Beach, FloridaCosmetics ConsultantWeek 511
Amanda Meyer26Bakersfield, CaliforniaFit ModelWeek 412
Leslie Hughes28Ruskin, FloridaPoker DealerWeek 413
Kristina "Kristy" Kaminski25Darien, WisconsinModelWeek 314–15
Taryn Renee Daniels30Troutdale, OregonHealth Club ManagerWeek 314–15
Kacie Boguskie25Clarksville, TennesseeAdministrative AssistantWeek 316
Brooke Burchette25Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCommunity OrganizerWeek 217–18
Diana Weeks Willardson31Sandy, UtahSalon OwnerWeek 217–18
Katherine "Katie" Levans27Woodstock, IllinoisYoga InstructorWeek 219
Ashley Harper25Garner, North CarolinaFashion ModelWeek 120–26
Ashley Palenkas28Macomb, MichiganHair StylistWeek 120–26
Kelly Dutton28Chattanooga, TennesseeCruise Ship EntertainerWeek 120–26
Keriann Miranda29Agoura Hills, CaliforniaEntrepreneurWeek 120–26
Lacey Latka24Stevenson Ranch, CaliforniaGraduate StudentWeek 120–26
Lauren Marchetti27Cranston, Rhode IslandJournalistWeek 120–26
Paige Vigil25Minnetonka, MinnesotaJumbotron OperatorWeek 120–26

Paige Vigil, a "superfan" from the third season of Bachelor Pad is included in the list.
In addition to 25 other women, Kacie Boguskie, 25 and from Clarksville, Tennessee, competes this season. Boguskie competed in Ben Flanjnik's season 16 of The Bachelor and finished fourth. Boguskie had met and befriended Lowe outside of the show and host Chris Harrison invited her back for a shot via a meet-and-greet with the bachelor—after the 25 ladies arrived at the mansion.

Future appearances

''Dancing with the Stars''

Lowe competed in the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. He partnered with Peta Murgatroyd and finished 6th place.

''The Bachelorette''

was chosen as the bachelorette for season nine of The Bachelorette.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 1
AshLee Frazier, Daniella McBride, Jackie Parr, and Sarah Herron returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise. McBride was eliminated during week 1, while Frazier, Herron, and Parr were eliminated during week 7.
Season 3
Herron returned for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. She was eliminated during week 3.

''The Bachelor Winter Games''

Lesley Murphy returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA. She finished as co-runner-up.

Call-out order

Episodes