Meet “The Bachelor” contestants hoping to marry Grant Ellis
The 25 women include two nurses, a pair of interior designers, and something called a "luxury travel host."
Breaking news, rose lovers: There will be no need for initials on the upcoming season of The Bachelor. For the first time in approximately 47 billion seasons, none of the women share a name! That said, these 25 women — all of whom will be competing for the heart of Grant Ellis, a 31-year-old day trader from Newark, N.J. — love a creative name spelling. (My favorite: "Chloie.")
Also in contention: Two lawyers, a pair of interior designers, (only) two nurses, and something called a "luxury travel host." Read on for more information about Grant's harem, who will make their TV debut when The Bachelor premieres January 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Alexe, 27
Hometown: New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation: Pediatric speech therapist
Least-fun "fun fact": "Alexe doesn't do karaoke. Ever." Girl, now you KNOW they're gonna make you sing on a group date. Rookie mistake.
Alli Jo, 30
Hometown: Manalapan, N.J.
Occupation: Boxing trainer
Least-fun "fun fact": "Alli Jo is very organized but is terrible at folding." Are we talking fitted sheets, or, like, everything?
Allyshia, 29
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Occupation: Interior designer
Least-fun "fun fact": "Allyshia is a pumpkin spice season queen." Piece of advice, Allyshia: Don't lead with that out of the limo.
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Bailey, 27
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Occupation: Social media manager
Least-fun "fun fact": "Bailey once took a flight solely for the purpose of leveling up her status with an airline." Mother Earth does NOT thank you for your service, ma'am.
Beverly, 30
Hometown: Howard Beach, N.Y.
Occupation: Insurance salesperson
Least fun "fun fact": "Beverly's closet is color coordinated." Cher Horowitz would approve.
Carolina, 28
Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Occupation: Public relations producer
Least fun "fun fact": "Carolina's pet peeve is menus with no photos." I can't decide if this is embarrassing to admit or super practical.
Chloie, 27
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Model
Least fun "fun fact": Chloie "dreams of having so many kids they could form a basketball team." Uh-huh. Talk to us again when your first kid starts walking, honey.
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Christina, 26
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Occupation: Marketing director
Least fun "fun fact": "Christina loves matcha." Again, we'd suggest not leading with that out of the limo.
Dina, 31
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Occupation: Attorney
Least fun "fun fact": "Dina has never met anyone who is cleaner and more organized than she is." Um, okay — but can she fold?
Ella, 25
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Luxury travel host
Least fun "fun fact": "Ella loves to play badminton." Actually, that is pretty fun. My bad.
J'Nae, 28
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Occupation: Account coordinator
Least fun "fun fact": "J’Nae has a rose tattoo on her right forearm! Coincidence!?" Yes. Yes, it is.
Juliana, 28
Hometown: Newton, Mass.
Occupation: Client service associate
Least fun "fun fact": "Juliana isn’t afraid of heights, but she has no interest in jumping off something high." Enjoy your bungee-jumping date, babe!
Kelsey, 26
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Occupation: Interior designer
Least fun "fun fact": "Kelsey wants to study 'empire building' under Kris Jenner." Good news, Kelsey! You can watch the momager's MasterClass for the low, low price of $10.
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Kyleigh, 26
Hometown: Wilmington, N.C.
Occupation: Retail manager
Least fun "fun fact": "Kyleigh loves line dancing." Yeah, that tracks.
Litia, 31
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Occupation: Venture capitalist
Least fun "fun fact": "Litia loves being outside but HATES hiking … like, truly loathes it." Enjoy your hiking date, babe!
Natalie, 25
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Occupation: PhD student
Least fun "fun fact": "Natalie is not a breakfast person." Look, if she wants to skip the most important meal of the day, that's her business.
Neicey, 32
Hometown: Blythewood, S.C.
Occupation: Pediatrician
Least fun "fun fact": "Neicey would love an invite to the annual Kardashian Christmas party." You and Kelsey both, girl.
Parisa, 29
Hometown: Birmingham, Mich.
Occupation: Pediatric behavior analyst
Least fun "fun fact": "Parisa is a wiz with PowerPoint." Wow, that really might be the least fun "fun fact" ever. Congrats, girl.
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Radhika, 28
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Attorney
Least fun "fun fact": "Radhika brunches regularly." Maybe she can get Natalie to join her. That poor girl never eats breakfast!
Rebekah, 31
Hometown: Dallas, Tex.
Occupation: ICU nurse
Least fun "fun fact": "Rebekah always aims to be the best-dressed person in the room." That should endear her to all the other women in the mansion.
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Rose, 27
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Occupation: Registered nurse
Least fun "fun fact": "Rose admits she is a terrible dancer." Enjoy your dancing date, babe!
Sarafiena, 29
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Associate media director
Least fun "fun fact": "Sarafiena rocked a bob during her college years." Get it, you wild child!
Savannah, 27
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
Occupation: Wedding planner
Least fun "fun fact": "Savannah has a serious fear of owls." There's got to be a story there, right?
Vicky, 28
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Occupation: Nightclub server
Least fun "fun fact": "Vicky is not herself without lip liner." As a ChapStick addict, I suppose I shouldn't judge.
Zoe, 27
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Tech engineer/model
Least fun "fun fact": "Zoe can’t and won’t live without tacos." Um, I don't think anyone is trying to take your tacos away, Zoe. Everything's going to be okay.
The Bachelor premieres Monday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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