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A Complete List of All the Past Bachelorettes, Ranked

From Trista Rehn to Jenn Tran

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By Greta Heggeness
Published Aug 16, 2024
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past bachelorettes jenn tran
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As Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette—which is currently airing on ABC network every Monday—nears a dramatic end (and hopefully a tear-filled proposal), the season 21 lead of the franchise has been added to my list of Bachelorette leads for her unapologetic vulnerability and strength.

ICYMI Bachelor fans, news broke this week revealing Grant Ellis as the new bachelor for the upcoming season 29. Although ABC hasn’t released an official premiere date, the new season will debut sometime in January and will be hosted by Jesse Palmer.

After the new season comes a new leading lady to add to the docket, but until then, keep reading for a complete list of all the past Bachelorettes, ranked from best to worst.

past bachelorettes trista rehn
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1. Trista Rehn, 2003

Season: 1

Chose: Ryan Sutter

Famous for: Being the first-ever (and my favorite) Bachelorette

past bachelorettes emily maynard
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2. Emily Maynard, 2012

Season: 8

Chose: Jef Holm

Famous for: Having a daughter after losing the love of her life in a plane crash

past bachelorettes charity lawson
ABC/Christopher Willard

3. Charity Lawson, 2023

Season: 20

Chose: Dotun Olubeko

Famous for: Her genuine personality

past bachelorettes gabby windey
ABC/Craig Sjodin

4. Gabby Windey, 2022

Season: 19

Chose: Erich Schwer

Famous for: Sending everyone home (except Erich) before the Fantasy Suites

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Disney/John Fleenor

5. Jenn Tran, 2024

Season: 21

Chose: TBD

Famous for: Her catchphrase, “It's shot o'clock”

past bachelorettes desiree hartsock
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6. Desiree Hartsock, 2013

Season: 9

Chose: Chris Siegfried

Famous for: Being a bridal stylist who desperately wanted to find love

past bachelorettes jillian harris
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7. Jillian Harris, 2009

Season: 5

Chose: Ed Swiderski

Famous for: Being the first Canadian Bachelorette

tayshia adams bachelorette
ABC/John Fleenor

8. Tayshia Adams, 2020

Season: 16

Chose: Zac Clark

Famous for: Replacing Crawley as Bachelorette

past bachelorettes kaitlyn bristowe
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9. Kaitlyn Bristowe, 2015

Season: 11

Chose: Shawn Booth

Famous for: Her poorly timed dirty jokes (and beating Britt Nilsson for the highly coveted role)

past bachelorettes ali fedotowsky
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10. Ali Fedotowsky, 2010

Season: 6

Chose: Roberto Martinez

Famous for: Quitting her job at Facebook to join the show

past bachelorettes michelle
ABC/Craig Sjodin

11. Michelle Young, 2021

Season: 18

Chose: Nayte Olukoya

Famous for: Choosing someone she knew before the show

past bachelorettes jojo fletcher
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12. Jojo Fletcher, 2016

Season: 12

Chose: Jordan Rodgers

Famous for: Launching a new TV series Cash Pad

past bachelorettes deanna pappas
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13. Deanna Pappas, 2008

Season: 4

Chose: Jesse Csincsak

Famous for: Suffering through Brad Womack’s (first) season of The Bachelor

past bachelorettes rachel recchia
ABC/Craig Sjodin

14. Rachel Recchia, 2022

Season: 19

Chose: Tino Franco

Famous for: Announcing her breakup during After the Final Rose

past bachelorettes katie
ABC/Craig Sjodin

15. Katie Thurston, 2021

Season: 17

Chose: Blake Moynes

Famous for: Accepting Blake’s proposal…and then breaking it off

past bachelorettes ashley hebert
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16. Ashley Hebert, 2011

Season: 7

Chose: J.P. Rosenbaum

Famous for: Getting married on national television

past bachelorettes becca kufrin
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17. Becca Kufrin, 2018

Season: 14

Chose: Garret Yrigoyen

Famous for: The catchphrase, “Let’s do the damn thing”

past bachelorettes rachel lindsay
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18. Rachel Lindsay, 2017

Season: 13

Chose: Bryan Abasolo

Famous for: Being the first-ever Black Bachelorette

past bachelorettes andi dorfman
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19. Andi Dorfman, 2014

Season: 10

Chose: Josh Murray

Famous for: Being a former Assistant District Attorney

past bachelorettes jen schefft
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20. Jen Schefft, 2005

Season: 3

Chose: Jerry Ferris

Famous for: Hosting the first-ever live final rose ceremony

past bachelorettes meredith phillips
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21. Meredith Phillips, 2004

Season: 2

Chose: Ian Mckee

Famous for: Getting rejected by Bob Guiney, only to become the Bachelorette

past bachelorettes hannah brown
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22. Hannah Brown, 2019

Season: 15

Chose: Jed Wyatt

Famous for: Having sex in a windmill…multiple times

clare crawley bachelorette
ABC/Paul Hebert

23. Clare Crawley, 2020

Season: 16

Chose: Dale Moss

Famous for: Quitting The Bachelorette

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