The Bachelor: Broome graduate Sarah Hamrick discusses her adoption with Clayton Echard

They say "the couple that runs together stays together." Bachelor Clayton Echard invited Broome High School graduate Sarah Hamrick on an extreme scavenger hunt through downtown Los Angeles which included smashing piñatas, running around in their underwear, and serenading each other in public before the couple enjoyed a romantic, candlelit dinner among the immersive Van Gogh exhibit.

"I think this could be the beginning of me and Clayton falling in love," Hamrick said after the one-on one date.

Echard presented Hamrick with a rose following the date, which means this was the second time Hamrick didn't have to feel the pressure at the rose ceremony since he presented her a rose at their last group date together. The Southern pageant queen is obviously one to watch on this season of ABC's hit show "The Bachelor."

What we know about Sarah Hamrick and her connection to Spartanburg?

►At just 23 years old, Hamrick is the youngest contestant on this season of “The Bachelor.”

►She is the daughter of Michael and Karen Hamrick of Cowpens. Michael Hamrick is currently the Mayor of Cowpens.

►Hamrick opened up about the fact she is Vietnamese and adopted into a white family. She grew up looking differently from her family and told Echard it has shaped her life.

"Sometimes growing up I would feel ashamed I was adopted," Hamrick said. "My adopted parents love me and have given me the world. It's how I make decisions and shapes what I want in love and relationships and family."

►According to Hamrick's bio on ABC, she works as a wealth management advisor on Wall Street in New York.

►According to an ABC report “she loves spending time with her family, taking trips to the spa, and growing the nonprofit she started which aims to support adopted children.”

►Hamrick's bio mentioned that nothing makes her happier than cute tiny dogs. She gets frustrated by slow walkers and thinks Wonder Woman is a badass.

►Hamrick is a graduate of Broome High School and competed in the Miss Centurion pageant at the school.

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►Hamrick graduated from Clemson University in 2019, earning a bachelor's degree in business marketing.

►She was crowned Miss Teen SC in 2015 at Township Auditorium in Columbia and later went on to compete in Miss America’s Outstanding Teen pageant in 2016, where she placed in the top 10. At the Outstanding Teen competition, she also won the preliminary award for Evening Wear & On-Stage Question.

Watch Hamrick and Echard's next adventures on The Bachelor Feb. 7 on ABC.

Ashley Dill is a native of Spartanburg and has been on staff for the Herald-Journal for 14 years. She covers community news and can be reached at ashley.dill@shj.com or on Twitter at @ashleydill_shj.

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