Yahoo Lifestyle A Complete List of All the Past Bachelorettes, Ranked
After Tayshia Adams replaced Clare Crawley as the lead of The Bachelorette, we knew it would take a lot to top the drama that ensued in season 16. Everything changed when ABC named not one, but two new Bachelorettes for season 19: Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia.
Although this double-whammy format had never been done before, we can’t deny that it was a fantastic way to regenerate some excitement around the franchise after the recent yawn-worthy seasons.
Keep reading for a complete list of all the past Bachelorettes, ranked from best to worst.
1. Trista Rehn, 2003
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Season: 1
Chose: Ryan Sutter
Famous for: Being the first-ever (and our favorite) Bachelorette
2. Emily Maynard, 2012
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Season: 8
Chose: Jef Holm
Famous for: Having a daughter after losing the love of her life in a plane crash
3. Michelle Young, 2021
ABC/Craig Sjodin
Season: 18
Chose: Nayte Olukoya
Famous for: Choosing someone she knew before the show
4. Gabby Windey, 2022
ABC/Craig Sjodin
Season: 19
Chose: Erich Schwer
Famous for: Sending everyone home (except Erich) before the Fantasy Suites
5. Desiree Hartsock, 2013
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Season: 9
Chose: Chris Siegfried
Famous for: Being a bridal stylist who desperately wanted to find love
6. Jillian Harris, 2009
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Season: 5
Chose: Ed Swiderski
Famous for: Being the first Canadian Bachelorette
7. Tayshia Adams, 2020
ABC/John Fleenor
Season: 16
Chose: Zac Clark
Famous for: Replacing Crawley as Bachelorette
8. Kaitlyn Bristowe, 2015
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Season: 11
Chose: Shawn Booth
Famous for: Her poorly timed dirty jokes (and beating Britt Nilsson for the highly coveted role)
9. Ali Fedotowsky, 2010
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Season: 6
Chose: Roberto Martinez
Famous for: Quitting her job at Facebook to join the show
10. Jojo Fletcher, 2016
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Season: 12
Chose: Jordan Rodgers
Famous for: Launching a new TV series Cash Pad
11. Deanna Pappas, 2008
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Season: 4
Chose: Jesse Csincsak
Famous for: Suffering through Brad Womack’s (first) season of The Bachelor
12. Rachel Recchia, 2022
ABC/Craig Sjodin
Season: 19
Chose: Tino Franco
Famous for: Announcing her breakup during After the Final Rose
13. Katie Thurston, 2021
ABC/Craig Sjodin
Season: 17
Chose: Blake Moynes
Famous for: Accepting Blake’s proposal…and then breaking it off
14. Ashley Hebert, 2011
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Season: 7
Chose: J.P. Rosenbaum
Famous for: Getting married on national television
15. Becca Kufrin, 2018
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Season: 14
Chose: Garret Yrigoyen
Famous for: The catchphrase, “Let’s do the damn thing”
16. Rachel Lindsay, 2017
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Season: 13
Chose: Bryan Abasolo
Famous for: Being the first-ever Black Bachelorette
17. Andi Dorfman, 2014
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Season: 10
Chose: Josh Murray
Famous for: Being a former Assistant District Attorney
18. Jen Schefft, 2005
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Season: 3
Chose: Jerry Ferris
Famous for: Hosting the first-ever live final rose ceremony
19. Meredith Phillips, 2004
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Season: 2
Chose: Ian Mckee
Famous for: Getting rejected by Bob Guiney, only to become the Bachelorette
20. Hannah Brown, 2019
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Season: 15
Chose: Jed Wyatt
Famous for: Having sex in a windmill…multiple times
21. Clare Crawley, 2020
ABC/Paul Hebert
Season: 16
Chose: Dale Moss
Famous for: Quitting The Bachelorette
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