No. of episodes 12 Air date May 27, 2013 Country of origin United States of America | Original network ABC Number of episodes 12 Winner Chris Siegfried | |
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Original release May 27 (2013-05-27) – August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05) | ||
The ninth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 27, 2013. This season features 27-year-old Desiree Hartsock, a bridal stylist from Colorado. The show ran for a total of twelve episodes, with Hartsock going on dates with a total of 25 men, all aged 26–34. Episodes included date activities such as dodgeball, dancing on the side of a building with harnesses, and a helicopter ride to meet victims of Hurricane Sandy. The final episode aired on August 5, 2013, with Hartsock getting engaged to her final man standing, Chris Siegfried. On January 18, 2015, the two were married in Southern California.
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Casting
Casting began during the airing of the eighth season of the show, in 2012. Before the bachelorette was chosen, one potential candidate, Misee Harris, a pediatric dentist from Tennessee, was vying to become the first black bachelorette. Her social media campaign was covered in a number of major news outlets, including The Huffington Post. According to the website Jezebel, Harris had previously been selected to be a contestant on The Bachelor, only to not take the role for fear of being the 'token' black woman. At that point every star in all 25 combined seasons of The Bachelorette or The Bachelor had been Caucasian, with show producer Mike Fleiss stating to the media that non-caucasians simply didn't appear at the casting calls. Announced late in 2012, the selected bachelorette was Desiree Hartsock, then 27, a bridal stylist from Northglenn, Colorado. Like the bachelorettes in the previous seasons, Hartsock had been a contestant on The Bachelor, having been sent home by Sean Lowe after the hometown dates episode in season 17. Misee Harris went on to work as a model and entrepreneur, founding a line of mouthguards and starting Project Smile, an organization that "focuses on promoting self-esteem in children." A contestant from season 9, soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis, became the first non-Anglo star for the combined franchises the following year, appearing in season 18 of The Bachelor.
Production
Filming began shortly after the season finale of The Bachelor, with many places including Atlantic City, New Jersey, the German state of Bavaria, Barcelona, Spain and the island of Madeira in Portugal. With appearances from Andy Grammer, Soulja Boy, Darius Rucker, Kate Earl and Matt White.
Contestants
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only, plus footnoted additions. Ages stated are at time of contest.
Future appearances
Juan Pablo Galavis was later featured in the eighteenth season of The Bachelor during After the Final Rose special and became the first non-white cast member of the franchise's history. Finalists Ben Scott, Brooks Forester, Zack Kalter and Robert Graham later competed on the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise. They finished 23rd, 13th, 7th/12th and 5th/6th, respectively. Dan Cox, Michael Garofola and Mikey Tenerelli returned in the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. Garafola was eliminated in 26/27th, Cox quit in 17th, and Tenerelli quit in 15th. Brandon Andreen was chosen to compete in the third season of Bachelor in Paradise, and ended up finishing in 26th/27th.