The Bachelorette first premiered in 2003 and so far, the show has given seventeen women from across the U.S. a chance at finding love. Millions of viewers watched as these everyday women poured their hearts out on television and it has changed each one of their lives immensely.
Since starring on the reality dating show, many of the Bachelorettes have gone on to change their careers entirely. A few of the women have gone on to start their own successful personal blogs, become podcasters, and others have ditched their former jobs to become full-time influencers. Check below to see what every single former Bachelorette contestant is up to now when it comes to their employment.
17 Trista Sutter Is A Full-Time Mom
Before Trista Sutter became the very first Bachelorette in 2003, she was working as a Miami Heat dancer and in pediatric physical therapy at Miami Children's Hospital, according to Bustle. Sutter ended up accepting a proposal from Ryan Sutter, and the two have been together ever since.
Since appearing on the show, Sutter has used her name for fame, starring in other reality shows like Dancing With the Stars and Fear Factor. She has also written books about the keys to finding happiness, and is now a full-time mom, raising her two children with her husband, according to Refinery 29.
16 Meredith Phillips Is Living Her Life Privately
Meredith Phillips was season two's Bachelorette, accepting a proposal from Ian McKee in 2004. A year later, the two called it quits and she went on to marry her high school sweetheart Michael Broady in 2011, according to Us Weekly. Phillips used to work as a model before the show, but not much is known about her professional career today.
According to Bustle, Phillips did open up about her alcohol addiction in an interview with People in 2013 and made sexual assault allegations during her time on the show in 2018, but nothing ever came out of the claims.
15 Jen Waterman Is In Public Relations
Before she became Jen Waterman, season three's Bachelorette was known as Jen Schefft, who turned down Jerry Ferris' proposal, asking him to get down on one at a later time. However, at the After the Final Rose special, the two were no longer together.
Since then, Jen went on to marry Joe Waterman and the two are raising two kids in Ohio. On Waterman's LinkedIn, it currently states that she is a public relations coordinator at a medical spa in Cleveland.
14 DeAnna Pappas Runs Her Own Blog
In 2008, DeAnna Pappas was named the fourth Bachelorette and in the end, split from winner Jesse Csincsak. Pappas did go on to marry Stephen Stagliano, the brother of a contestant of season five of The Bachelorette in 2012, and currently, the two are raising a daughter, Addison, and son, Austin.
As for her career, Pappas Twitter reads, "Bachelorette, real estate agent, television host, married & a mommy," but she also runs her own blog.
13 Jillian Harris Is A Television Host
Season five's Jillian Harris also ended up marrying someone else after she finished up The Bachelorette. Harris and her final rose pick Ed Swiderski dated for just a year after calling it quits in 2010, and she went on to marry and have children with Justin Pasutto in 2016.
Since her appearance on the show, Harris used her fame to become the host of Love It Or List It Vancouver and Love It Or List It Too. She also has her own website that touches upon lifestyle, home decor, and fashion.
12 Ali Fedotowsky Is A TV Host & Blogger
Viewers met Ali Fedotowsky during the reality show's sixth season and she accepted Roberto Martinez's proposal, but the two split just a year later in 2011. She is now married to radio host Kevin Manno, and she has been super busy ever since leaving the show.
According to Bustle, the blonde beauty worked as an E! News correspondent from 2013 to 2015, and after leaving hosted on the Hallmark channel's Home & Family show. Currently, she is working on her lifestyle brand, Ali Manno.
11 Ashley Hebert Is A Dentist
Ashley Hebert fell in love with J.P. Rosenbaum during season seven of The Bachelorette, and two welcomed a boy named Fordham in 2014, and a daughter, Essex, in 2016. The two even renewed their vows in 2018, but in October 2020, they announced their split.
Today, Hebert continues to live a normal life as a pediatric dentist in Maimi, a way more subtle lifestyle than some of the other women on the show.
10 Emily Maynard Johnson Is A Published Author
Fans watched season eight's Emily Maynard Johnson accept a proposal from Jef Holm, but they only lasted as a couple for a few months. In 2014, she went on to marry Tyler Johnson and the two are currently busy raising five children.
Johnson established herself as an author after the show, publishing a book titled I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love in 2016.
9 Desiree Hartsock Designs Wedding Dresses
Season nine's Desiree Hartsock is currently still married to Chris Siegfried and the couple are raising their two children together in Seattle. As for work, Hartsock has found major success designing wedding gowns for her Desiree Hartsock for Maggie Sottero collection, which are sold in many boutiques across the U.S. She also has her own website to sell her designs.
8 Andi Dorfman Is A Fitness-Influencer
Andi Dorfman became the tenth Bachelorette when the show premiered in 2014 and accepted Josh Murray's proposal in the finale. However, they split a year later, and it looks like Dorfman has been busy focusing on her career.
According to Us Weekly, Dorfman has released two books titled, It's Not Okay in 2016, and Single State of Mind in 2018. Also, looking at her Instagram account, Dorfman is very much into fitness and it appears that she gets paid from her many work out endorsements.
7 Kaitlyn Bristowe Runs A Podcast
Fans were introduced to Kaitlyn Bristowe on The Bachelorette season 11 and accepted a proposal by Shawn Booth, however, the couple ended their relationship in November 2018, according to Us Weekly.
Bristowe has been exceptionally busy running her own podcast called Off the Vine and started dating Bachelor Nation star Jason Tartick in 2019. Bristowe also won season 29 with Dancing With the Stars with her partner Artem Chigvintsev.
6 JoJo Fletcher Owns A Boutique
JoJo Fletcher is going strong with Jordan Rodgers after he proposed to the former Bachelorette on season 12. The two are currently waiting to get married after their wedding was postponed because of the coronavirus.
Currently, Fletcher owns an online boutique called Shop Fletch, and she and her hubby have their own show on NBC flipping homes.
5 Rachel Lindsay Is An ESPN Radio Host
Rachel Lindsay was working as a lawyer before she was named season 13th Bachelorette. The show turned Lindsay into an overnight celebrity after she got engaged to Bryan Abasolo on the show. The star left her lawyer gig to host an ESPN radio show called Game Night, and in 2020, launched her own podcast called Higher Learning.
4 Becca Kufrin Has Her Own Sparkling Wine
Becca Kufrin was named the 14th Bachelorette in 2018 and accepted a proposal from Garret Yrigoyen. The couple seemed to be going strong, but went their separate ways after a controversy over the BLM Movement and Yrigoyen's support for the police.
Since then, Kufrin appears to be making a career as an influencer and even has her own sparkling wine called Bourdon.
3 Hannah Brown Is An Influencer
Former pageant queen turned 15th season's Bachelorette Hannah Brown ended up breaking off her engagement to Jed Waytt in 2019 when it was revealed that he was still in a relationship. After her season was over, Brown focused on a new competition - Dancing With the Stars - where she ended up winning the mirrorball trophy with partner Alan Bersten on season 28. Today, it appears that the reality star has a career as an influencer.
2 Clare Crawley Is A Hairstylist
Hairstylist Clare Crawley made headlines on season 16 of The Bachelorette when she ended the competition early because she fell in love with contestant Dale Moss while there were still 16 men left. Tayshia Adams would step in for her and find love herself on the show.
According to Bustle, Crawley isn't only influencing social media, but she is continuing her career as a hairstylist in Sacramento. Sadly, news broke that she and Moss ended their short-lived engagement this month.
1 Tayshia Adams Is A Full-Time Influencer
Last but not least, Tayshia Adams has announced the new Bachelorette on season 16, taking over for Clare Crawley. Luckily for Adams, she found love with Zac Clark, and the two are happily engaged.
Before the show, Adams worked as a phlebotomist, but it looks like the fame has turned her into a full-time influencer.