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The Bachelor (American TV series) season 10

The Bachelor
Season 10
StarringAndrew Baldwin
Presented byChris Harrison
No. of contestants25
WinnerTessa Horst
Runner-upBevin Powers
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseApril 2 (2007-04-02) –
May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
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Andrew Baldwin

The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman is the tenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show was filmed in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania, and premiered on April 2, 2007. This season features the first US Navy Officer, 30-year-old Andy Baldwin from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The season concluded on May 21, 2007, Baldwin choosing to propose to 26-year-old social worker Tessa Horst. Horst became the first winner of Asian descent in the Bachelor franchise. The couple soon ended their engagement and briefly resumed dating, but finally broke up for good later that year.

Contestants

The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:[1][2]

Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome
Tessa Horst 26 San Francisco, California Social Worker Winner
Bevin Nicole Powers 28 Palo Alto, California Assistant Week 8
Danielle Imwalle 25 Bethel, Connecticut Graphic Designer Week 7
Amber Alchalabi 23 Sugar Land, Texas Teacher Week 6
Stephanie Wilhite 23 Overland Park, Kansas Project Manager Week 5
Tina Wu 26 Lenox Hill, New York Medical student
Kate Brockhouse 24 Ravenel, South Carolina Boutique owner Week 4
Nicole Clary 26 Charleston, South Carolina Sales Manager
Stephanie Tipper 27 Folly Beach, South Carolina Organ donor coordinator
Amanda Hackney 26 Dallas, Texas Financial analyst Week 3
Erin Parker 24 Logansport, Louisiana Financial analyst
Peyton Wright 24 Kingsport, Tennessee Sorority recruiter
Alexis Young 26 Southlake, Texas Attorney Week 2
Susan Anderson 23 The Woodlands, Texas Boutique manager
Tiffany Warren 28 Boston, Massachusetts Medical equipment sales rep
Blakeney Rowe 29 Birmingham, Alabama Radio sales Week 1
Candice DeCost 23 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Waitress
Catherine Warren 23 Lake Forest, Illinois Former Miss Illinois
Danielle Vallis 26 The Bronx, New York Attorney
Jacqueline "Jackie" Topelli 23 Minneapolis, Minnesota Executive coordinator
Jeanette Alvarez 27 Tampa, Florida Health care manager
Jessica Devallo 32 New York, New York Hedge fund analyst
Linda Malek 33 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Attorney
Lindsay Smith 22 Lawrence, Kansas Student
Tiffany Forester 27 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Real estate sales/development

Future Appearances

Bachelor Pad

Peyton Wright returned to compete for the first season of Bachelor Pad. She and her partner Jesse Beck were eliminated in week 5, finishing in 7th/8th.

Call-Out Order

# Bachelorettes Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Alexis Stephanie T. Stephanie T. Bevin Amber Bevin Tessa Bevin Tessa
2 Nicole Peyton Tessa Tessa Tessa Amber Bevin Tessa Bevin
3 Amanda Bevin Danielle I. Amber Danielle I. Tessa Danielle I. Danielle I.
4 Peyton Kate Bevin Danielle I. Bevin Danielle I. Amber
5 Catherine Alexis Amber Stephanie W. Tina Stephanie W.
Tina
6 Amber Danielle I. Stephanie W. Tina Stephanie W.
7 Blakeney Amber Kate Kate Kate
Nicole
Stephanie T.
8 Danielle V. Tiffany W. Nicole Nicole
9 Jackie Tessa Tina Stephanie T.
10 Stephanie W. Nicole Peyton Amanda
11 Tina Susan Amanda Erin
12 Erin Amanda Erin Peyton
13 Susan Erin Alexis
Susan
14 Stephanie T. Tina
15 Danielle I. Stephanie W. Tiffany W.
16 Bevin Blakeney
Candice
Catherine
Danielle V.
Jackie
Jeanette
Jessica
Linda
Lindsay
Tiffany F.
17 Tessa
18 Candice
19 Jeanette
20 Lindsay
21 Kate
22 Linda
23 Tiffany F.
24 Jessica
25 Tiffany W.
  The contestant received the first impression rose.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
  The contestant received a rose on a date.
  The contestant was eliminated on a date.
  The contestant won the competition.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
801"Week 1"April 2, 2007 (2007-04-02)10019.86[3]3.7/9[4]
812"Week 2"April 9, 2007 (2007-04-09)10029.06[3]3.4/9[4]
823"Week 3"April 16, 2007 (2007-04-16)10039.03[3]3.5/9[4]
834"Week 4"April 23, 2007 (2007-04-23)10049.13[3]3.4/9[4]
845"Week 5"April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)10059.80[3]3.7/10[4]
856"Week 6"May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07)100610.39[3]3.7/10[4]
867"Week 7"May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)100710.64[3]4.0/10[4]
878"Week 8"May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21)100812.67[3]4.8/12[4]
889"After the Final Rose"May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)N/A8.00[3]N/A

About the winner

Tessa Horst grew up in Washington, D.C., where she graduated from Georgetown Day School in 1999 and Middlebury College in 2003. She received her MS degree in social work from Columbia University.[5] Prior to entering graduate studies, Horst lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 2004, where she was employed at the famous Silver Dollar Bar of The Wort Hotel.[6][7] At the time she competed on The Bachelor, she was employed as a social worker living in San Francisco.[8]

Three months after the finale, Horst and Baldwin called off the engagement.[9]

References