The Bachelor (American TV series) season 1
The Bachelor was the first season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show featured 31-year-old Alex Michel, a Harvard educated management consultant from Charlottesville, Virginia. The season premiered on March 25, 2002, and concluded on April 25, 2002 with Michel choosing to pursue a relationship with 23-year-old event planner Amanda Marsh. They broke up several months later.
Contestants
The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:| Name | Age | Hometown | Job | Eliminated |
| Amanda Marsh | 23 | Chanute, Kansas | Event Planner | Winner |
| Trista Rehn | 29 | St. Louis, Missouri | Miami Heat Dancer | Runner-up |
| Shannon Oliver | 24 | Dallas, Texas | Financial Management Consultant | Week 5 |
| Kimberly Karels | 24 | Tempe, Arizona | Nanny | Week 4 |
| Cathy Grimes | 22 | Terre Haute, Indiana | Graduate Student | Week 3 |
| Christina Stencil | 28 | Bonita, California | Attorney | Week 3 |
| LaNease Adams | 23 | Playa Del Rey, California | Actress | Week 3 |
| Rhonda Rittenhouse | 28 | Woodward, Oklahoma | Commercial Real Estate Agent | Week 3 |
| Alexa Jurgielewicz | 27 | Beverly Hills, California | Special Ed. Teacher | Week 2 |
| Amy Anzel | 28 | Yonkers, New York | Production Coordinator | Week 2 |
| Angela Lowery | 25 | Avondale, Arizona | Hooters Waitress | Week 2 |
| Angelique Madrid | 27 | Burbank, California | Actress | Week 2 |
| Katie Sapienza | 23 | Malden, Massachusetts | Power Tool Sales Rep. | Week 2 |
| Melissa Reese | 25 | Tempe, Arizona | Photographer | Week 2 |
| Tina Chen | 27 | Plano, Texas | Graduate Student | Week 2 |
| Amber Johnson | 29 | Los Angeles, California | Business Development Director | Week 1 |
| Daniela Ferdico | 30 | Seattle, Washington | Neuropsychologist | Week 1 |
| Denise Kellaher | 30 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Doctor | Week 1 |
| Jackie Hucko | 22 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Bar Manager | Week 1 |
| Jill Gosser | 31 | Chicago, Illinois | Retail Manager | Week 1 |
| Kristina Jenkins | 27 | Chelsea, New York | Advertising Executive | Week 1 |
| Lisa Gold | 29 | Dallas, Texas | Attorney | Week 1 |
| Paula Oliveira | 24 | Swansea, Massachusetts | Insurance Representative | Week 1 |
| Rachel Lanzillotto | 29 | Eastchester, New York | 6th Grade Teacher | Week 1 |
| Wendi Plotnik | 26 | Dallas, Texas | Technology Specialist | Week 1 |
Future appearances
Trista Rehn was chosen to be the Bachelorette for the first season of The Bachelorette. Shannon Oliver appeared in episode 3 of the first season of The Bachelorette to give Trista advice.Amy Anzel appeared in Trista's wedding mini-series and would go on to act in several projects, most notably having a role in Kick Ass 2. She also competed in the UK version of The Apprentice in 2022.