The fifteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor premiered on January 3, 2011. 38-year-old Brad Womack, who previously appeared as the Bachelor in season 11, where he rejected both of his final two women, returned as the Bachelor for this season. Womack became the first lead to appear on The Bachelor franchise twice.
The season concluded on March 14, 2011, with Womack choosing to propose to 24-year-old single mother Emily Maynard. The couple announced that they ended their engagement on June 29, 2011.
Casting began during season 14. Potential candidates for this season included Womack, as well as Ty Brown and Chris Lambton from season six of The Bachelorette. Eventually, both turned down the offer. On September 22, 2010, Womack was first rumored as the next Bachelor but he was officially confirmed to return the series five days later during the live show of season eleven of Dancing with the Stars.
Notable contestants included Emily Maynard, who was the fiancée of Ricky Hendrick; and Radio City Rockette Keltie Busch.
This season traveled to far-flung locales in Las Vegas, Nevada, Costa Rica, the British overseas territory of Anguilla and South Africa. Appearances on this season included Drew Pinsky, Train and Seal.
The cast was revealed on December 17, 2010. Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions.
Ashley Hebert was chosen as lead of the seventh season of The Bachelorette.
The following year, Emily Maynard was chosen as the lead of the eighth season of The Bachelorette.
Alli Travis, Jackie Gordon, Melissa Schreiber, and Michelle Money returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Alli was eliminated in week 1, Jackie in week 2, and Melissa in week 4. Michelle and her partner, Graham Bunn, were eliminated in week 7, finishing as the runners-up.
Shawntel Newton appeared in one episode of the sixteenth season of The Bachelor.
Michelle returned for the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. She ended the season in a relationship with Cody Sattler.
Outside of the Bachelor Nation franchise, Lisa Morrisey appeared as a contestant in the Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes special on the season 7 of Wipeout.
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