The fifth season of the ABC reality television series The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette is a spin-off of the American competitive reality dating game show The Bachelor. In its January 2003 debut on ABC, the first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up date from the first season of The Bachelor, offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors...

began on May 18, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The show features Jillian Harris, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta

Peace River, Alberta

Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...

, Canada

Canada

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, courting 30 men, five more than previous seasons. Harris was rejected by Jason Mesnick

The Bachelor (season 13)

The Bachelor 13 is the thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 5, 2009. The show features a previous contestant from the ABC show The Bachelorette and the series' first single parent, Jason Mesnick, courting 25...

 in the thirteenth season

The Bachelor (season 13)

The Bachelor 13 is the thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 5, 2009. The show features a previous contestant from the ABC show The Bachelorette and the series' first single parent, Jason Mesnick, courting 25...

 of The Bachelor; she was the second runner-up.

Harris is the first non-American selected ever in The Bachelorette (Jesse Palmer

Jesse Palmer

Jesse James Palmer is a Canadian-born sports commentator and former college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for four seasons in the early 2000s...

 and Matt Grant of The Bachelor alumni are the other non-Americans in the show's franchise), and chose Ed Swiderski

Ed Swiderski

Ed Swiderski is an American technology consultant who was the winner on season 5 of the reality TV show The Bachelorette.- Early life and career :...

 in the finale. The couple were engaged but broke their engagement in July 2010.

Contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Eliminated
Ed Swiderski Ed Swiderski Ed Swiderski is an American technology consultant who was the winner on season 5 of the reality TV show The Bachelorette.- Early life and career :...	29	Monroe, MI	Technology Consultant	Winner
Kiptyn Locke	31	Encinitas, CA	Business Developer	Episode 10
Reid Rosenthal	30	Upper Dublin, PA	Realtor	Episode 9
Wes Hayden	32	Huntsville, TX	Musician	Episode 8
Jesse Kovacs	27	Carmel Valley, CA	Wine Maker	Episode 7
Michael Stagliano	25	Tacoma, WA	Break Dance Instructor	Episode 7
Jake Pavelka Jake Pavelka Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka is an American pilot who appeared on four reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor.- Early life and career :...	31	Dallas, TX	Commercial Pilot	Episode 6
Robby Descant	25	Spring, TX	Bartender	Episode 6
Tanner Pope	30	Brownfield, TX	Financial Analyst	Episode 6
Ed Swiderski	(see above)		returned Episode 7	Episode 5
Mark Huebner	26	Woodstock, IL	Pizza Entrepreneur	Episode 5
David Good	27	West Alexandria, OH	Trucking Contractor	Episode 4
Juan Barbieri	35	Buenos Aires, Argentina	General Contractor	Episode 4
Mike Steinberg	28	New York, NY	Baseball Camp Owner	Episode 4
Brad Leddis	27	Park Ridge, IL	Financial Advisor	Episode 3
Sasha Petrovic	27	Houston, TX	Oil & Gas Consultant	Episode 3
Tanner Fanello	28	Derby, KS	Sales Representative	Episode 3
Brian Duke	32	Birmingham, AL	IT Consultant	Episode 2
Julien Hug	34	San Diego, CA	Restaurateur	Episode 2
Mathue Johnson	25	Andover, KS	Personal Trainer	Episode 2
Simon Ambrose	26	Bradford, England	Soccer Coach	Episode 2
Adam Duvendeck	27	Santa Barbara, CA	Olympic Cyclist	Episode 1
Bryan Vardeman	28	Lawton, OK	High School Coach	Episode 1
Bryce	31	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Furniture Dealer	Episode 1
Caleb	27	Kansas City, MO	Photographer	Episode 1
Greg Bilbro	31	Albuquerque, NM	Entrepreneur	Episode 1
John Hardesty	27	Boise, ID	Branding Consultant	Episode 1
John Presser	29	Fort Wayne, IN	Marketing Specialist	Episode 1
Josh	25	Tustin, CA	Lifeguard	Episode 1
Kyle Rittitomy	26	Austin, TX	Graphic Designer	Episode 1
Stephen Reich	30	Lexington, MA	Lawyer	Episode 1

Call-out order

Jillian's Call-out order

#	Bachelors	Episodes
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Kiptyn	David	Wes	Ed	Kiptyn	Michael	Kiptyn	Reid	Ed	Kiptyn	Ed
2	Bryan	Jake	Jake	Robby	Jesse	Jesse	Reid	Kiptyn	Reid	Ed	Kiptyn
3	John P.	Jesse	Mike	Jake	Mark	Reid	Jesse	Ed	Kiptyn	Reid
4	Brian	Wes	Juan	Reid	Reid	Kiptyn	Wes	Wes	Wes
5	Jake	Mathue	Jesse	Mark	Robby	Robby	Michael	Jesse
6	David	Michael	David	Jesse	Ed	Jake	Jake	Michael
7	Tanner F.	Robby	Ed	Tanner P.	Michael	Tanner P.	Robby
8	Michael	Ed	Sasha	Wes	Wes	Wes	Tanner P.
9	Robby	Reid	Mark	Juan	Jake	Ed
10	John H.	Simon	Michael	Michael	Tanner P.	Mark
11	Sasha	Kiptyn	Tanner P.	Kiptyn	David
12	Brad	Mike	Kiptyn	Mike	Juan
13	Mathue	Brian	Reid	David	Mike
14	Simon	Sasha	Robby	Brad
15	Jesse	Julien	Tanner F.	Sasha
16	Julien	Tanner P.	Brad	Tanner F.
17	Wes	Mark	Brian
18	Kyle	Brad	Julien
19	Adam	Tanner F.	Mathue
20	Stephen	Juan	Simon
21	Juan	Adam
22	Caleb	Bryan
23	Josh	Bryce
24	Greg	Caleb
25	Mark	Greg
26	Ed	John H.
27	Bryce	John P.
28	Reid	Josh
29	Mike	Kyle
30	Tanner P.	Stephen

The contestant won a first impression rose

The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony

The contestant won a rose on a group date

The contestant won a rose on a one-on-one date

The contestant was eliminated on a one-on-one date

The contestant was voted off by the other contestants but got a rose instead, and went on a group date

The contestant went on a group date

The contestant went on a group date and was eliminated at the rose ceremony

The contestant won a rose on a two-on-one date

The contestant was eliminated on a two-on-one date

The contestant won a rose on a group date, but left by choice

The contestant returned to the competition after leaving

The contestant won the competition

Death of Julien Hug

On November 3, 2010 Harris mourned the death of Julien Hug on her Twitter page. The 35-year-old Hug was discovered dead on a remote stretch of land off a Californian highway on Wednesday. Harris paid tribute to Hug, saying, "Please say a prayer for the loss of a friend this morning. Life is fragile, don't forget to love the ones you love", before adding, "It's very difficult to find the words to express my condolences. But I will always remember Julien's gentle demeanor and kind heart, which will be sadly missed."

External links

• Official website
• The Bachelorette at ABC
  American Broadcasting Company
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• Jillian Harris on acebook]