The Bachelor (season 16)


The 16th season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor premiered on January 2, 2012. This show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, a winemaker and owner of Envolve wines, from Sonoma, California, 28-year-old Ben Flajnik, who finished runner-up in the seventh season of the show. This season returns with 25 women featured in the competition, excluding a senior citizen.
The season concluded on March 12, 2012 in which Courtney Robertson was named the winner and became Flajnik's fiancée. The couple later called off their engagement on October 26, 2012.

Filming and development

Casting and contestants

During the season finale of Bachelor Pad, Flajnik was ultimately announced as the next Bachelor.

Production

Unlike previous seasons, traditionally, the contestants would not choose to stay the Bachelor Mansion in Agoura Hills, California for long. For the rest of the season, the contestants traveled to Flajnik's hometown of Sonoma, San Francisco in California; Park City, Utah; Vieques, Puerto Rico; Panama City, Panama; Belize and Switzerland. Appearances for this season included recording artist Matt Nathanson and country singer Clay Walker.

Contestants

Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Courtney Robertson28Scottsdale, ArizonaModelWinner1
Lindzi Cox27Ocala, FloridaBusiness Development ManagerRunner-up2
Nicki Sterling26Hurst, TexasDental HygienistWeek 93
Kacie Boguskie24Clarksville, TennesseeAdministrative AssistantWeek 84
Emily O'Brien27Chapel Hill, North CarolinaPhD StudentWeek 75–6
Rachel Truehart27Southampton, MassachusettsFashion Sales RepresentativeWeek 75–6
Jamie Otis25Dryden, New YorkRegistered NurseWeek 67
Casey Shteamer26Leawood, KansasTrading ClerkWeek 68
Blakeley Jones34Rutherfordton, North CarolinaVIP Cocktail WaitressWeek 69
Jennifer Fritsch28Cache, OklahomaAccountantWeek 510
Elyse Myers24Chicago, IllinoisPersonal TrainerWeek 511
Monica Spannbauer33Yuba, CaliforniaDental ConsultantWeek 412
Samantha Levey26Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAdvertising Account ManagerWeek 413
Erika Uhlig23Charlottesville, VirginiaLaw StudentWeek 314–15
Jaclyn Swartz27Newton, MassachusettsAdvertising Account ManagerWeek 314–15
Brittney Schreiner26Colorado Springs, ColoradoMedical Sales RepresentativeWeek 316
Jenna Burke27Loveland, OhioBloggerWeek 217–18
Shawn Reynolds28Cincinnati, OhioFinancial AdvisorWeek 217–18
Amber Bacon23Port Coquitlam, British ColumbiaLabor and Delivery NurseWeek 119–25
Amber Tierney28Waverly, NebraskaCritical Care NurseWeek 119–25
Anna Snowball25Grosse Pointe, MichiganStudentWeek 119–25
Dianna Martinez30San Gabriel, CaliforniaNonprofit DirectorWeek 119–25
Holly Johnson34Salyersville, KentuckyPharmaceutical Sales RepresentativeWeek 119–25
Lyndsie James29London, EnglandInternet EntrepreneurWeek 119–25
Shira Astrof35Massapequa Park, New YorkActressWeek 119–25

Call-out order

Episodes

Post-show

Months later, Ben and Courtney confirmed on a magazine that they had broken up for the second time for good.

Bachelor Pad