The Bachelor (season 18)


The 18th season of The Bachelor premiered on January 5, 2014. This season features 32-year-old Juan Pablo Galavis, a former Venezuelan professional soccer player from Miami, Florida. Galavis was eliminated in the ninth season of The Bachelorette by bachelorette Desiree Hartsock. He is also the first Latino bachelor. The season concluded with Nikki Ferrell named as the winner, but Galavis did not propose to her.
There are 4 Sunday special episodes during the month of January 2014 as follows:

Casting

Casting began during the airing of the seventeenth season of the show. Galavis was instantly chosen during the season finale of The Bachelorette.

Production

The season travelled to locales including Utah, South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, Florida, and Saint Lucia. With performances such as 2NE1, Romeo Santos, and Josh Krajcik.

Contestants

Unlike previous seasons, there are 27 contestants competing the show, for the first time since Rome. Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only. Plus footnoted additions.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Nikki Ferrell26Kearney, MissouriPediatric NurseWinner1
Clare Crawley32Sacramento, CaliforniaHairstylistRunner-up2
Andi Dorfman26Buckhead, GeorgiaAssistant District AttorneyWeek 93
Renee Oteri32Sarasota, FloridaReal Estate AgentWeek 84
Chelsie Webster24Lexington, OhioScience EducatorWeek 75
Sharleen Joynt29Ottawa, OntarioOpera SingerWeek 76
Kathleen "Kat" Hurd29Iowa City, IowaMedical Sales RepWeek 67
Cassandra Ferguson22Rochester Hills, MichiganFormer NBA DancerWeek 68
Allison "Alli" Restko26Orland Park, IllinoisNannyWeek 59–11
Danielle Ronco25Litchfield, IllinoisPsychiatric NurseWeek 59–11
Kelly Travis27Conyers, GeorgiaDog LoverWeek 59–11
Elise Mosca27Forty Fort, PennsylvaniaFirst Grade TeacherWeek 412–13
Lauren Solomon26Clinton, MichiganMusic ComposerWeek 412–13
Christy Hansen24Aurora, IllinoisMarketing ManagerWeek 314–15
Lucinda "Lucy" Aragon25Santa Barbara, CaliforniaFree SpiritWeek 314–15
Amy Long27Clermont, FloridaLocal News ReporterWeek 216–17
Chantel Forrest27Miami, FloridaAccount ManagerWeek 216–17
Victoria Lima24Porto Alegre, BrazilLegal AssistantWeek 218
Alexis Morgado24Tampa, FloridaCommunications DirectorWeek 119–27
Amy Jokinen31Apopka, FloridaMassage TherapistWeek 119–27
Ashley Poe25Roanoke, TexasGrade School TeacherWeek 119–27
Christine Llano23Miami, FloridaPolice Support SpecialistWeek 119–27
Kylie Lewis23Rockford, IllinoisInterior DesignerWeek 119–27
Lacy Faddoul25Antelope Acres, CaliforniaNursing Home OwnerWeek 119–27
Lauren Higginson25Edmond, OklahomaMineral CoordinatorWeek 119–27
Maggie Gantt25Wagener, South CarolinaPersonal BankerWeek 119–27
Valerie Eredia26Sutter, CaliforniaPersonal TrainerWeek 119–27

Future appearances

''The Bachelorette''

was chosen as the lead for the tenth season of The Bachelorette.
Clare Crawley was chosen as the lead for the sixteenth season of The Bachelorette.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 1
Clare Crawley, Lacy Faddoul, Christy Hansen, Elise Mosca, Danielle Ronco, and Lucy Aragon, returned for the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. Mosca and Crawley quit during week 3 and week 5, respectively. Ronco was eliminated during week 3, Aragon during week 5, and Hansen during week 7. Faddoul ended the season engaged to Bachelor Nation alumnus, Marcus Grodd.
Season 2
Crawley, Cassandra Ferguson, and Chelsie Webster returned for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. Crawley was eliminated during week 3 and Webster during week 5. Ferguson ended the season in a relationship with Bachelor Nation alumnus, Justin Reich.
Season 5
Ferguson returned for the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise. She quit during week 6.

''Couples Therapy''

Nikki Ferrell participated in VH1 reality series Couples Therapy, along with Juan Pablo Galavis.

''The Bachelor Winter Games''

Crawley returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA. She quit during week 3.

Call-out order

Episodes