The Bachelor franchise began nearly two decades ago.Alex Michel was a 31-year-old Stanford Business School graduate when ABC named him the first-ever Bachelor.
His five-week journey to find love premiered in March 2002 with 25 women hoping to win his heart. Among those OG contestants? Amanda Marsh, Trista Sutter (née Rehn), Shannon Oliver and LaNease Adams.While Alex ultimately picked Amanda, a 23-year-old from Kansas, he opted not to propose during the April 2002 finale.
The duo announced their decision to split in early 2003.“I know people have tried to get ahold of him, and we would have loved to have had him here today, but he’s kind of gone on to live his life,” Chris Harrison said of Alex in 2013.
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