Jenn Tran named first Asian American 'Bachelorette'
Jenn Tran, one of the contestants on ABC's "The Bachelor" this season, was named the new "Bachelorette" during the show's finale Monday night.
Jenn Tran, one of the contestants on ABC's "The Bachelor" this season, was named the new "Bachelorette" during the show's finale Monday night.
Tran, 26, will be the first Asian American woman to star in the dating reality show.
“It’s honestly incredible and I feel so, so grateful and so honored to be the first Asian Bachelorette in this franchise," Tran, who is Vietnamese American, said in an interview with the show as part of the announcement.
"Growing up, I’ve always wanted to see Asian representation on TV. I feel like it was really sparse. Any time Asians were in the media, it was to fill a supporting character role, to fulfill some sort of stereotype, and I always felt boxed in by that because I was like, I don’t see myself on screen. I don’t see myself as a main character,” she said.
Out of 32 women, Tran was among the final six still in the running for "Bachelor" Joey Graziadei. She was eliminated in episode seven, but she made a lasting impression on the audience.
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