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And the next Bachelorette is: JoJo Fletcher. While the25-year-old didn’t get her happy ending this season with the Bachelor’s BenHiggins, the brunette beauty will get a second shot at finding love later this year. ABC's newest leading lady was the runner-up on Monday's The Bachelor finale, losing out to Lauren Bushnell, who is now engaged to Ben.
It was announced during After the Final Rose that JoJo would be following in the footsteps ofprevious Bachelorettes, Andi Dorfman and Kaitlyn Bristowe.
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Here are 10 things to know about the reality show's newest leading lady:
1. JoJo hails from Dallas, Texas.
2. While her next gig involves men vying for her heart, shedoes have a job. Back home in Dallas, the hopeful romantic is a real estate developer.
JoJo and her mother Soraya Fletcher Photo: Instagram.com/@benpatton
3. The Bachelorette’s cultural background is important toher with her mother being Persian. “I’m proud of my mother’s background despitewhat social opinions are,” she said. “It’s important for me to stand up topeople stereotyping Iranians.”
4. No surprise the Texas native’s favorite type of music iscountry music. “Ed Sheeran type music and some popishIndie, like LANY,” she revealed.
5. She has a funny bone. In her Bachelor biography, JoJo admitted that her all-time favorite movies are Wedding Crashers, Clueless and PatchAdams.
Photo: Instagram.com/@joelle_fletcher
6. The Bachelorette is no Wolfgang Puck. JoJo confessed thatshe is an “average” cook. However she added, “I can kill a quesadilla though.”
7. If she could be someone else for a day it would beTaylor Swift. Her reasoning? “Because [Taylor’s] awesome and I’ve alreadythought singing country music professionally would be so much fun,” JoJorevealed. “Plus, she has cool friends.”
8. The Bachelorette’s leading lady has a unique, specialtalent. She admitted, “I can make a 3-leaf clover with my tongue.”
9. JoJo is not an avid reader. She confessed, “To behonest I don’t read a ton of books. I more read articles.” Though the ABC staradded, “But the types of books I do like are self-help & empowering ones.”
The new Bachelorette and her brother Ben Photo: Instagram.com/@joelle_fletcher
10. Reality TV roots run deep in her family. JoJo’s half-brotherBen Patton also looked for love on national televisionstarring in NBC’s Ready for Love back in 2013.