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'The Bachelor' 2018: Meet Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s Contestants

'The Bachelor' 2018: Meet Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s Contestants
Television personality Arie Luyendyk Jr. poses in the press room at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena September 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steven Lawton/Getty Images)

Season 22 of The Bachelor is just around the corner, and fans are itching to find out which ladies will be vying for Arie Luyendyk Jr's heart.

The 29 women were revealed over the December 9 weekend. Season 22 will premiere on ABC Monday, January 1, 2018, at 8pm ET.


Read on to learn more about the contestants.

Ali Harrington

Alison is a personal stylist originally from Lawton, OK. Check out her Instagram here.

Amber Wilkerson

Amber, 29, is a business owner from Colorado. She has an impressive Instagram following with 36k followers. Asked by ABC what her greatest achievement to date is, she says, "Starting my business over when I moved back to Denver and making it successful in a short amount of time with no money for marketing or advertising."

Annaliese Puccin

Annaliese, 32, is an event designer.

Ashley Luebke

Ashley, 25, is a real estate agent in West Palm Beach. Ashley tells ABC her favorite actor is Brad Pitt. "Super talented and super gorgeous." Check out her Instagram here.

Becca K.

Becca works as a publicist. She is 27 and from Prior Lake, MN.

Bekah Martinez

Rebekah is a nanny from LA. Asked who she admires the most in the world, she says, "My dad. He's incredibly wise and confident, he loves his family and wife more than anything, and he knows what he wants and goes for it." Check out her Instagram here.

Bibiana

Bibiana, 30, is from Miami. She works as an executive assistant.

Brittane J.

Brittane J is 27, and a marketing manager from San Diego. Asked by ABC where she sees herself in five years, she says, "I would love to see myself married, open up my own wine and tapas bar, and working towards having a child."

Brittany T.

Brittany is from South Carolina and works for Google. Check out her Instagram here.

Bri Amaranthu

Bri Amaranthus, 25, is a reporter for NBC Sports Northwest. Bri attended the University of Oregon, where she received her BS in Electronic Media and PR.

Caroline Lunny

Caroline, 26, is from Holliston, MA. She is a realtor, and according to her Instagram, she is a "has been Miss Massachusetts USA". Check out her Instagram here.

Chelsea Roy

Chelsea is 29, and a real-estate executive assistant. Check out her Instagram here.

Jacqueline Trumbull

Jacqueline is 26, and works as a research coordinator. She is originally form Morgantown, WV. Asked by ABC how important her career is to her, she says, "I work for a psychiatry research lab. It's important experience before getting a Ph.D. in chemical psychology. My career is very important to me."

Jenna Cooper

Jenna's Instagram is all health/fitness related. Jenna is 28, and works professionally as a social media manager.

Jenny

Jenny, 25, is a graphic designer. She is originally from Northbrook, Illinois. Her Instagram is currently private, but you can check out her design website here.

Jessica

Jessica, 26, is a TV host, originally from Calgary, Canada. She tells ABC her favorite book is "Year of Yes" by Shonda Rhimes.

Kendall

Kendall, 26, is a creative director. She is from Santa Clarita, CA.

Krystal

Krystal is a 29-year-old fitness coach. She is originally from Missoula, Montana.

Lauren Burnham

Lauren, 25, is a tech salesperson.

Lauren G

Lauren, 26, works as an executive recruiter.

Lauren Jarreau

Lauren recently graduated with her master's degree in social work from Louisiana State University.

According to her LinkedIn, she previously worked in Food and Beverage Hospitality at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Check out her Instagram here.

Lauren Schleyer

Lauren, 31, is a social media manager at AT&T in Dallas. She graduated from Baylor University in 2012 with a BA in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, according to her LinkedIn. Check out her Instagram here.

Maquel Cooper

Maquel, 23, works as a photographer. She's orignially from American Fork, Utah.

Marikh Mathias

Marikh, 27, is a restaurant owner from Salt Lake City. Check out her Instagram here.

Nysha Norris

Nysha, 30, is an orthopedic nurse from Anderson, South Carolina.

Olivia Goethals

Olivia, 23, is a marketing associate from Chicago. Check out her Instagram here. Olivia played softball for North Central College in Naperville. In 2012, she was crowned the 2012 Genesco Music Festival Queen Pageant.

Seinne

Sienne, 27, is a commercial real estate manager from Long Beach. She tells ABC that five things she can't live without are: Yoga mat, passport, lip gloss, sunglasses and the ocean.

Tia B

Tia, 26, is a physical therapist originally from Weiner, AR. If she could be any fictional character, she tells ABC she'd be Olivia Pope "because she's a badass." Check out her Instagram here.

Valerie Biles

Valerie is 25 and from Nashville, Tennessee. She is a server, and stands 5'11". Valerie tells ABC that she speaks Spanish, and a typical Saturday night for her includes working. "...but I'd love to dress up in a killer outfit, head to downtown Nashville, bar hop with friends and take lots of crazy photos." Check out her Instagram here.