6 Bachelor Franchise Alums Who Could Be In The Running For The Bachelorette Season 22 Led Once The Hiatus Is Over

The Bachelor season 29 finished airing a few weeks ago, and several contestants would be great as The Bachelorette lead. Though ABC put The Bachelorette on hiatus, the series will return next year. When it does return, there are many great lead options among the recent batch of women. Grant Ellis, a 31-year-old day trader and former basketball player, ended the season by proposing to 28-year-old Juliana Pasquarosa, but he eliminated a lot of great women along the way. Several of these women have all the necessary qualities to make a good franchise lead.

Before appearing in The Bachelor season 29, Grant was a contestant who was eliminated during Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette. Since then, ABC announced they had to put the show on hiatus due to scheduling issues. The show’s host, Jess Palmer, confirmed the show wasn’t being shelved forever. Since it’s expected to be back soon, the lead would probably be cast directly from the cast-offs from Grant’s season. Luckily for Bachelor Nation, Grant eliminated a lot of fabulous women on his way to proposing to Juliana. Here are six women who’d make the perfect lead.

6

Rose Sombke

27 Years Old

Rose, a 27-year-old nurse, caught Grant’s eye right away, but she would get involved in some early drama that sidelined her chances. During The Bachelor season 29, episode 3, the drama started between Rose and Carolina Sofia Quixano, a public relations producer. Rose told Carolina off-camera that Grant told her he’d been thinking about her while dancing with Carolina during a recent group date. Rose told Carolina in confidence, but Carolina immediately confronted Grant about it.

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Grant confronted Rose, who insisted she believed that was something she had heard him say. Grant continued to deny ever saying it. Despite the drama, Grant didn’t eliminate Rose that week. She traveled to Madrid with the rest of the cast. She ended up self-eliminating when she realized other women had a stronger connection with Grant. This proves her heart is in the right place, and she’d make a great lead for The Bachelorette.

5

Zoe McGrady

27 Years Old

Though Grant didn’t seem to notice her during most of the season, he kept The Bachelor‘s Zoe McGrady until the final three. Maybe it was just the editing, but he seemed to have little connection to the 27-year-old tech engineer/model. Of the final four women, she was the only woman who never had a solo date with Grant. It was easy to forget Zoe was even there most of the time, so it was pretty surprising when she received a hometown date. He eliminated her before the final two, but she’d make a great lead for The Bachelorette season 22.

After Dina’s parents decided not to meet Grant, he eliminated her.

During The Bachelor season 29 finale, host Jesse announced Bachelor In Paradise season 10 would premiere in the summer. He also announced Zoe would appear on the beach this summer. Appearing on Bachelor In Paradise could keep Zoe from being a franchise lead someday, but that’s not a hard and fast rule. ABC producers could, in theory, cast whoever they want.

4

Dina Lupancu

31 Years Old

At 31 years old, Dina Lupancu was among the season’s older women. Grant liked Dina away. He was instantly impressed by her intelligence and trusted her judgment. He seemed to admire the lawyer. He was even taking her advice when it came to other women on The Bachelor season 29. Throughout The Bachelor season 29, Dina was a favorite to win. Everything changed after Dina’s hometown visit went down in a blaze.

Grant was from a divorced family, so he always talked about family being important to him. Dina comes from a large, close-knit family, so their values were aligned. When Grant went to Chicago for Dina’s hometown date, he was hoping to meet Dina’s parents and her ten siblings. However, that didn’t happen, and he met her friends instead as her family didn’t want to meet him. After Dina’s parents decided not to meet Grant, he eliminated her.

3

Sarafiena Watkins

29 Years Old

Sarafiena Watkins, a 29-year-old associate media director from Connecticut, was eliminated during week five of The Bachelor season 29, but she’d make a great Bachelorette lead. Though she was always popular with the other women, Grant never seemed to notice Sarafiena. She wanted to get married and start a family and was looking for someone who wanted the same, so her priorities were in the right place for a franchise lead.

Past Bachelor Nation leads haven’t always been able to easily connect with others, but it’s the perfect trait for a Bachelorette to have.

Sarafiena is poised, so she’d be a great The Bachelorette. She’s a girl’s girl who is comfortable being emotionally vulnerable. Past Bachelor Nation leads haven’t always been able to easily connect with others, but it’s the perfect trait for a Bachelorette to have. Since appearing on The Bachelor, Sarafiena has been spotted hanging out with former cast members, so she bonded with the other women.

2

Alexe Godin

27 Years Old

During the premiere night of The Bachelor season 29, Grant instantly connected with 27-year-old Alexe Godin. They seemed to have something special. Grant was smitten with Alexe from the moment she walked up to the mansion with Linda, a llama, on a leash. Alexe, a speech therapist, grew up on a farm and loved animals. Grant was charmed by her quirky personality. He liked her so much that he gave her the highly coveted first impression rose and the first solo date.

For their one-on-one date, Grant took Alexe to a mall after hours, so they had the whole place. They had fun running around an empty mall, but they also connected emotionally. They shared the fact that they both have non-traditional families, and they seemed to connect deeply. Sadly, Grant and Alexe’s connection faded quickly soon after, and Grant eliminated her before hometown dates. Her unique personality would make for an interesting and entertaining season of The Bachelorette.

1

Litia Garr

31 Years Old

The saddest thing about what happened to 31-year-old Litia Garr was that she was so confident walking into that final rose ceremony. Litia was convinced she would win Grant’s final rose. She was blindsided when Grant gave his rose to Juliana Pasquerosa instead. During The Bachelor season 29 finale, Litia sat down with Jesse and Grant and explained why she was so confident. Litia revealed that Grant had kept reassuring her he would propose to her. She claimed he even said he wanted to end the show early because he was sure she was the one.

“I can’t believe we’re getting engaged tomorrow,”

Litia went on to allege that the night before The Bachelor 29 final rose ceremony, she told Grant, “I can’t believe we’re getting engaged tomorrow,” and he agreed. Grant didn’t deny any of Litia’s claims at the time, but would do so later. Grant was the first man that Litia ever said “I love you” to, and she deserves another chance at finding her person. She’s also a very likable contestant with a lot of fans, so she’d make a great choice for The Bachelorette season 22.