The most dramatic newsletter in COLAtoday history. 🌹
I am a proud part of the brainwashing – I mean fanbase – that “The Bachelor/Bachelorette” has developed over the past 16 years + I have seen some things in my day.

Things like:

Chad eating a whole meat tray
Corrine + her Nanny/relatable napping habits
Andi calling OUT Juan Pablo
That time that girl had an affair with a producer.

The drama that ABC finds with each season baffles my mind and each year it just gets crazier… Luckily, none of the most uncomfortable moments can be credited to the 12 South Carolinians who have competed on the show, but maybe that’s because none of them make it past week four. (Conspiracy? I think so.)

The number of contestants from S.C. may seem small (only 12 out of 894 total contestants since the franchise’s start), but maybe it’s because we South Carolinians find our love in a more traditional setting… like Bumble.

Anyways, these 12 folks went to Hollywood to find love – and I respect them for it.

After some FBl-level social media stalking, I present you: Every contestant from S.C. who has competed in “The Bachelor/Bachelorette” reality series – and what they’re up to now. 👀

Brittany Taylor

Brittany Taylor on The Bachelor | photo by @ohhaybtay

🏠 from Columbia

🌹 Season 22 with Arie Luyendyk Jr. (2018) – eliminated week 4

💼 Tech Recruiter

📸 @ohhaybtay

❓ Gamecock Alum, corgi lover + music festival aficionado. Our girl Brittany (the only contestant ever from Columbia) is currently living her best life in Austin, Texas. At least that’s what her Insta shows.

Nysha Norris

Nysha Norris at work | photo by @nyshasays

🏠 from Anderson

💼 Orthopedic Nurse

🌹 Season 22 with Arie Luyendyk Jr. (2018) – eliminated week 1

📸 @nyshasays

❓ Still a nurse + still looking for love. She’s set to appear on this upcoming season of Bachelor in Paradise (airing August 7), even though she was eliminated from her season of The Bachelor on on night 1. Maybe ABC is rooting for her, too.

Angela Amezcua

Angela Amezcua at the Rose Parade | photo by @angkay7

🏠 from Greenville

💼 Model

🌹 Season 21 with Nick Viall (2017) – eliminated week 1

📸 @angkay7

❓ After being eliminated on night 1, she’s still looking for love (and maybe Instagram followers) on this upcoming season of Bachelor in Paradise. So that’s two Upstate girls reppin’ on ABC this August.

Margaret “Maggie” Gantt

🏠 from Wagener

💼 Personal Banker

🌹 Season 18 with Juan Pablo Galavis (2013) – eliminated week 1

📸 @maggiefromthewaggy

❓ Taking my magnifying glass to the tiny Insta profile pic (she’s private), it looks like Maggie has given out her final rose.

Weston “West” Lee

West Lee being a funny guy on Twitter | tweet by @NotthatAdamWest

🏠 from Columbia

💼 Lawyer

🌹 Season 8 with Emily Maynard (2012) – eliminated week 4

📸 @NotthatAdamWest

❓ Currently lawyering here in the Capital City, married with a newborn, avid franchise watcher + funny guy on Twitter. Go check him out for his Monday night Bachelorette live tweets and political commentary.

Danato Capodanno

🏠 from Charleston

💼 Sales Rep

🌹 Season 4 with Deanna Pappas (2008) – eliminated week 1

❓ Our boy Danny (at least that’s what I call him) was on the show in 2008 – a much simpler time – and cannot be tracked down on any social media platforms. 👻

Jon Konkel

🏠 from Surfside Beach

💼 Resort Manager

🌹 Season 4 with Deanna Pappas (2008) – eliminated week 1

❓ He’s working in hospitality + living on the coast. His LinkedIn does not give me any insight into his love life.

Luke Hamilton

🏠 from Folly Beach

💼 Oyster farmer

🌹 Season 4 with Deanna Pappas (2008) – eliminated week 1

❓ I could only find photos of a man named Luke Hamilton surfing at Folly. Same man? Possibly.

Kathryn “Kate” Brockhouse

🏠 from Ravenel

💼 Boutique owner

🌹 Season 10 with Andy Baldwin (2007) – eliminated week 4

📸 @bonniekate

❓ Now Kate Pittard. Mom, wife + bride goals. Her Charleston wedding was featured in Modern Bride magazine – and I’ve taken notes.

Nicole Clary

🏠 from Charleston

💼 Sales Manager

🌹 Season 10 with Andy Baldwin (2007) – eliminated week 4

❓ I could only find this arrest record of someone of the same name, but who is not the same girl.

Stephanie Tipper

🏠 from Folly Beach

💼 Organ Donor Coordinator

🌹 Season 10 with Andy Baldwin (2007) – eliminated week 4

❓ After winning the first impression rose, she modeled for a while, joined the pageant circuit + then became a mental health counselor.

Candace Decost

🏠 from Hilton Head

💼 Waitress

🌹 Season 10 with Andy Baldwin (2007) – eliminated week 1

❓ Another social media ghost. 👻

This *where are they now* roundup is showing off our native S.C. folks who have competed for love – but we’ve also found some people from the show who have chosen to lay their roots in S.C., because who wouldn’t want to do that?

Like Blake + Holly Julian, who are are hangin’ out up in Greenville (they’re a success story from the spinoff “Bachelor Pad”). Check out their story – it warms my cold, dead heart. ♥️

Or maybe the track-suit-wearing lawyer from this season with a doctorate degree from UofSC? If you’ve ever spent some time in the office of the Attorney General, you might recognize him. Hey, Nick. 😉 He’s also headin’ to Bachelor in Paradise on Aug. 7. 🌴

Know of anyone else who is affiliated with the show + living in S.C.? Let us know – I’d love to stalk them so much that they feel like my personal friend, just like everyone else.

I’m excited about Nysha and Angela being in Paradise in August – let’s see if anyone else agrees that Carolina girls are the best in the world.

– Katie

What you said:

"You missed Lindsay King. Now Lindsay King Powers."

Actually, Lindsay King Powers is originally from Bristol, Tenn. But it appears she does now live in Greenville – and is apparently known as "The Lilly [Pulitzer] Queen" of the Upstate.

"What about Roberto from Ali’s season?!!!"

Looks like Roberto Martinez is indeed from Charleston. Can't believe we missed him.

"I think Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristow spends time in the Upstate. Shes has hosted an event in Greenville and she snaps there every now and then!"

According to this Twitter thread, she did visit Greenville – but was confused as to if it was in S.C. or N.C.