The 10th season of The Bachelor, also known as The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman premiered in April 2, 2007. The show features the first US Navy Officer, physician and sportsman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Andy Baldwin.
This was the first season where the First Impression Rose was given on Night 1. After the show Baldwin was chosen as the favorite bachelor in the first ten seasons.
He ultimately chose to propose to Tessa Horst.
Contestants
The season began with 25 contestants.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Horst | 26 | San Francisco, California | Social Worker | Winner |
| Bevin Nicole Powers | 28 | Palo Alto, California | Assistant | Eliminated in week 8 |
| Danielle Imwalle | 25 | Bethel, Connecticut | Graphic Designer | Eliminated in week 7 |
| Amber Alchalabi | 23 | Sugar Land, Texas | Teacher | Eliminated in week 6 |
| Stephanie Wilhite | 23 | Overland Park, Kansas | Project Manager | Eliminated in week 5 |
| Tina Wu | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Medical student | Eliminated in week 5 |
| Kate Brockhouse | 24 | Ravenel, South Carolina | Boutique owner | Eliminated in week 4 |
| Nicole Clary | 26 | Charleston, South Carolina | Sales Manager | Eliminated in week 4 |
| Stephanie Tipper | 27 | Folly Beach, South Carolina | Organ donation coordinator | Eliminated in week 4 |
| Amanda Hackney | 26 | Dallas, Texas | Financial analyst | Eliminated in week 3 |
| Erin Parker | 24 | Logansport, Louisiana | Financial analyst | Eliminated in week 3 |
| Peyton Wright | 24 | La Vergne, Tennessee | Sorority recruiter | Eliminated in week 3 |
| Alexis Young | 26 | Southlake, Texas | Attorney | Eliminated in week 2 |
| Susan Anderson | 23 | The Woodlands, Texas | Boutique manager | Eliminated in week 2 |
| Tiffany Warren | 28 | Boston, Massachusetts | Medical equipment sales rep | Eliminated in week 2 |
| Blakeney Rowe | 29 | Birmingham, Alabama | Radio sales | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Candace DeCost | 23 | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | Waitress | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Catherine Warren | 23 | Lake Forest, Illinois | Former Miss Illinois | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Danielle Vallis | 26 | Bronx, New York | Attorney | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Jackie Topelli | 23 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Executive coordinator | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Jeanette Alvarez | 27 | Tampa, Florida | Health care manager | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Jessica Devallo | 32 | New York, New York | Hedge fund analyst | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Linda Malek | 33 | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Attorney | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Lindsay Smith | 22 | Lawrence, Kansas | Student | Eliminated in week 1 |
| Tiffany Forester | 27 | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Real estate sales/development | Eliminated in week 1 |
Future appearances
Peyton Wright returned to compete for the first season of Bachelor Pad, finished in 7th/8th place.
Call-Out Order
| # | Bachelorettes | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | Alexis | Stephanie T. | Stephanie T. | Bevin | Amber | Bevin | Tessa | Bevin | Tessa |
| 2 | Nicole | Peyton | Tessa | Tessa | Tessa | Amber | Bevin | Tessa | Bevin |
| 3 | Amanda | Bevin | Danielle I. | Amber | Danielle I. | Tessa | Danielle I. | Danielle I. | |
| 4 | Peyton | Kate | Bevin | Danielle I. | Bevin | Danielle I. | Amber | ||
| 5 | Catherine | Alexis | Amber | Stephanie W. | Tina | Stephanie W. | |||
| 6 | Amber | Danielle I. | Stephanie W. | Tina | Stephanie W. | Tina | |||
| 7 | Blakeney | Amber | Kate | Kate | Kate | ||||
| 8 | Danielle V. | Tiffany W. | Nicole | Nicole | Nicole | ||||
| 9 | Jackie | Tessa | Tina | Stephanie T. | Stephanie T. | ||||
| 10 | Stephanie W. | Nicole | Peyton | Amanda | |||||
| 11 | Tina | Susan | Amanda | Erin | |||||
| 12 | Erin | Amanda | Erin | Peyton | |||||
| 13 | Susan | Erin | Alexis | ||||||
| 14 | Stephanie T. | Tina | Susan | ||||||
| 15 | Danielle I. | Stephanie W. | Tiffany W. | ||||||
| 16 | Bevin | Blakeney | |||||||
| 17 | Tessa | Candace | |||||||
| 18 | Candace | Catherine | |||||||
| 19 | Jeanette | Danielle V. | |||||||
| 20 | Lindsay | Jackie | |||||||
| 21 | Kate | Jeanette | |||||||
| 22 | Linda | Jessica | |||||||
| 23 | Tiffany F. | Linda | |||||||
| 24 | Jessica | Lindsay | |||||||
| 25 | Tiffany W. | Tiffany F. | |||||||
| The contestant received the first impression rose. | |
| The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony. | |
| The contestant received a rose on a one-on-one date. | |
| The contestant received a rose on a group date. | |
| The contestant spent extra time with the bachelor on a date and was eliminated. | |
| The contestant spent extra time with the bachelor on a date. | |
| The contestant received a rose on a two-on-one date. | |
| The contestant was eliminated on a two-on-one date. | |
| The contestant won the competition. |
Episodes
| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1" | April 2, 2007 |
| Andy meets the 25 bachelorettes for the first time but can only choose 15 to continue on. | ||
| 2 | "Week 2" | April 9, 2007 |
| Fifteen women remain - and the group dates begin! Who will Andy spend one-on-one time with, and which women will receive roses and a chance to win his heart? | ||
| 3 | "Week 3" | April 16, 2007 |
| A Bachelorette is injured during a physical Bachelor boot camp, but also receives personal medical attention from Andy. Dates take the women to a mud spa, car racing and dinner on a Naval aircraft carrier. Its the end of the road for three women as The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman continues. | ||
| 4 | "Week 4" | April 23, 2007 |
| Andy takes the remaining nine women to Lake Tahoe for skiing and casino gambling. Armed with only six roses, three Bachelorettes are sent home. | ||
| 5 | "Week 5" | April 30, 2007 |
| Andy and his final six help rebuild a school's kindergarten playground. Two women get romantic one-on-one dates. At the rose ceremony, only four ladies will remain. | ||
| 6 | "Week 6" | May 7, 2007 |
| It's time to meet the folks as Andy travels to the hometowns of the remaining four Bachelorettes. One woman is sent packing. | ||
| 7 | "Week 7" | May 14, 2007 |
| Andy wisks the final three bachelorettes to Hawaii for romantic overnight dates. At the end of the week, Andy must send one women home broken hearted. | ||
| 8 | "Week 8" | May 21, 2007 |
| The final two bachelorettes get the chance to meet Andy's family. Andy makes the decision of a life time as he proposes to one lucky lady. | ||
| 9 | "After the Final Rose" | May 22, 2007 |
| Andy and his chosen Bachelorette are interviewed together for the first time as a couple. Bachelorettes, Danielle, Amber and Stephanie T. come back to face Andy and search for closure. | ||
Where are they now?
Horst and Baldwin called off their engagement one month after the finale, but continued their relationship. They broke off the relationship in September 2007.
Peyton Wright married Chris Lambton who originally competed on the sixth season of The Bachelorette. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, Lyla James, in November 2016.
The Ring
A round-cut Chopard solitaire.