The 3rd season of The Bachelor premiered on March 24, 2003. The show featured 28-year-old Andrew Firestone, a sales manager of Firestone Family estates.
He ultimately chose to propose to Jennifer Schefft.
Contestants[]
The season started with 25 contestants.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Schefft | 25 | Mentor, Ohio | Publicist | Winner |
| Kirsten Buschbacher | 23 | Valrico, Florida | E-Commerce Merchant | Runner-up |
| Tina Panas | 22 | Oconomowoc, Wisconsin | Student | Week 6 |
| Cristina Costa | 30 | Montclair, New Jersey | Pharmaceutical sales consultant | Week 5 |
| Anne-Michelle | 25 | Burbank, California | Bartender/actress | Week 4 |
| Liz | 23 | Chicago, Illinois | Event marketing director | Week 4 |
| Amber | 23 | Atlanta, Georgia | Account executive | Week 3 |
| Audree Shelton | 26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Hair stylist | Week 3 |
| Heather | 22 | Waltham, Massachusetts | Student | Week 3 |
| Tina Sevier | 26 | Nashville, Tennessee | Event planner | Week 3 |
| Amy P. | 29 | Charleston, South Carolina | Massage therapist | Week 2 |
| Christina Sztanko | 24 | Palm Harbor, Florida | Realtor | Week 2 |
| Elizabeth | 24 | Bolingbrook, Illinois | Child life specialist | Week 2 |
| Rachel | 21 | New Braunfels, Texas | Student | Week 2 |
| Shannon | 26 | New York, New York | Human resources | Week 2 |
| Amy G. | 24 | New York, New York | Graphic designer | Week 1 |
| Angela | 25 | Williamsville, New York | Student | Week 1 |
| Brooke | 21 | Jacksonville, Florida | Student | Week 1 |
| Courtney | 24 | San Anselmo, Texas | Administrative assistant | Week 1 |
| Ginny | 25 | Kansas City, Missouri | Server | Week 1 |
| Jennifer B. | 26 | New Port Richey, Florida | Pharmacist | Week 1 |
| Kerri | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Corporate recruiter | Week 1 |
| Kristen | 29 | Excelsior, Minnesota | Real-estate sales | Week 1 |
| Stephanie | 21 | Mount Pleasant, Tennessee | Server | Week 1 |
| Tiffany Sandles | 26 | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Mansion caretaker | Week 1 |
Elimination chart[]
| # | Contestants | Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1 | Tina P. | Kirsten | Anne-Michelle | Kirsten | Tina P. | Kirsten | Jen | Jen |
| 2 | Liz | Amber | Kirsten | Jen | Kirestin | Tina P. | Kirsten | Kirsten |
| 3 | Elizabeth | Rachel | Jen | Anne-Michelle | Jen | Jen | Tina P. | |
| 4 | Stephanie | Liz | Tina S. | Liz | Christina S. | Christina S. | ||
| 5 | Christina C. | Tina P. | Audree | Tina P. | Anne-Michelle
Liz |
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| 6 | Christina S. | Christina C. | Heather | Christina S. | ||||
| 7 | Ginny | Elizabeth | Christina S. | Amber
Audree Heather Tina S. |
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| 8 | Kristen | Amy P. | Tina P. | |||||
| 9 | Amy | Jen | Amber | |||||
| 10 | Amber | Anne-Michelle | Liz | |||||
| 11 | Audree | Audree | Amy P.
Christina C. Elizabeth Rachel Shannon |
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| 12 | Brooke | Shannon | ||||||
| 13 | Kerri | Heather | ||||||
| 14 | Angela | Christina S. | ||||||
| 15 | Amy P. | Tina S. | ||||||
| 16 | Heather | Amy
Angela Brooke Courtney Ginny Jennifer B. Kerri Kristen Stephanie Tiffany |
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| 17 | Courtney | |||||||
| 18 | Rachel | |||||||
| 19 | Tina S. | |||||||
| 20 | Anne-Michelle | |||||||
| 21 | Kirsten | |||||||
| 22 | Shannon | |||||||
| 23 | Jen | |||||||
| 24 | Jennifer B. | |||||||
| 25 | Tiffany | |||||||
Episodes[]
| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1: Limo Arrivals" | March 24, 2003 |
| A third season of matchmaking begins with tire and vineyard heir Andrew Firestone looking for love among 25 eligible ladies. In the opener, Andrew meets his hopefuls. | ||
| 2 | "Week 2" | April 2, 2003 |
| The 25 women meet and make nice with Andrew during a dinner party, which concludes with 10 of the ladies going home without a rose. | ||
| 3 | "Week 3" | April 9, 2003 |
| Andrew sends five ladies packing, paring the field from 15 to 10. | ||
| 4 | "Week 4" | April 16, 2003 |
| Andrew offers roses to six of the 10 remaining ladies after a round of group dates lets him see some of his potential partners in a different light. | ||
| 5 | "Week 5" | April 23, 2003 |
| Another round of group dates for the six remaining ladies leads to the expulsion of two more during Andrew's third Rose Ceremony. | ||
| 6 | "Week 6" | April 30, 2003 |
| Andrew whittles down his list of most-wanted women from four to three. | ||
| 7 | "Week 7" | May 7, 2003 |
| Andrew takes his final three dates on romantic getaway dates, but can only keep two of them around after the next-to-last rose ceremony. | ||
| 8 | "The Women Tell All" | May 14, 2003 |
| The 23 women Andrew turned down dish the dirt on the group dates, the Rose Ceremony squabbles and the million-dollar man of the hour. | ||
| 9 | "Finale" | May 21, 2003 |
| In the third-season finale, Andrew takes Jen and Kirsten to Santa Barbara's Firestone vineyard to meet his family before choosing which of them receives his final rose. Also: a trip to an L.A. jewelry store to check out engagement rings. | ||
Where are they now?[]
Andrew and Jennifer Schefft broke up after several months but remained friends.
Andrew Firestone is now married to actress Ivana Bozilovic and they have three children together, son Adam Brooks (b. 2009), daughter Anja Jasmine (b. 2011) and son Shane (b. 2014).
Jennifer Schefft went on to star in the 3rd season of The Bachelorette. She originally rejected both men in the finale. During the first live final rose ceremony, she chose Jerry Ferris, an art gallery director, over John Merritt. Ferris proposed to Schefft, but she rejected his proposal, stating that the chemistry was not there.
Jennifer ultimately married Chicago public relations executive Joe Waterman in May 2009; they have two children, Mae Elizabeth and Charlotte Grace.
The Ring[]
A Classic Winston Oval-Shaped Engagement Ring with Tapered Baguette Side Stones