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The 4th season of The Bachelor premiered on September 24, 2003. The show featured 32-year-old Bob Guiney, a creator of a mortgage company.

He was previously rejected by Trista Rehn in the 1st season of The Bachelorette.

He ultimately chose Estella Gardinier, but did not propose.

Contestants[]

Name Age Hometown Occupation Eliminated
Estella Gardinier 28 Beverly Hills, California Mortgage Broker Winner
Kelly Jo Kuharski 24 Kalamazoo, Michigan Director of community relations Runner-up
Mary Delgado 35 Tampa, Florida Sales manager Week 6
Meredith Phillips 28 Beaverton, Oregon Make-up artist Week 5
Brooke Bradford 24 Bartlett, Tennessee Teacher Week 4
Lee-Ann Callebs 24 Athens, Georgia Second-grade teacher Week 4
Antoinette Madonna 30 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Senior Account Manager Week 3
Jenny Hartgrove 30 Austin, Texas Marketing Director Week 3
Karin Smith 32 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Mortgage Consultant Week 3
Misty 23 Dallas, Texas Radio Promotions Assistant Week 3
Jennifer 26 La Jolla, California Elementary School Teacher Week 2
Kristi Houston 24 Chicago, Illinois Loan Processor Week 2
Lanah 27 Poolesville, Maryland Event Coordinator Week 2
Lindsay D. 23 Los Angeles, California Professional Dancer Week 2
Lindsay King 25 Mauldin, South Carolina Pharmaceutical Sales Week 1
Christine 24 Corona, California Administrative Assistant Week 1
Darla Whistler 26 Gainesville, Florida Attorney Week 1
Heather 24 Chicago, Illinois Recent College Graduate Week 1
Julie 29 Louisville, Kentucky Sales/Modeling Week 1
Lauren 24 Redondo Beach, California Retail Buyer Week 1
Leona 25 Chicago, Illinois Realtor's assistant Week 1
Samentha 25 Chicago, Illinois Kitchen designer Week 1
Shea Deeds 25 Shreveport, Lousiana Firefighter Week 1
Shelly 26 Wanwatosa, Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Sales Week 1
Stacey 26 Massillon, Ohio Hair stylist Week 1

Elimination Chart[]

# Contestants Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Jenn Kelly Jo Meredith Mary Kelly Jo Estella Estella Estella
2 Misty Lee-Ann Jenny Kelly Jo Mary Kelly Jo Kelly Jo Kelly Jo
3 Lindsay (CA) Misty Kelly Jo Brooke Estella Mary Mary
4 Darla Lindsay (CA) Antoinette Estella Meredith Meredith
5 Julie Kristi Mary Meredith Brooke

Lee-Ann

6 Lee-Ann Mary Brooke Lee-Ann
7 Christine Jenn Karin Antoinette

Jenny

Karin

Misty

8 Samentha

Leona

Karin Misty
9 Brooke Estella
10 Stacey Estella Lee-Ann
11 Kelly Jo Antoinette Jenn

Kristi

Lanah

Lindsay (CA)

Lindsay (SC)

12 Shelly Meredith
13 Shea Jenny
14 Lindsay (SC) Lanah
15 Mary Lindsay (SC)
16 Lauren Christine

Darla

Heather

Julie

Lauren

Leona

Samentha

Shea

Shelly

Stacey

17 Estella
18 Kristi
19 Lanah
20 Heather
21 Jenny
22 Antoinette
23 Karin
24 Brooke
25 Meredith


Episodes[]

No. in season Title Original air date
1 "Week 1: Limo Arrivals" September 23, 2003
In the Season 4 premiere, Bob Guiney meets his potential life partners, but must send 10 of the 25 home by night's end.
2 "Week 2" October 1, 2003
The 15 women who made the cut move into Ladies Villa to prep for the first round of group dates with Bob. But one outing will be leaving a lady out in the cold after an in-the-field rose ceremony.
3 "Week 3" October 8, 2003
It's down to 10 ladies going for the Guiney, but Bob has another surprise in store for the rose ceremony.
4 "Week 4" October 15, 2003
Tensions between the 10 remaining residents at Ladies Villa begin to run high as their feelings for Bob---and their fears of being eliminated---become more real.
5 "Week 5" October 22, 2003
Two of Bob's friends - including a fellow exile from “The Bachelorette” - move into Ladies Villa to check out the talent and pick out a few dates for their bud before he hands out more buds.
6 "Week 6" October 29, 2003
Bob visits the four remaining ladies' hometowns and familes before picking which three will make it through the next rose ceremony.
7 "Week 7" November 5, 2003
Bob's remaining three women get overnight dates with their dream man, who must then send one of them home without a rose.
8 "The Women Tell All" November 12, 2003
The ousted women reconvene to dish about Bob, Leeann's Ladies Villa dramatics and the group dates that were not aired. Also: Mr. Guiney stops in to see his many exes.
9 "Finale" November 18, 2003
In the season finale, Bob makes his decision between the last two ladies standing, who both get to pick out their potential engagement rings. But before that, Mr. Guiney and his gals go to see his family.

Where are they now?[]

Bob did not propose to Estella Gardinier but she accepted a promise ring indicating that they would still date. They broke up shortly after the show aired.

Bob Guiney married soap opera star Rebecca Budig in July 2004, but they split after five years of marriage. He married Jessica Canyon on November 11, 2016. On June 6, 2018, they announced that they were expecting their first child, a boy. Their son, Grayson Robert, was born on December 3, 2018.