Desiree Hartsock - Bachelorette 9 - Discussion

Bachelorette Bio
If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be and why?
An Olympic champion to know what it feels like to physically work so hard to be the best in the world at something and have all that hard work pay off.

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
"Eat, Pray, Love" because it's a personal journey of overcoming and finding love and happiness along the way.

I love it when my date...
Isn't trying to be someone else or act different to impress me. When they can be candid and goofy and let the date proceed naturally.


Desiree Hartsock and the Bachelor Nation faithful thought she would happily end up with America's favorite Bachelor, Sean Lowe. Their relationship started off incredibly strong, but somewhere along the way Desiree lost her confidence. After struggling to regain what they once had, Sean and Desiree seemed to be on the right track - until the hometown dates. Millions watched, stunned, as Sean sent Desiree home, and they fell even more in love with her as she struggled to tell him he was making a big mistake. Now it's time for Desiree to call the shots when she gets her second chance to find love, starring in the ninth edition of ABC's hit romance reality series, The Bachelorette.

Desiree, 27, moved numerous times with her family as a youth and eventually settled in Colorado. After her high school graduation, she moved to California where she attended Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles. Although her family was of modest means, they were rich in love. Their values helped guide Desiree to become an industrious, passionate and creative woman who loves living in California and working hard to make her dreams come true. She is currently an operations manager at a bridal salon and a bridal stylist, but that hasn't stopped her for shooting for the stars. She is confident that in the future she will be a bridal gown designer who owns her own boutique. But more than anything, Desiree's ultimate dream is to find a love like the one her parents share. Married for 35 years, but together for 40, they've always supported and appreciated one another. It's that cherished model of marriage that led Desiree to be on The Bachelor, where she fell in love with Sean.

This spunky, athletic and artistic woman is eagerly looking for a life filled with spontaneity, love and laughter. She hopes someday to travel the world with that special someone whom she'll run home to see every day. And she is positive, after falling in love on The Bachelor, that she can find her soul mate on The Bachelorette.

atem wrote:I wonder if her parents met in school?

california90 wrote:Cat, dog, education/degree, engaged, married, had children, tattoo

I'm not 100% sure on the middle two - one is w/a ring.. so I assumed engagement and I don't know what the symbol next to that is so I assumed married before? But I think the rest is accurate.

atem wrote:sanlee or Love_me...ore anyone that knows, was this from the Bachelor website? What do that symbols mean?

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Daniella McBride ‏@DaniellaMcBride 5m
@DesHartsock reunited! So #happy! pic.twitter.com/AI2Nnet745

DesFever wrote:Hah [b]atem she doesn't look too disheveled like we thought!