Jenn Tran will be looking for love as the star of The Bachelorette season 21. The 26-year-old Tran appeared on Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor, and she’ll be making Bachelor franchise history with the upcoming season of The Bachelorette as the first-ever Asian American bachelorette.
“Growing up, I’ve always wanted to see Asian representation on TV,” said Tran, speaking to host Jesse Palmer and former The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson during the After the Final Rose segment of The Bachelor season 28. “I feel like it was really sparse. Anytime Asians were in the media, it was to fill a supporting character role, to fulfill some sort of stereotype. And I always felt boxed in by that because I was like, ‘I don’t see myself on screen. I don’t see myself as a main character.’ And now, to be here today sitting in this position, being like, ‘I am going to led my own love story. I am going to be the main character in my story,’ like I just can’t help but think of how many people I’m inspiring.”
Tran’s season of The Bachelorette will air this season.
“Tran is a sweet and compassionate woman who has dedicated her life to helping others and is currently studying to become a physician assistant,” reads ABC’s brief bio. “The bilingual Vietnamese beauty currently resides in Miami and is ready to find love with a man who’s as reliable and thoughtful as she is. When she’s not studying, Tran loves reading, paddleboarding, and traveling whenever she has the chance.”
Bennett Graebner, Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich, Tim Warner, and Peter Gust serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Next Entertainment and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon.
