Former The Bachelor contestant Jenn Tran is the new Bachelorette for Season 21. The 25-year-old Vietnamese American was among the final six in the running for Bachelor Joey Graziadei’s heart, but despite being eliminated in Episode 7, she left enough of an impression for producers to bring her back. Though the announcement was a bit anticlimactic, Tran is still making history as the first Asian American Bachelorette.
Tran said she feels “grateful and honored” to have been chosen. She shared during the finale that “Growing up, I’ve always wanted to see Asian representation on TV. 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.”