contestant
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The newspaper said the woman was not a contestant or professional dancer on the show, but had met the man due to his participation in the competition.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Her casting was a break from “The Bachelorette” tradition in that she had not been a contestant on a previous season of “The Bachelor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Nead: If you think about someone like Bekah Martinez, a former contestant, she does more homesteading content now, and she’s so real and raw.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Paul, the first contestant not to be plucked from the Bachelor Nation, broke that mould in many ways.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
“The first prize we’d like to announce is a specialty prize, the Small Fry prize—for our youngest contestant participating today. Lucas Winters, come on up here.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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