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Who Is the Most Attractive ‘Bachelor’ of All Time? See the Handsome Hunks!

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Apr 15, 2024 11:46 am·

By John Quinn

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Brad Womack

He may have had to wait until season 11 for his shot at love, but Brad is ultimately coming out on top. Deemed the most attractive Bachelor of all time with a golden ratio score of 8.54, the handsome entrepreneur and bar owner — who was the first Bachelor to return for a second season — was first introduced to Bachelor Nation fans when he joined the franchise in 2007. During his first season, Brad, now 51, shocked viewers when he opted to leave the show alone, rejecting finalists DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft. When he returned in 2011 for season 15, he proposed to Emily Maynard; however, the couple announced that they ended their engagement on June 29, 2011.

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Andy Baldwin

With a golden ratio score of 7.32, the U.S. Navy officer comes in second place as the sexiest Bachelor of all-time. The season 10 star, now 47, popped the question to Tessa Horst in 2007, but the pair decided to call it quits eight months after the final episode. In a 2019 interview with Us Weekly, Andy said at the time that he was still single and living in San Diego. “I’m a commander in the U.S. Navy, a family physician and Director of Medical Readiness for U.S. Pacific Fleet. Life has been great since the show ended. I’ve been focused on my medical career, and service to country,” he said, adding that he “keeps in touch” with several women from his season.

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Byron Velvick

Coming in third in the looks department is the professional fisherman and sportscaster, now 59. Byron, who garnered a golden ratio score of 7.32, appeared on the show’s sixth season, which aired in 2004 and featured two Bachelors appear during the first episode with the women voting on which man they would like to be the season’s star. Byron secured the vote and ultimately chose Mary Delgado to be his fiancée. However, the pair split in 2009 after five years together. In March 2015, Byron married Belinda Juarez, with whom he shares a daughter, but the couple divorced in 2020.

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Juan Pablo Galavis

The former professional soccer player — who ranks fourth with a golden ratio score of 7.11 — was first introduced to Bachelor Nation as a contestant on the 9th season of The Bachelorette; he was eliminated in during the sixth week. He returned as the Bachelor on the show’s 18th season. A single father and the first Latino bachelor in the show’s history, the 42-year-old made headlines for his behavior, including his comments on gay people (ABC and the show’s producers issued a statement saying that his words were “careless, thoughtless and insensitive”) and his treatment of contestant Clare Crawley. He chose Nikki Ferrell on season 18 of The Bachelor, but the two ended their relationship in October 2014. In August 2017, he married Venezuelan model Osmariel Villalobos. They divorced in 2019.

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Arie Luyendyk Jr.

The race car driver, who comes in fifth place with a golden ratio score of 7.10, was Emily Maynard‘s runner-up on the 8th season of The Bachelorette and returned to the franchise as the Bachelor for the show’s 22nd season. During his season of The Bachelor, the 42-year-old fell in love with both Becca Kufrin and Lauren Burnham, but decided to propose to Kufrin. After filming wrapped, Arie ended his engagement to rekindle his romance with Lauren, and the two were engaged at the After the Final Rose show. The couple has been married since 2019 and have welcomed three children together: daughters Alessi Ren, 4, and Senna James, 2, and son Lux Jacob, 2.

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Ben Flajnik

The California winemaker, who was a contestant on the 7th season of The Bachelorette and starred on season 16 of The Bachelor, ranks sixth in attractiveness with a golden ratio score of 7.04. Though he proposed to Courtney Robertson on his season of the show, the couple announced their split nine months after the show ended. In November of last year, he announced that he is now a married man. “Last month, in an intimate ceremony surrounded by family I married my best friend,” the 41-year-old wrote on Instagram, alongside a wedding photo of himself and his bride, whom he did not name, “and it was the most incredible day of my life.”

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Andrew Firestone

With a golden ratio score of 6.89, the 48-year-old businessman comes in seventh place. Andrew starred on the third season of The Bachelor and ended up proposing to Jen Schefft, who moved to California to be with him. However, the couple parted ways in December 2003. About five years later in July 2008, Andrew married actress and model Ivana Bozilovic at in Los Olivos, California. They share three children: sons Adam Brooks, 15, and Shane, 10, and daughter Anja Jasmine, 13. On Mother’s Day of last year, he shared a sweet tribute to his wife on Instagram, writing, “Happy Mothers Day to the Queen of our castle… We love you!”

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Alex Michel

Coming in eighth position is the show’s very first Bachelor when the series premiered on ABC in 2002. The now 53-year-old, who was given a golden ratio score of 6.84, gave his final rose to Amanda Marsh but decided not to propose. While the couple dated for 10 months, they ultimately parted ways. These days, Alex keeps a relatively low profile, but Amanda told Us Weekly in 2020 that she heard he is currently married with children. “It is impressive how hidden he is,” she said. “It has been six years since I’ve heard from him and, you know, after a while out of respect, probably, you do let go of these relationships, but you do kind of wonder a little bit just inside your gut, ‘Is he OK?’ … He is OK. And I think just happy with his life and that’s great.”

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Matt James

The former NCAA player and businessman, 32, was the first Black lead for The Bachelor during the show’s 25th season. Ranking ninth, with a golden ratio score of 6.60, James began a relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell during the show, but their relationship was plagued by controversy. As the show was airing, social media posts came to light showing Rachael attending an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018 (she has since apologized for the photos). Though Rachael did receive Matt’s final rose, the couple went through a brief breakup. They privately reconciled and remain together.

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Ben Higgins

In 10th place with a golden ratio score of 6.59, the software salesman, 35, was a contestant on the 11th season of The Bachelorette and returned as the bachelor of the show’s 20th season. He came back once again for The Bachelor Winter Games, but quit in the third week. Ben was engaged to Lauren Bushnell from November 2015 to May 2017 (the couple even landed their own spinoff show Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?). About a year later, he began a relationship with Jessica Clarke, and the two were engaged in March 2020 at Jessica’s home in Nashville. They were married on Nov. 13, 2021, and currently live in Denver, Colorado.

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