Every Bachelor Nation Contestant Who Received a First Impression Rose and Won

Mar. 15, 2025

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01of 11Jesse Csincsak, The Bachelorette Season 4abcCsincsakreceived thefirst impression rosefromDeAnna Pappasduring season 4 ofThe Bachelorettein 2008.Pappas was the first ofBachelor Nationstar to hand out a first impression rose and afinal roseto the same person.Current status:Csincsak and Pappas areno longer together. The couple announced their split a few months after their season ofThe Bacheloretteended.

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Jesse Csincsak, The Bachelorette Season 4

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Csincsakreceived thefirst impression rosefromDeAnna Pappasduring season 4 ofThe Bachelorettein 2008.

Pappas was the first ofBachelor Nationstar to hand out a first impression rose and afinal roseto the same person.

Current status:Csincsak and Pappas areno longer together. The couple announced their split a few months after their season ofThe Bacheloretteended.

02of 11Roberto Martinez, The Bachelorette Season 6ABCMartinezreceived the first impression rose fromAli Fedotowskyduring season 6 ofThe Bachelorettein 2010.“You made me feel really at ease. You’re really sweet and I feel really comfortable with you,“she said on the first night.Current status:Martinez and Fedotowsky areno longer together. The couple announced their split 18 months after their engagement onThe Bachelorette.

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Roberto Martinez, The Bachelorette Season 6

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Martinezreceived the first impression rose fromAli Fedotowskyduring season 6 ofThe Bachelorettein 2010.

“You made me feel really at ease. You’re really sweet and I feel really comfortable with you,“she said on the first night.

Current status:Martinez and Fedotowsky areno longer together. The couple announced their split 18 months after their engagement onThe Bachelorette.

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Catherine Giudici, The Bachelor Season 17

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Giudicireceived the first impression rose fromSean Loweduring season 17 ofThe Bachelorin 2013.

Lowe was the first bachelor to hand out the first impression rose andfinal roseto the same person. He was also the only person to hand out12 first impression roses on night one, so there was a pretty good chance of this happening.

04of 11Shawn Booth, The Bachelorette Season 11abcBoothreceived the first impression rose fromKaitlyn Bristoweduring season 11 ofThe Bachelorettein 2015.“I’m really attracted to you, and I’m excited. I can’t wait to take you on a date,“she said to Booth on the first night. At a loss for words, she followed up with “Will you accept this rose?“Current status:Booth and Bristowe areno longer together. The couple split three years after their season ofThe Bacheloretteended.

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Shawn Booth, The Bachelorette Season 11

Boothreceived the first impression rose fromKaitlyn Bristoweduring season 11 ofThe Bachelorettein 2015.

“I’m really attracted to you, and I’m excited. I can’t wait to take you on a date,“she said to Booth on the first night. At a loss for words, she followed up with “Will you accept this rose?”

Current status:Booth and Bristowe areno longer together. The couple split three years after their season ofThe Bacheloretteended.

05of 11Jordan Rodgers, The Bachelorette Season 12abcRodgersreceived the first impression rose fromJoJo Fletcherduring season 12 ofThe Bachelorettein 2016.“From that first interaction, I knew I could fall in love with Jordan,” Fletchertold PEOPLE. “And that scared me a lot, right off the bat! I knew falling in love with him could lead to heartbreak or something great. But I think talking about those fears with him and having those tough conversations got us to a really great place.“In addition to the first impression rose, Rodgers also received the first kiss!Current status:Rodgers and Fletcher are still together; they tied the knot in May 2022.

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Jordan Rodgers, The Bachelorette Season 12

Rodgersreceived the first impression rose fromJoJo Fletcherduring season 12 ofThe Bachelorettein 2016.

“From that first interaction, I knew I could fall in love with Jordan,” Fletchertold PEOPLE. “And that scared me a lot, right off the bat! I knew falling in love with him could lead to heartbreak or something great. But I think talking about those fears with him and having those tough conversations got us to a really great place.”

In addition to the first impression rose, Rodgers also received the first kiss!

Current status:Rodgers and Fletcher are still together; they tied the knot in May 2022.

06of 11Bryan Abasolo, The Bachelorette Season 13abcAbasoloreceived the first impression rose fromRachel Lindsayduring season 13 ofThe Bachelorettein 2017.“From the moment you walked out of the limo, I felt something that was unexplainable,“she said on the first night.In addition to receiving the first impression rose, Abasolo also received the first kiss!Current status:Abasolo and Lindsayarestill together. The coupletied the knotduring a romantic ceremony in Mexico in August 2019.

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Bryan Abasolo, The Bachelorette Season 13

Abasoloreceived the first impression rose fromRachel Lindsayduring season 13 ofThe Bachelorettein 2017.

“From the moment you walked out of the limo, I felt something that was unexplainable,“she said on the first night.

In addition to receiving the first impression rose, Abasolo also received the first kiss!

Current status:Abasolo and Lindsayarestill together. The coupletied the knotduring a romantic ceremony in Mexico in August 2019.

07of 11Garrett Yrigoyen, The Bachelorette Season 14abcYrigoyenreceived thefirst impression rosefromBecca Kufrinduring season 14 ofThe Bachelorettein 2018.“This decision held a lot of weight and I wanted to make sure I could find my lifetime partner in the group of guys who I was choosing to continue my journey with,“Kufrin wrote for PEOPLEabout the pressures of handing out the rose.Current status:Yrigoyen and Kufrin areno longer together. The couplesplit two years after their seasonofThe Bachelorettewrapped.

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Garrett Yrigoyen, The Bachelorette Season 14

Yrigoyenreceived thefirst impression rosefromBecca Kufrinduring season 14 ofThe Bachelorettein 2018.

“This decision held a lot of weight and I wanted to make sure I could find my lifetime partner in the group of guys who I was choosing to continue my journey with,“Kufrin wrote for PEOPLEabout the pressures of handing out the rose.

Current status:Yrigoyen and Kufrin areno longer together. The couplesplit two years after their seasonofThe Bachelorettewrapped.

08of 11Hannah Ann Sluss, The Bachelor Season 23abcSlussreceived the first impression rose fromPeter Weberduring season 23 ofThe Bachelorin 2019.“I knew when I met him there was an instant connection. Looking in his eyes I knew what I felt in my heart – and then actually seeing it confirmed, it just means the absolute world to me,“Sluss said after receiving the first impression roseon the first night.Current status:Sluss and Weberareno longer together. The couple was engaged at the end of their season ofThe Bachelor, but broke up around the same time it began airing in January 2020.

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Hannah Ann Sluss, The Bachelor Season 23

Slussreceived the first impression rose fromPeter Weberduring season 23 ofThe Bachelorin 2019.

“I knew when I met him there was an instant connection. Looking in his eyes I knew what I felt in my heart – and then actually seeing it confirmed, it just means the absolute world to me,“Sluss said after receiving the first impression roseon the first night.

Current status:Sluss and Weberareno longer together. The couple was engaged at the end of their season ofThe Bachelor, but broke up around the same time it began airing in January 2020.

09of 11Dale Moss, The Bachelorette Season 16abcMossreceived the first impression rose fromClare Crawleyduring season 16 ofThe Bachelorettein 2020.“Even though it was in one night, we connected in so many different levels. I would love to just sit and talk with her for a couple more hours,“Moss said on night one.Current status:Moss and Crawley areno longer together. After dating on-and-off following their season ofThe Bachelorette, the couple split in September 2021.

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Dale Moss, The Bachelorette Season 16

Mossreceived the first impression rose fromClare Crawleyduring season 16 ofThe Bachelorettein 2020.

“Even though it was in one night, we connected in so many different levels. I would love to just sit and talk with her for a couple more hours,“Moss said on night one.

Current status:Moss and Crawley areno longer together. After dating on-and-off following their season ofThe Bachelorette, the couple split in September 2021.

10of 11Nayte Olukoya, The Bachelorette Season 18abcOlukoyareceived thefirst impression rosefromMichelle Youngduring season 18 ofThe Bachelorettein 2021.“Nayte struggles with being vulnerable, but a wall came down and, for me, that’s all I needed to see,“Michelle said on night one. “I feel what I came here to feel and that’s sparks, butterflies and everything that you want to feel when you kiss someone.“Current status: Olukoya and Young are no longer together;they broke up in June 2022.

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Nayte Olukoya, The Bachelorette Season 18

Olukoyareceived thefirst impression rosefromMichelle Youngduring season 18 ofThe Bachelorettein 2021.

“Nayte struggles with being vulnerable, but a wall came down and, for me, that’s all I needed to see,“Michelle said on night one. “I feel what I came here to feel and that’s sparks, butterflies and everything that you want to feel when you kiss someone.”

Current status: Olukoya and Young are no longer together;they broke up in June 2022.

11of 11Rachel Recchia and Tino FrancoCraig Sjodin/ABCTino Francoreceived the first impression rose fromRachel Recchiaduring season 19 ofThe Bachelorette.But after the seasonended in an engagement(and a white horse and carriage that whisked them away), Recchia’s fairytale love story with Francocame to an endwhen she learned he cheated on her.Current status: Recchia and Franco areno longer together.

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Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco

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Tino Francoreceived the first impression rose fromRachel Recchiaduring season 19 ofThe Bachelorette.

But after the seasonended in an engagement(and a white horse and carriage that whisked them away), Recchia’s fairytale love story with Francocame to an endwhen she learned he cheated on her.

Current status: Recchia and Franco areno longer together.

source: people.com