The Bachelor ( season 1 ) - wikipedia The Bachelor ( season 1 ) The Bachelor ( season 1 ) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 7 ( including 1 special ) Release Original network ABC Original release March 25 ( 2002 - 03 - 25 ) -- April 25, 2002 ( 2002 - 04 - 25 ) Season chronology Next → Season 2 List of The Bachelor episodes The Bachelor ( season 1 ) is the first season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiered on March 25, 2002, and concluded on April 25, 2002. The show featured very first bachelor, Alex Michel, courting 25 women. Contents 1 Contestants 1.1 Future appearances 2 Elimination Chart 3 Episodes ( dates ) 3.1 Week 1 3.2 Week 2 3.3 Week 3 3.4 Week 4 3.5 Week 5 3.6 Week 6 ( Finale ) Contestants The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season : Name Age Hometown Job Eliminated Amanda Marsh 23 Chanute, Kansas Event Planner Winner Trista Rehn 29 Miami, Florida Miami Heat Dancer Runner - Up Shannon Oliver 24 Dallas, Texas Financial Management Consultant Week 5 Kim 24 Tempe, Arizona Nanny Week 4 Cathy Grimes 22 Terra Haute, Indiana Graduate Student Week 3 Christina 28 Bonita, California Attorney Week 3 LaNease Adams 23 Los Angeles, California Actress Week 3 Rhonda 28 Woodward, Oklahoma Commercial Real Estate Agent Week 3 Alexa 27 Beverly Hills, California Special Ed. Teacher Week 2 Amy 28 New York, New York Production Coordinator Week 2 Angela 25 Avondale, Arizona Hooters Waitress Week 2 Angelique 27 Burbank, California Actress Week 2 Katie 23 Malden, Massachusetts Power Tool Sales Rep. Week 2 Melissa 25 Tempe, Arizona Photographer Week 2 Tina 27 Plano, Texas Graduate Student Week 2 Amber 29 Los Angeles, California Business Development Director Week 1 Daniela 30 Seattle, Washington Neuropsychologist Week 1 Denise 30 Honolulu, Hawaii Doctor Week 1 Jackie 22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bar Manager Week 1 Jill 31 Chicago, Illinois Retail Manager Week 1 Kristina 27 Los Angeles, California Advertising Executive Week 1 Lisa 29 Dallas, Texas Attorney Week 1 Paula 24 Swansea, Massachusetts Insurance Representative Week 1 Rachel 29 Eastchester, New York 6th Grade Teacher Week 1 Wendi 26 Dallas, Texas Technology Specialist Week 1 Future appearances Trista Rehn was chosen to be the Bachelorette in the first season of The Bachelorette. Shannon Oliver appeared in episode 3 of the first season of The Bachelorette to give Trista Rehn advice. Elimination chart # Contestants Week 5 6 Kim Amanda Shannon Amanda Trista Trista Amanda Cathy Cathy Amanda Shannon Shannon Amanda Trista Trista Trista Cathy Kim Amanda Shannon Denise LaNease Rhonda Trista Kim 5 Amy Tina Christina Cathy 6 Alexa Christina Kim Christina 7 LaNease Katie Trista LaNease 8 Rachel Alexa LaNease Rhonda 9 Tina Angelique Alexa 10 Angelique Amy Amy 11 Wendi Melissa Angela 12 Rhonda Angela Angelique 13 Christina Kim Katie 14 Jill Shannon Melissa 15 Katie Rhonda Tina 16 Amanda Amber 17 Lisa Daniela 18 Angela Denise 19 Amber Jackie 20 Daniela Jill 21 Paula Kristina 22 Jackie Lisa 23 Melissa Paula 24 Kristina Rachel 25 Shannon Wendi The contestant won the competition. The contestant was on a one - on - one date The contestant went on a group date The contestant went on a group date and was eliminated at the rose ceremony The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony. Episodes ( dates ) Week 1 There were no dates during the first week. Amber, Daniela, Denise, Jackie, Jill, Kristina, Lisa, Paula, Rachel, and Wendi were all sent home in the first rose ceremony. Week 2 There were three group dates. Five women were sent on each. Alexa, Amy, Angela, Angelique, Katie, Melissa, and Tina were eliminated at the rose ceremony. Week 3 One - on - one : Amanda. One - on - one : Trista. Group : Cathy, Christina, Kim, LaNease, and Rhonda. One - on - one : Shannon Cathy, Christina, LaNease, and Rhonda were eliminated at the rose ceremony. Week 4 # Bachelorette Hometown Kim Tempe, Arizona Shannon Dallas, Texas Trista Miami, Florida Amanda Chanute, Kansas Kim was eliminated at the rose ceremony. Week 5 Overnight Dates : Amanda ( New York ), Shannon ( Vermont ), and Trista ( Hawaii ). Shannon was eliminated at the rose ceremony. Week 6 ( finale ) Meeting Alex 's Parents and Final Dates : Amanda and Trista. Trista 's limo pulled up to the altar first, where Alex sent her home in a limo, brokenhearted. Amanda then came to the altar, where Alex declared her his chosen woman and entered into a relationship with her. The Bachelor U.S. seasons 5 6 7 8 : Paris 9 : Rome 10 : Officer and a Gentleman 11 12 : London Calling 13 14 : On the Wings of Love 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Bachelors Alex Michel Aaron Buerge Andrew Firestone Bob Guiney Jesse Palmer Byron Velvick Charlie O'Connell Travis Lane Stork Prince Lorenzo Borghese Andrew Baldwin Brad Womack Matt Grant Jason Mesnick Jake Pavelka Brad Womack Ben Flajnik Sean Lowe Juan Pablo Galavis Chris Soules Ben Higgins Nick Viall Arie Luyendyk Jr. Contestants Mandy Clemens Catherine Warren Shayne Lamas Melissa Rycroft Tenley Molzahn Gia Allemand Keltie Colleen Jamie Otis Catherine Giudici Brittany Fetkin Ashley Iaconetti The Bachelorette Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Bachelorettes Trista Rehn Meredith Phillips Jen Schefft DeAnna Pappas Jillian Harris Ali Fedotowsky Ashley Hebert Emily Maynard Desiree Hartsock Andi Dorfman Kaitlyn Bristowe JoJo Fletcher Rachel Lindsay Contestants Ryan Sutter Jesse Csincsak Ryan Hoag Ed Swiderski David Homyk Chad Johnson Jordan Rodgers Kenny Layne International versions Australia 1 : Sam Frost 2 : Georgia Love 3 : Sophie Monk Canada India Germany Romania Switzerland Other spin - offs Bachelor Pad Bachelor in Paradise Bachelor in Paradise : After Paradise Episodes Bachelor Live The Bachelor Winter Games International Spin - offs Bachelor in Paradise Australia Hosts Chris Harrison Melissa Rycroft ( Bachelor Pad Season 1 only ) International versions Australia 1 : Tim Robards 2 : Blake Garvey 3 : Sam Wood 4 : Richie Strahan 5 : Matty Johnson Brazil 1 : Gianluca Perino Canada 1 : Brad Smith 2 : Tim Warmels Romania 1 : Cătălin Botezatu 2 : Edward Popescu Strohlen 3 : Sergiu Barboni 4 : Bogdan Vlădău United Kingdom 1 : David Donald 2 : Jamie Williams 3 : Anthony Thomas 4 : Gavin Henson 5 : Spencer Matthews New Zealand 1 : Arthur Green 2 : Jordan Mauger 3 : Zac Franich italics - Non-selected roles Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bachelor_(season_1)&oldid=784043306 '' Categories : American dating and relationship reality television series The Bachelor seasons 2002 American television seasons Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 June 2017, at 04 : 18. 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Question: who won the first season of the bachelor
Answer: Amanda Marsh