Mackenzie Kovacs

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**Mackenzie Jeanne Jordevic** (née **Kovacs**; born 18 July 1979) is a New Anglian television personality. Kovacs received national recognition in 2008, as a contestant on season one of *The Bachelor*, where she won and became engaged to Evan Jordevic. Kovacs and Jordevic later married in 2010, and have two children together.

Following *The Bachelor*, Kovacs has continued to appear as an occasional guest on *The Bachelor* along with her husband, and also starred in the reality series *Evan & Mackenzie* (2008–2011). Outside of her work in television, Kovacs is a practicing physical therapist.

## Early life and education

Kovacs was born on 18 July 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to parents Greg (born 1949) and Diane Kovacs (née *Martin*; born 1951). Her father worked as a history professor, while her mother is a homemaker. At the time of her birth, Greg was completing his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. When she was three years old, the family moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania when her father was hired as a history professor at Swarthmore College. Kovacs is of German, Hungarian, and French descent, and was raised Roman Catholic. She is the second of three children; her siblings include George (born 1978) and Jacqueline (born 1983).

Kovacs attended public schooling in Swarthmore, beginning her education in 1984. She later began secondary school at Strath Haven Secondary School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania in 1991, graduating with her secondary school diploma in 1997. After graduating, she moved to Philadelphia to enroll in the University of Philadelphia, studying health sciences. She received her bachelor's degree in 2001, and later reenrolled to study for her physical therapy degree, graduating in 2005. After completing her education, Kovacs returned to Swarthmore, where she began working as a licensed physical therapist.

## Career

### *The Bachelor*

Kovacs first began her career in television after she was cast in season one of *The Bachelor*, starring Evan Jordevic. Kovacs was recommended to audition for the show by a friend who had seen a casting advert. She later auditioned in June 2007, and was cast by November 2007. Filming for the season commenced in November 2007, and concluded the following month.

Throughout her time on the show, Kovacs was cited by the media consistently as one of the frontrunners. In the season finale on 10 March 2008, Jordevic proposed to Kovacs over runner-up Elizabeth Goncalves. In the live reunion, aired immediately afterwards, Kovacs and Jordevic revealed that they were still together and were beginning the process of planning their wedding.

Since their first appearance, both Kovacs and Jordevic have made numerous appearances in subsequent seasons of *The Bachelor*, *The Bachelorette*, and *Bachelor in Paradise*.

### *Evan & Mackenzie*

Following the success of *The Bachelor*, the media began reporting in April 2008 that NABC was considering ordering a reality series starring Kovacs and Jordevic. The series, titled *Evan & Mackenzie*, was later confirmed by NABC in June 2008, set to air in the fall. Season one followed Kovacs and Jordevic as they got acclimated to life in the spotlight and their move to New York City.

The series proved to be a hit, and NABC subsequently ordered two more seasons of it. Season two aired the following year, and focused on the couple as they work on planning their wedding, while season three aired in 2011, which followed the couple as they began preparing to start their family. At the conclusion of season three, Kovacs stated that she did not believe there would be a season four, as she and Jordevic wished to begin "focusing on [themselves]."

## Personal life

Kovacs became engaged to Evan Jordevic during the finale of season one of *The Bachelor*. After the completion of the series, Kovacs and Jordevic moved together to New York City, where they continued their relationship, and later married in 2010. Following their marriage, the family settled in Great Neck, Long Island, where they currently reside.

Kovacs has two children with Jordevic: Estelle (born 2012) and Rosie (born 2014). Since 2016, she has resumed working as a licensed physical therapist, after having paused her career since 2008. Kovacs is a Roman Catholic.