Amanda Caldwell was formerly Amanda Marsh .
The Bachelor At the age of 31 , a friend at Harvard Business School sent Michel an email about auditions for a new reality show in which a bachelor chooses a wife out of 24 female contestants.2009 Interview with Alex Michel After seven weeks filming The Bachelor , he chose Amanda Marsh ( now Amanda Caldwell ) over runner-up Trista Rehn , but did not propose to her .
Alex Michel