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"The women who will compete for Sean Lowe&amp;#039;s affections on the new season of The Bachelor have been unveiled by ABC. Lowe - who came third in Emily Maynard&amp;#039;s season of The Bachelorette - will meet 26 women hoping to win his heart when the show returns in January.  However, only 25 of the hopefuls involved have been named by ABC, with the final contestant&amp;#039;s identity being kept a secret. The women include Ashley P, a hair stylist who is obsessed with the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, and Lindsay, a substitute teacher who wears a wedding dress for her first meeting with Lowe. The bachelorettes also include a cruise-ship entertainer, a yoga instructor, a journalist, a poker dealer, a political consultant and a Jumbotron operator. Nineteen hopeful contestants will remain after the first rose ceremony, which was filmed in September. The Bachelor host Chris Harrison has previously described Lowe as &amp;quot;so sincere&amp;quot; on the show. The 25 Bachelor contestants named by ABC are:   Amanda, 26 - fit model from Newport Beach, CA  AshLee F, 32 - personal organiser from Houston, TX  Ashley H, 25 - fashion model from Denver, CO  Ashley P, 28 - hair stylist from Macomb, MI  Brooke, 25 - community organiser from Pittsburgh, PA  Catherine, 26 - graphic designer from Seattle, WA  Daniella, 24 - commercial casting associate from San Francisco, CA  Desiree, 26 - bridal stylist from Los Angeles, CA  Diana, 31 - salon owner from Salt Lake City, UT  Jackie, 25 - cosmetics consultant from Boynton Beach, FL  Katie, 27 - yoga instructor from Charlotte, NC  Kelly, 28 - cruise ship entertainer from Nashville, TN  Keriann, 29 - entrepreneur from Boca Raton, FL  Kristy, 25 - model from Darien, WI  Lacey, 24 - graduate student from Valencia, CA  Lauren, 27 - journalist from Cranston, RI  Lesley M, 25 - political consultant from Washington, DC  Leslie H, 29 - poker dealer from Los Angeles, CA  Lindsay, 24 - substitute teacher from Fort Leonard Wood, MO  Paige, 25 - Jumbotron operator from New York City, NY  Robyn, 24 - oil field account manager from Houston, TX  Sarah, 26 - advertising executive from Los Angeles, CA  Selma, 29 - real estate developer from San Diego, CA  Taryn, 30 - health club manager from Troutdale, OR  Tierra, 24 - leasing consultant from Denver, CO The Bachelor will return for its new season on January 7 on ABC. Photo gallery - The Bachelor contestants in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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