By ETonline Staff
4:24 PM PDT, March 27, 2024
Attention, Bachelor Nation! ABC's female-focused spinoff of The Bachelor -- which will soon be embarking on its dramatic 20th season starring Charity Lawson has led to engagements, breakups, and some delicious drama. But which former, or current, star of The Bachelorette is the most popular of them all? Could it be Season 1's Trista Sutter, who married and has two children with Ryan Sutter? How about Season 12's JoJo Fletcher, who is still engaged to her season's finalist, Jordan Rodgers? There's only one way to find out! Here are the most popular Bachelorettes as of March 2024, as ranked by their number of Instagram followers.
21. Meredith Phillips (Season 2)
Phillips does not have a presence on social media. The former reality star ended her Bachelorette season engaged to Ian McKee.
The couple broke things off a year after her season finale in February 2005.
Meredith Phillips
Phillips did not participate in a 2019 reunion of Bachelorette stars.
In 2018, she came forward alleging that she was assaulted by a masseuse while filming her season of the show.
20. Jen Schefft (Season 3)
The Season 3 Bachelorette has mostly stayed out of the public eye since her stint on the show -- and has 6,800 followers on Twitter.
Fans will remember that Schefft rejected both of her suitors during her final rose ceremony.
Jen Schefft
The Bachelorette alum is married to Joe Waterman.
The couple have two daughters and live in Ohio -- far away from reality show cameras.
19. Charity Lawson (Season 20)
Charity Lawson is about to embark on her own journey for love. After the 26-year-old child and family therapist's shocking elimination from Zach Shallcross' season of The Bachelor, she was announced as the next Bachelorette during the "Women Tell All" episode.
Charity Lawson
The "this or that" game ended with host Jesse Palmer asking Charity Lawson to pick between The Bachelorette or Bachelor in Paradise. When Charity answered with the former, Jesse replied, "Well, I'm glad you said that because, Charity, I want you to be our next Bachelorette."
Charity's role follows her heartbreaking split from Zach, which came after the pair seemed to have a perfect hometown date.
Her online presence is at 78.2k followers on Instagram.
18. DeAnna Pappas (Season 4)
The TV personality accepted Jesse Csincsak's proposal at the end of her season. The two later split.
The reality star has 104k Instagram followers.
DeAnna Pappas
In 2011, she married Stephen Stagliano. The couple have two children together.
You can now find the former Bachelorette blogging food, family and her favorite lifestyle tips.
17. Jenn Tran (Season 21)
Jenn Tran is getting her own shot at love!
After things didn't work out between her and Joey Graziadei, Jenn was announced as the leading lady for season 21 of The Bachelorette.
Jenn Tran has 154k followers on Instagram
Jenn Tran
Joey Graziadei's ex is the first Asian Bachelorette.
During the live portion of The Bachelor's season 28 finale, franchise host Jesse Palmer brought out the latest Bachelorette, Charity Lawson, to reveal that the physician assistant student would get another chance to find the one.
16. Trista Sutter (Season 1)
The Season 1 leading lady has 357k Instagram followers.
She is still married to her Bachelorette beau, Ryan Sutter. The couple have two kids.
Trista Sutter
Trista and Ryan Sutter, the first Bachelor franchise couple to tie the knot, have been married for 15 years.
Trista Sutter competed on the first season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and authored the book Happily Ever After: The Life-Changing Power of a Grateful Heart.
15. Ashley Hebert (Season 7)
The Season 7 lead has 320k Instagram followers.
That is an impressive amount considering she has largely left the spotlight.
Ashley Hebert
Rosenbaum and Hebert got engaged in 2011 on her season finale of The Bachelorette. They married in a televised wedding in December 2012.
The pair, who share children Fordham, 6, and Essex, 4, announced that they were splitting in October 2020.
14. Desiree Hartsock (Season 9)
Hartsock's personal Instagram account has 516k followers.
The Season 9 stunner hosts the Heart Of Purpose Podcast.
Desiree Hartsock
The reality star tied the knot with her final pick, Chris Siegfried. The couple have two kids together.
Hartsock now works as a bridal gown designer and lives in Seattle, Washington, with her adorable family of four.
13. Emily Maynard (Season 8)
Emily Maynard
The reality TV veteran married Tyler Johnson in 2014 and is a mother of four.
Their family lives in North Carolina -- far from the Bachelorette mansion.
12. Michelle Young (Season 18)
Michelle Young received national recognition as the runner-up on season 25 of The Bachelor.
Young has 766,000 Instagram followers.
Michelle Young
As the star of season 18 of The Bachelorette. Olukoya proposed to Young in the season finale. They announced their breakup in June 2022.
11. Katie Thurston (Season 17)
Katie made quite the impression on America by showing up to meet the Season 25 Bachelor, Matt James, with a vibrating sex toy.
The Season 17 Bachelorette has over 850K Instagram followers.
Katie Thurston
Blake Moynes proposed to Katie Thurston in the season finale. They announced their mutual split in 2021.
10. Ali Fedotowsky (Season 6)
Fedotowsky -- who has 965K followers -- got engaged to her final pick, Roberto Martinez.
The two broke up in November 2011.
Ali Fedotowsky
Fedotowsky has worked as a morning show correspondent and TV host. She married radio personality Kevin Manno in 2017.
The couple have two children. You can catch Fedotowsky blogging about Bachelor Nation, and other things, on her website.
9. Rachel Lindsay (Season 13)
The Season 13 stunner married her final pick, Bryan Abasolo, and the two wed in August 2019. Lindsay and Abasolo currently call Miami, Florida, home.
Lindsay has 904,000 Instagram followers.
Rachel Lindsay
In 2021, the former Bachelorette and show host Chris Harrison received media attention after Harrison defended Matt James' Bachelor pick, Rachael Kirkconnell, during an interview with Lindsay.
The interview ultimately led to Harrison deciding to step aside "for a period of time."
Lindsay, who temporarily deactivated her Instagram due to the harassment she received for speaking out against Harrison's comments, has accepted the host's apology and said she doesn't plan to comment on his potential future in the franchise.
That same year, the reality star announced that she is stepping down from co-hosting the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast.
8. Clare Crawley (Season 16)
This throwback choice for our Season 16 star has 1M followers on Instagram and counting.
She first entered Bachelor Nation on Juan Pablo's season of The Bachelor in 2014. She went on to appear on Bachelor in Paradise seasons one and two in 2014 and 2015, and appeared on Bachelor Winter Games in 2018.
Clare Crawley
The 2020 Bachelorette star left her season early with one of her suitors.
In August that same year, it was announced that Crawley would be replaced by former Bachelor Season 23 contestant, Tayshia Adams, as the Season 16 Bachelorette.
7. Andi Dorfman (Season 10)
Dorfman is one of the few former Bachelorettes to crack the 1M mark on Instagram.
The New York Times best seller is also a fitness influencer.
Andi Dorfman
Josh Murray proposed to Dorfman on the Season 10 finale. The duo later split.
Dorfman is very active on social media under the hashtag "andorfins."
6. Jillian Harris (Season 5)
The first Canadian Bachelorette has 1.3 million Instagram followers.
She is one of the hosts of HGTV’s Love It or List It Vancouver.
Jillian Harris
Harris split with her final suitor, Ed Swiderski.
The TV personality is living happily ever after in Canada with her fiancé, Justin Pasutto, and their two children.
5. Becca Kufrin (Season 14)
The publicist-turned-TV personality has 1.3M IG followers in the bag.
She accepted a proposal from finalist Garrett Yrigoyen.
Becca Kufrin
Kufrin and Yrigoyen were living in San Diego, California.
In September 2020, the Bachelorette revealed she and Yrigoyen had split, two years after his proposal.
4. Tayshia Adams (Season 16)
The newly appointed Bachelorette star has over 1.7M Instagram followers.
After competing on Season 23 of The Bachelor and losing as a finalist, she was called in to replace Bachelorette star Clare Crawley, who left Season 16 season early.
Tayshia Adams
After being sent home on Season 23 of The Bachelor, Adams joined Bachelor in Paradise Season 6. She began dating contestant John Paul Jones. The couple called it quits in 2019.
In 2020, it was announced that Adams would be replacing Clare Crawley as the Season 16 Bachelorette star. Adams picked finalist Zac Clark.
In 2021, it was announced that the reality star will co-host the new seasons of The Bachelorette.
3. Kaitlyn Bristowe (Season 11)
Season 11's Kaitlyn Bristowe has 2M people following her on Instagram. The Dancing with the Stars winner chose finalist Shawn Booth.
The couple later split.
Kaitlyn Bristowe
Bristowe and boyfriend Jason Tartick live in Nashville. The TV personality hosts a popular podcast called Off the Vine.
In 2021, it was announced that the reality star will co-host the new seasons of The Bachelorette.
2. JoJo Fletcher (Season 12)
JoJo Fletcher
Fletcher is still engaged to her final pick, Jordan Rodgers, and the two have a possible televised wedding and a CNBC series in the works.
Fletcher also has her own clothing line, Fletch, and a Kin web series, Engaged With JoJo and Jordan, with her fiancé.
1. Hannah Brown (Season 15)
Alabama Hannah has 2.7M Instagram followers.
Rumors swirled that Season 24 Bachelor, Peter Weber, might ask the former Bachelorette to join his season as a contestant.
Hannah Brown
After rejecting America's pick Tyler Cameron, Brown accepted a proposal from Jed Wyatt.
Only a few months after the season ended, the former Bachelorette called the engagement off.