'The Bachelor': Meet the 31 Ladies Vying for Clayton Echard's Heart!

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Thirty-one women from across the nation are all vying for a chance at love with season 26 contestant Clayton Echard.

Clayton Echard's season of The Bachelor is just weeks away. The long-rumored next lead of the franchise's flagship series was confirmed last month, when an emotional first look at the 28-year-old orthopedic sales rep's season aired at the end of Michelle Young's hometown dates on The Bachelorette, and now, his official cast has been revealed.

Echard's contestants are mostly in their 20s. The average age is 27, with the youngest contestant, Jane, being 22. Several of the contestants are in their 30s, including Mara, Kate and Kira, who are all 32, making them the oldest of the group. Nearly half of the cast appear to be women of color.

As we anxiously await his premiere, get to know the cast below.

Cassidy, 26, an executive recruiter from Los Angeles, California

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Claire, 28, a spray tanner from Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Daria, 24, a law student from New Haven, Connecticut 

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Eliza, 25, a marketing manager from Berlin, Germany 

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Elizabeth, 32, a real estate advisor from Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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Ency, 28, a sales manager from Burbank, California

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Gabby, 30, an ICU nurse from Denver, Colorado

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Genevive, 26, a bartender from Los Angeles, California

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Hailey, 26, a pediatric nurse from Orlando, Florida

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Hunter, 28, a human resources specialist from Charlotte, North Carolina

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Ivana, 31, a bar mitzvah dancer from Queens, New York

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Jane, 22, a social media director from Los Angeles, California

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Jill, 26, an architectural historian from Scituate, Rhode Island

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Kate, 32, a real estate agent from Lake Hollywood, California

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Kira, 32, a physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Lindsay D., 27, a neonatal nurse from Jacksonville, Florida

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Lyndsey W., 28 an industrial sale representative from Houston, Texas

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Mara, 32, an entrepreneur from Collingswood, New Jersey

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Marlena, 30, a former Olympian from Gainesville, Florida

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Melina, 27, a personal trainer from West Hollywood, California

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Rachel, 25, a flight instructor from Clermont, Florida

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Rianna, 26, a registered nurse from Dallas, Texas

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Salley, 26, a previously engaged spine surgery robot operator from Charlottesville, Virginia

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Samantha, 26, an occupational therapist from San Diego, California

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Sarah, 23, a wealth management advisor from New York City, New York

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Serene, 26, an elementary school teacher from Oklahoma City, Ohio

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Shanae, 29, a recruiter from Sycamore, Ohio

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Sierra, 26, a yoga instructor from Dallas, Texas

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Susie, 28, a wedding videographer from Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Teddi, 24, a surgical unit nurse from Highland, California

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Tessa, 26, a human resources specialist from Brooklyn, New York

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The Bachelor premieres Monday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. See more in the video below. 

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