The Bachelorette (season 8)
The eighth season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on May 14, 2012, featuring Emily Maynard dating 25 men. Maynard was chosen by Brad Womack in the fifteenth season of The Bachelor, but they split after the show.
Maynard is the second former Bachelor winner to star in The Bachelorette and she is one of the three Bachelor winners chosen in the lead of the series. Jen Schefft of season three was the first.
The season concluded on July 22, 2012 in which Jef Holm was named the winner and became Maynard's fiancé. They abruptly ended their relationship in October 2012.
This is the first season of The Bachelorette filmed in Maynard's hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, where she and her daughter Ricki Hendrick live. Rather than Los Angeles, marking this as the first time a show in The Bachelor franchise has taken place in the Southern United States and also the second time one has been filmed on the East Coast since New York City in season three.
Contestants
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only, plus footnoted additions. Ages stated are at time of contest.The cast includes race car driver Arie Luyendyk, Jr. and singer-songwriter David Homyk.
Michael Nance died on May 29, 2017. The official cause of his death was multiple drug toxicity, according to the Travis County Office of the Medical Examiner. His death was ruled as accidental.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place |
| Jeffrey "Jef" Holm | 27 | St. George, Utah | Entrepreneur | Winner | 1 |
| Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | 30 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Race Car Driver | Runner-up | 2 |
| Sean Lowe | 28 | Irving, Texas | Insurance Agent | Week 9 | 3 |
| Christopher "Chris" Bukowski | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Corporate Sales Director | Week 8 | 4 |
| John Wolfner | 30 | Creve Coeur, Missouri | Data Destruction Specialist | Week 7 | 5 |
| Douglas "Doug" Clerget | 33 | Tacoma, Washington | Single Dad/Real Estate Agent | Week 7 | 6 |
| Ryan Bowers | 31 | Evans, Georgia | Pro Sports Trainer | Week 6 | 7 |
| Travis Pope | 30 | Madison, Mississippi | Advertising Sales Representative | Week 6 | 8 |
| Alejandro Velez | 25 | San Francisco, California | Mushroom Farmer | Week 5 | 9 |
| Kalon McMahon | 27 | Houston, Texas | Luxury Brand Consultant | Week 5 | 10 |
| Charles "Charlie" Grogan | 32 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Recruiter | Week 4 | 11–12 |
| Michael Nance | 26 | Austin, Texas | Rehab Counselor | Week 4 | 11–12 |
| Nathaniel "Nathan" Baake | 25 | Casa Grande, Arizona | Accountant | Week 4 | 13 |
| Stephen "Stevie" Alberino | 26 | Monroe Township, New Jersey | Party M.C. | Week 3 | 14 |
| Alessandro Goulart | 30 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Grain Merchant | Week 3 | 15 |
| Anthony "Tony" Pieper | 31 | Beaverton, Oregon | Single Dad/Lumber Trader | Week 3 | 16 |
| Aaron Martell | 36 | North Sydney, Nova Scotia | Biology Teacher | Week 2 | 17–18 |
| Kyle Dillon | 29 | Long Beach, California | Financial Adviser | Week 2 | 17–18 |
| Joseph "Joe" Gendreau | 27 | Orlando, Florida | Field Energy Adviser | Week 2 | 19 |
| Brent Richter | 41 | Midland, Texas | Technology Salesman | Week 1 | 20–25 |
| David Homyk | 33 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Singer/Songwriter | Week 1 | 20–25 |
| Jackson Longnecker | 29 | Lockport, Illinois | Fitness Model | Week 1 | 20–25 |
| Jean-Paul LaCount | 35 | Moraga, California | Marine Biologist | Week 1 | 20–25 |
| Lerone Anu | 29 | Laguna Beach, California | Real Estate Consultant | Week 1 | 20–25 |
| Randy Lee Woyak | 30 | Oak Creek, Wisconsin | Marketing Manager | Week 1 | 20–25 |