After having his heart broken by Ashley Hebert on The Bachelorette, Ben Flajnik is still looking for love in all the wrong places as he embarks on a wild journey with 25 Girls/Bachelorettes, who will do anything to conquer his heart in a series of wild dates in the brand new season of ABC’s “The Bachelor” (season 16).

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The 29 year-old winemaker from San Francisco will meet some very interesting women (see bios and pictures below) – most of them are models, lunatics, fame-wh*res or a combination of all these attributes. The girls will do absolutely everything to catch Ben’s attention. This season promises to deliver romance, cat fights, steamy moments and nudity.

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“The Bachelor” with Ben Flajnik airs on Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.

Ben Flajnik, The Bachelor 16 Full Cast Girls/Bachelorettes Bios, Pictures Below

AMBER B.

Age: 23

Occupation: Labor and Delivery Nurse

Hometown: Port Coquitlam, Canada

What is your favorite memory from childhood?
Going to the woods around Halloween and finding the “witches den” and actually finding the broomstick and hat of witches!! (Not knowing my mom would go into the woods alone and hid those things for us to find in advance) Very Exciting!

What is your favorite all-time book and why? 
Eat Pray Love. Because it is an inspirational book that reminds me happiness is not a stroke of luck or good fortune. It is something we can have often if we work to see the beauty in the everyday, enjoy all our moments and insist upon daily happiness.

What’s your worst date memory? 
Falling down outside of the car after getting dropped of by a date.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What is the most romantic present you have ever received and why?
A CD made with a list of why every song was chosen and how it applied to me.

AMBER T.

Age: 29

Occupation: Critical Care Nurse

Hometown: Waverly, NE

If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you bring with you and why?
Flint, a knife and beer

What is your greatest achievement to date? 
I am very fortunate in that I have a career in nursing that I love.

Do you speak any other languages other than English?
Spanglish

Tattoo Count: 
0

If you wanted to impress a man what would you do and why?
I would cook him an amazing dinner! The best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.

ANNA

Age: 25

Occupation: Student

Hometown: Ontario, Canada

What are your 3 best attributes?
My smile, my positive attitude and my ability to make friends with anyone that I meet.

What is the most outrageous thing you have ever done? 
I jumped out of a plane at 15,000 feet and I loved every second of it. I went skydiving.

What is the best trip you have been on and why?
The Greek Islands is the most gorgeous place in the world! Ibiza in Spain has stunning beaches.

Tattoo Count: 
2

Location:
Wrists

Do you like to dress up or do you prefer casual attire as a rule?
I love dressing up! That is the best part of being a girl. We get to wear amazing clothes.

 

BLAKELEY

Age: 34

Occupation: VIP Cocktail Waitress

Hometown: Rutherfordton, NC

Do you have any pets and if so, what kind?
Yes!!Halo, she is a teacup long haired Chihuahua and my everything.

Who is your favorite actor and why? 
Edward Norton – his ability to completely take on his character. He’s amazing!

If you wanted to really impress a man/woman what would you do and why?
I would cook them their favorite meal. Cooking requires a lot of time, patience and love: not too many people take the time anymore for the simple things in life.

Tattoo Count: 
4

Location:
Foot, Stomach, Back and Arm

What’s your worst date memory?
I went with some friends to meet up with this guy only to find out his girlfriend was there.

 

BRITTNEY

Age: 26

Occupation: Medical Sales Rep

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you bring with you and why?
My boyfriend (if I had one) to keep me company, sunscreen so I wouldn’t get burnt and a flare gun to help get off the island.

What is your favorite memory from your childhood? 
Laying in bed with my Grandma as she told me stories of how her and my Grandfather met.

What is the most romantic present you have ever received and why?
A signed stuffed animal by John Elway, who was my favorite athlete at the time.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your worst date memory?
Finding out he was married.

 

CASEY S.

Age: 26

Occupation: Trading Clerk

Hometown: Leawood, KS

Who do you admire the most and why?
Both of my parents because they raised me by example. And they showed me how to have good values, not by telling me, but by living with those values everyday.

What is your most embarrassing moment? 
Peeing in my pants in gym class in 7th grade – need I say more?

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
“Catcher in the Rye” – I feel in love with Holden Caulfield – so real.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your best date memory?
Laughing all night with a guy I had just met.

 

COURTNEY

Age: 28

Occupation: Model

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ

What is your favorite memory from your childhood?
Christmas mornings. One year I got the puppy I wanted and my sister got a kitten. My parents made the holidays very special for us. I probably believed in Santa for way too long.

Do you consider yourself athletic?
Yes, I played almost every sport growing up.

Do you consider yourself romantic and why?
I’m a hopeless romantic. Love is my religion. I’m in love with love. All I want is to find the right guy & love him forever.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What is your ideal mate’s personality like?
Warm, caring, amazing, sense of humor, flirty, genuine, keeps me on my toes, sensitive & has depth.

DIANNA

Age: 30

Occupation: Nonprofit Director

Hometown: San Gabriel, CA

Who do you admire most in the world and why?
Oprah, she rocks and changes many lives while helping out so many people.

Do you have a family vacation spot that you visit annually or often?
Camping in Santa Barbara with family.

What is the most romantic present you have ever received and why?
An autographed picture from JC from N’sync because my boyfriend at the time knew how much I loved him.

Tattoo Count: 
0

Do you consider yourself a good cook?
No, I have started five kitchen fires on accident. I am the worst cook ever!

ELYSE

Age: 24

Occupation: Personal Trainer

Hometown: Chicago, IL

What are your 3 best attributes?
Light hearted – I love to have fun, people have fun around me.
Motivational – I am very inspiring and positive.
Funny – I love making people happy.

Who do you admire the most and why?
Mom – she raised 6 children, worked hard all her life for us to have a good life. Always lived a healthy lifestyle running and eating right. She made me who I am today.

What is your ideal mates personality like?
Trustworthy, kind, funny, spontaneous, romantic, isn’t overly jealous and confident

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your worst date memory?
I make everything fun.

EMILY

Age: 27

Occupation: PhD Student

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

What is your most embarrassing moment?
I was matched to my brother on an online dating website. Mortifying.

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
“East of Eden.” It’s such a perfect story of good and evil and an amazing examination of human psychology.

Do you like to go out dancing? If yes, what is your preferred type of dancing?
Yes. I like to ‘drop it like it’s hot.’ I try to replicate some zumba routines on the dance floor and usually end up getting made fun of.

Tattoo Count: 
0

I hate it when my date:
Uses a coupon to bring the bill down to $4.32, then tips the waitress 67 cents. You know who you are.

ERIKA

Age: 23

Occupation: Law Student

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA

If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be and why?
Troy Polamalu because I want to know what it’s like to be a gentle giant off the field and unstoppable on it.

What is your ideal mates personality like?
Down to earth with a similar sense of humor, most and foremost. Then well-rounded and caring.

What’s your biggest date fear?
Awkward silence!

Tattoo Count: 
2

Location:
Wrist, lip

Do you prefer a man who wants to be pursued or a man who pursues you and why?
Both. It’s nice to have a challenge but being chased is nice too.

HOLLY

Age: 34

Occupation: Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

Hometown: Salyersville, KY

Who do you admire most in the world and why?
My cousin Melanie – she lost her precious baby boy Andrew to cancer at age two. He was our little angel and I am amazed at how strong she is. She has been a wonderful mother to her now 13 year old daughter. She is the strongest person I know.

What is your favorite memory from your childhood?
Waking up on Christmas mornings – my parents were so awesome with the whole “Santa has just been here” they still say it! HA

Do you consider yourself a romantic and why?
Hopeless Romantic – I believe in fate and fairytale endings.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your worst date memory?
A blind date with an absolute geek that had on 80′s clothes in 1997 – couldn’t wait for it to end.

JACLYN

Age: 27

Occupation: Advertising Account Manager

Hometown: Newton, MA

If you could be someone else for one day, who would it be and why?
Gisele Bundchen – She’s rich, super hot and married to my man Tom Brady.

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
The Pact by Jodi Picoult – I love how the outcome leaves you thinking after you have finished the book.

Describe your idea of the ultimate date.
Being whisked away to an undisclosed spot! The element of surprise sets an amazing tone for the rest of the date.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your best date memory?
Post dinner stroll in the city holding hands and being carefree.

JAMIE

Age: 25

Occupation: Registered Nurse

Hometown: Dryden, NY

What is your favorite memory from your childhood?
Shocking my 6th grade teacher when I could state all 4 chambers of the heart. I stated the direction the blood flowed and which valves it flowed through.

Who is your favorite author?
Danielle Steele or Nora Roberts

What is your ideal mates personality like?
Loyal, respectable, funny, approachable, charismatic, honest, hard-working, intelligent, kind, polite and has to have great “father” qualities

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your best date memory?
My first kiss. Tenth grade. Outside under the stars. I felt like I was kissing Brad Pitt.

JENNA

Age: 27

Occupation: Blogger

Hometown: Loveland, OH

Do you like being the center of the attention or do you prefer being more mysterious and why?
This is tough – I love keeping people guessing, yet I madly love to make people laugh.

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
“The Unbearable Lightness of Being” – It helped me understand more about people and their tears of life.

If you wanted to impress a man what would you do and why?
Approach a man – I think it shows a woman is confident & secure with herself. We are a different generation. I don’t necessarily need to be courted…I like spontaneity…anything goes.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your worst date memory?
Some guy tried to make a movie out of our date and kiss me in the rain.

JENNIFER

Age: 28

Occupation: Accountant

Hometown: Cache, OK

If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be and why?
My grandparents…to know what they had to live through and experienced might change my views of things today and reiterate how thankful I should be.

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
The Notebook – I don’t read love stories because they often seem unrealistic – this one though does it for me.

If you wanted to impress a man what would you do and why?
Just be confident and be myself. I believe men find confidence in a woman sexy and are impressed.

Tattoo Count: 
4

Location:
Feet, right hip and lower back

Do you consider yourself romantic and why?
Yes…I love to do special things for the person I care about. Did I mention that I also love to have special things done for me?! Like homemade gifts!

KACIE B.

Age: 24

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Hometown: Clarksville, TN

What is your favorite all-time book and why?
It’s so hard to choose just one. I’ve read so many. To date, I’ll say “Time Traveler’s Wife,” it kept me on my toes, a real page turner.

If you wanted to really impress a man what would you do and why?
I would make a dinner and give them something sentimental – like a basket full of things that are “us.” I feel like thought shows how much you care.

What is your ideal mates personality like?
Outgoing, fun-loving, athletic, driven, goal oriented, sensitive but strong, not afraid to try new things, Christian, family oriented, love children

Tattoo Count: 
3

Location:
Foot, side and another location.

I hate it when my date:
Talks only about themselves, sticks to the boring questions and thinks dinner & a movie is a good idea for a first date.

LINDZI C.

Age: 27

Occupation: Business Development Manager

Hometown: Ocala, FL

If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you bring and why?
Sombrero – I’m allergic to the sun so it would be good for shade
Pool Float Toys – I love to float in the ocean
My iPhone for its camera app – I love photography

Would you consider yourself adventurous or conservative?
Adventurous. I used to be fearless but the older I get, I realize that I sort of love this life thing and I’m getting a little more conservative!

If you wanted to really impress a man what would you do and why?
Show him I can change a tire, how many girls an do that?

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your worst date memory?
Getting stood up! If you don’t really want to go on a date with me, don’t make plans to!

LYNDSIE J.

Age: 29

Occupation: Internet Entrepreneur

Hometown: London, England

What are your 3 best attributes?
Outgoing, Funny, REAL

Do you like being the center of attention?
Center of attention! I’m the most outgoing, open-minded person you will ever meet. I love to have fun and live life to the fullest! I love to entertain & make people smile, laugh and have a good time. So being the center of attention allows me to do this.

What is the best trip you have been on & why?
Port Douglas, Australia. My family and I rented a house near the beach and went snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef. The people in the town were amazing, the food was delicious, the Great Barrier Reef is spectacular and I was with my family.

Tattoo Count: 
0

What’s your worst date memory?
The time my date crashed my car into a pole and didn’t pay to fix it.

 

MONICA

Age: 33

Occupation: Dental Consultant

Hometown: Yuba City, CA

If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you bring with you and why?
Lip gloss – can’t go without it
Endless Supply of Pina Coladas
The love of my life

What is your favorite hoiday and why?
St Patty’s Day – must be the Irish in me. Or the great beer, food, and fun gatherings.

What U.S. city is the most romantic to you and why?
San Antonio Texas – the river walk streets lined with lights and a canal following the walkways, great food, culture…Done!

Tattoo Count: 
4

Location:
Wrist, ankle/heel, stomach, back

Do you consider yourself romantic and why?
Total hopeless romantic. I prefer to be tough but it’s the sweet simple (romantic) gestures that get me.

 

NICKI

Age: 26

Occupation: Dental Hygienist

Hometown: Hurst, TX

What are your 3 best attributes?
1. Ability to make people feel comfortable
2. Sincerity
3. I’m fun!

What is your ideal mate’s personality like?
Funny (love sarcasm!), outgoing, well-mannered, hard-working, family man, honest and sincere

What is your best date memory?
Pulling over on the side of a country road after a great dinner to dance under the stars to a Jack Ingram song.

Tattoo Count: 
1

Location:
Back

If you wanted to approach a man you had never met before, how would you go about doing it?
Make him notice me (walk by, talk to his friend, etc.) then make flirtatious eye contact with him until he approaches me.

 

RACHEL

Age: 27

Occupation: Fashion Sales Rep

Hometown: Southhampton, MA

If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be and why?
I think I would want to be a guy for the day just to see what it’s like….I think I would hate it but it would be good insight. Either that or a huge celebrity and see what it’s like to be followed and photographed everywhere you go.

What is your greatest achievement to date?
Moving to NYC on my own when I had no friends moving there or to live with. I was determined to make it work, even though I had some people back home who doubted me.

What is your all-time favorite book and why?
“A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson – I found it very empowering way to let more love in your life and just very different ways of looking at situations than people are used to.

Tattoo Count: 
1

Location:
Back

What is your biggest date fear?
That a date that I was really excited for and looking forward to just go terrible and is a huge disappointment.

 

SAMANTHA

Age: 26

Occupation: Advertising Account Manager

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

What is your most embarrassing moment?
Spilled a drink all over my crotch at a house party wearing light denim jeans. Definitely had to live down the jokes for a while.

Do you like to dress up or do you prefer casual attire as a rule?
I love dressing up! Who doesn’t enjoy feeling pretty?

Do you consider yourself romantic and why?
I’m hopelessly romantic. I still believe in Prince Charming and being hopelessly in love.

Tattoo Count: 
3

Location:
Various locations

What is your ideal mate’s personality like?
A guy’s guy, but very sweet and romantic with the girl he loves. Must have a great sense of humor. I want to always be laughing together.

 

SHAWN

Age: 28

Occupation: Financial Advisor

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be and why?
I would be someone in a third world country so I could live, feel, hear and know for my own experience just how blessed I am.

If you wanted to really impress a man/woman what would you do and why?
Be very polite and respectful and choose something that showed them I was attentive to who they were and what they like

Do you consider yourself romantic and why?
I think I am romantic I love romance, passion, intimacy and creating special memories! I also love leaving I love you notes in lunch boxes or surprising the people I love with unexpected things just to say thinking of you.

Tattoo Count: 
5

Location:
Various locations

What is your ideal mate’s personality like?
Funny, confident, coy, driven, competitive, intelligent. I want to be with someone who I can always learn from.

 

 

 

SHIRA

Age: ??

Occupation: Actress

Hometown: Massapequa Park, NY

Do you have any pets and if so, what kind?
I have a Siamese cat named Baby Sebastian Ted Striker. I saved him from the shelter (he was about to be euthanized because he had no mother to nurse him at 3 weeks old so I bottle fed him and brought him back from near death. He’s 13 months now.

If you could be someone else for just one day, who would it be and why?
I’d have to go with President Obama. I would hold an emergency press conference and say everything I’ve ever wanted to say to the world.

Do you like to dress up or do you prefer casual attire as a rule?
I love getting dressed up! But I also love my sweats. So both!

Tattoo Count: 
0

What is you’re best date memory?
My best date memory was actually a first date that happened on a 4th of July. We went to a fancy, romantic dinner and then drove around in a limo all night stopping to watch fireworks from different locations.

[source: ABC]