The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 7

The seventh season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on May 23, 2011. This season featured 27-year-old Ashley Hebert, a dentist and a dance instructor from Madawaska, Maine. Hebert finished in third place on season 15 of The Bachelor featuring Brad Womack.

The season concluded on August 1, 2011, with Hebert accepting a proposal from 34-year-old construction manager J.P. Rosenbaum. The couple married on December 1, 2012, and have two children. In October 2020, Hebert and Rosenbaum announced their separation and subsequently divorced the following year, making them the first divorce in the Bachelor franchise.

Contestants
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions.

(ages stated are at time of contest)

The Bachelor
Ben Flajnik was chosen as the lead of the sixteenth season of The Bachelor.

Bachelor Pad
Ames Brown, Blake Julian, and William Holman returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Brown quit in week 2. Holman was eliminated in week 4. Julian and his partner, Erica Rose, were eliminated in week 5, finishing in 5th place.

Nick Peterson returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad. He finished as the sole winner for that season.

Bachelor in Paradise
Peterson returned for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. He left Paradise in a relationship with Samantha Steffen.

Other appearances
Jon Ellsworth appeared as a contestant in the Bachelors vs. Bachelorettes special on the season 7 of Wipeout.

Call-out order

 * The contestant received the first impression rose
 * The contestant received a rose during a date
 * The contestant was eliminated
 * The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
 * The contestant was eliminated during a date
 * The contestant quit the competition
 * The previously eliminated contestant asked for a chance to return, but was denied
 * The contestant won the competition