ABC has revealed the identities of 25 of the 26 bachelorettes competing for Sean Lowe's heart on The Bachelor's seventeenth season, which will premiere on Monday, January 7 at 8PM ET/PT.

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The Bachelor's seventeenth season will begin with the 28-year-old business entrepreneur from Dallas, TX, arriving at the Malibu mansion and being introduced to his 26 bachelorettes -- including a prior The Bachelor contestant "mystery woman" who's revealed in the show's premiere; Jackie, a makeup artist who kisses Lowe on the cheek; Robyn, an oil field account manager and former cheerleader who falls on her butt upon stepping out of the limo; Kelly, a cruise ship singer who sings him a song; and Paige Vigil, a "Super Fan" who briefly competed on this past summer's edition of Bachelor Pad.

Lowe will also get to meet Ashley P., who reveals her in depth knowledge of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey while pulling a tie out from within her cleavage, and Lindsay, who is already dressed in a bridal gown and snags the first kiss of the night.

According to ABC, the competition to win Lowe's heart heats up quickly during the initial cocktail reception, which will feature Lowe handing out roses early to women with whom he had felt an instant connection. After those special handouts, Sarah decides to become vulnerable and open up to Lowe with honesty while Lindsay determines she should come on strong.

The premiere will conclude with Lowe whittling his 26 bachelorettes down to 19 during the season's first Rose Ceremony.

While ABC has yet to identify her, the 26th "mystery woman" bachelorette is reportedly Kacie Boguskie, who competed on Ben Flajnik's sixteenth edition of The Bachelor.

The 25 new bachelorettes competing on The Bachelor's seventeenth edition -- and their ABC-supplied bios -- are:



- Amanda Meyer, a 26-year-old fit model from Newport Beach, CA

- AshLee Frazier, a 32-year-old personal organizer from Houston, TX

- Ashley H., a 25-year-old fashion model from Denver, CO

- Ashley Palenkas, a 28-year-old hairstylist from Macomb, MI

- Brooke Burchette, a 25-year-old community organizer from Pittsburgh, PA

- Catherine Giudici, a 26-year-old graphic designer from Seattle, WA

- Daniella McBride, a 24-year-old commercial casting associate from San Francisco, CA

- Desiree Hartsock, a 26-year-old bridal stylist from Los Angeles, CA

- Diana Weeks Willardson, a 31-year-old salon owner from Salt Lake City, UT

- Jackie Parr, a 25-year-old cosmetics consultant from Boynton Beach, FL

- Katie Levans, a 27-year-old yoga instructor from Charlotte, NC

- Kelly Dutton, a 28-year-old cruise ship entertainer from Nashville, TN

- Keriann Miranda, a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Boca Raton, FL

- Kristy Kaminski, a 25-year-old model from Darien, WI

- Lacey Latka, a 24-year-old graduate student from Valencia, CA

- Lauren Marchetti, a 27-year-old journalist from Cranston, RI

- Lesley Murphy, a 25-year-old political consultant from Washington, D.C.

- Leslie Hughes, a 29-year-old poker dealer from Los Angeles, CA

- Lindsay Yenter, a 24-year-old substitute teacher from Fort Leonard Wood, MO

- Paige Vigil, a 25-year-old jumbotron operator from New York City, NY

- Robyn Howard, a 24-year-old oil field account manager from Houston, TX

- Sarah Herron, a 26-year-old advertising executive from Los Angeles, CA

- Selma Alameri, a 29-year-old real estate developer from San Diego, CA

- Taryn Renee Daniels, a 30-year-old health club manager from Troutdale, OR

- Tierra LiCausi, a 24-year-old leasing consultant from Denver, CO
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