Abigail Heringer is one of Matt James' remaining 24 The Bachelor bachelorettes on Season 25.
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Abigail is a 25-year-old from Beaverton, OR who currently resides in Portland, OR.
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When Abigail first stepped out of a limo, she shared with Matt how she's deaf and would probably need to read his lips throughout the evening. Matt immediately seemed captivated with the bachelorette.
"She is gorgeous. I am blown away. Meeting these women is just reassurance of why I came out here," Matt said in a confessional.
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And in the pair's first conversation, Abigail came across kind and family-oriented, and Matt said she was gorgeous at first sight and he couldn't stop staring at her eyes.
Matt then kissed Abigail, and so she received the first real kiss of the season. Matt also decided to give Abigail the First Impression Rose as a way to thank her for being so open and vulnerable.
Could Abigail turn out to be the woman Matt has been searching for?
Until viewers can watch Abigail and Matt get to know each other better on The Bachelor's 25th season, let's learn a little bit about the brunette beauty right now.
Below is a list of six facts Reality TV World has compiled about Abigail Heringer.
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Abigail Heringer has both beauty and brains
Abigail graduated from South Salem High school in 2013 followed by Linfield College in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' SPOILERS: WHO DID MATT JAMES PICK AND END UP WITH? WHAT HAPPENS ON THE 2021 SEASON OF 'THE BACHELOR' (SPOILERS)
The Bachelor bachelorette appears to be an independent, career woman
Abigail currently works as a client financial manager or financial analyst at the Opus Agency, a brand events and marketing agency that creates hundreds of events and campaigns a year.Chris Harrison raves about Abigail's personality and spirit
When The Bachelor host Chris Harrison announced Matt's initial set of 32 bachelorettes in a Facebook Live session, he teased that Abigail has "an incredible story to tell.""Abigail is one of our favorites. This is an absolute just gem of a woman -- impossible not to fall in love with," Chris gushed.
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"[She] is just beautiful and sincere, the true definition of someone here for the right reasons."
Chris added, "I think you're all going to really love Abigail, who -- I will just say this -- makes a very strong first impression on Matt."
Abigail's decision to apply for The Bachelor was spontaneous
Abigail's mother Suzie Heringer told a local Salem newspaper, the Statesman Journal, her daughter applied for The Bachelor "on a whim" and the decision was a bit "out of character" for Abigail.Suzie says Abigail was ultimately afforded the chance to compete for Matt's heart on the show because Abigail was furloughed from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic and had a lot of free time on her hands in Fall 2020.
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Abigail is the first hearing-impaired person The Bachelor has ever had
Abigail and her older sister Rachel were both born with congenital hearing loss, according to the Statesman Journal.Abigail reportedly underwent cochlear implantation surgery at age two at Oregon Health & Science University and the procedure was a success.
The newspaper reported that when Rachel was two years old, she was the youngest patient to undergo cochlear implantation surgery at Oregon Health & Science University.
Two years old was the earliest age possible at the time to undergo the procedure per FDA guidelines.
The breakdown of Abigail's beloved family
Abigail's parents still live in Salem, where her father Weston Heringer III works as a pediatric dentist, according to the Statesman Journal.Abigail's older sister Rachel is reportedly her roommate and an account manager for an insurance company in Portland.
Abigail also has two younger brothers, Alistair, a freshman at Oregon State University, and Stuart, a high school senior who attends Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota.
Abigail's family was supportive of her decision to compete on The Bachelor, agreeing it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience Abigail couldn't pass up.
Abigail Heringer Photos
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