Hannah Brown, who nicknames herself "Hannah Beast," is shutting down critics who claim she is too young to star on The Bachelorette and truly be ready for an engagement.
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The beauty queen from Tuscaloosa, AL, just turned 24 years old and is fresh off Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor.
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Because Hannah got wrapped up in a little drama with Caelynn Miller-Keyes and found herself too nervous and closed off at times to even carry a mature and fluid conversation with Colton, Bachelor Nation has been divided on whether she's truly prepared to hand out roses and be in charge.
But during a Monday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Hannah insisted she's absolutely hoping to find her future husband on The Bachelorette because she's "so ready" to get married.
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"I'm so ready," Hannah told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
"I know I'm young, but I would not have gone on this show if I hadn't really thought about what was at the end of this."
Hannah was announced as The Bachelorette's Season 15 star during the March 12 finale of Colton's The Bachelor edition earlier this month.
She was shown meeting five of her bachelors on the finale and handing out a rose to Cam Ayala, who rapped her a quirky and witty song.
So what exactly is Hannah looking for in her dream partner?
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"Oh man, they've got to be good looking! Heyyy! But just a good human [with] a good heart. [Someone who is] kind, strong," Hannah shared.
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"But ultimately, I want at the end of this to know that they know me and know every part of me and not just some version of myself that's packaged together, like, 'Do you like this?' And I think I've done that in the past -- like, the good and the bad, and I want that in return."
Hannah promises to bring a lot of personality to The Bachelorette and teased the beast will "for sure" come out and she "can't wait to unleash" it.
Hannah finished in seventh place on The Bachelor when Colton decided to send her packing after she met his parents and expressed how she was falling in love with him.
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Hannah beat out frontrunners Hannah Godwin and Tayshia Adams for the coveted position with her apparent charm and sincerity.
"My journey on The Bachelor was interesting. I definitely grew, but I had ups and downs, so there were moments where I did not think this would happen," Hannah said of the opportunity to be the next Bachelorette.
"But I think the reason I'm here is I was real and I was myself and I showed every part of myself. So, I'm excited!"
Hannah also said she wishes Colton the best going forward even though he broke her heart.
"I knew [Colton and Cassie Randolph] had a connection but I really tried to stay in my own lane. But it didn't always work out," Hannah told Ellen with a laugh.
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The identities of the bachelors who will be competing for Hannah's heart have already been announced, and her season began filming on Saturday, March 16.
The Bachelorette's fifteenth season is scheduled to premiere on Monday, May 13 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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