Lea Cayanan is making waves and stirring the pot on Joey Graziadei's The Bachelor season.
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Lea is a 23-year-old account manager from Waipahu, HI.
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Once Joey eliminated Sydney Gordon during her two-on-one date against Maria Georgas, Lea continued the drama.
Lea thought that since Madina Alam and Sydney had become close friends, Madina shouldn't have been so supportive of Maria when Maria returned from her two-on-one date victory.
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Lea also expressed to Joey how she was surprised about his decision to keep Maria in the competition.
Lea was therefore very upset when Joey also decided to give Maria a group-date rose in Spain.
"I don't know who Maria is when she steps into a room with Joey, but she's putting on a damn good performance," Lea complained to The Bachelor cameras. "I thought she was the last person [Joey's group-date rose] could have gone to."
Before the Rose Ceremony in Spain, Jess Edwards also found herself in a heated confrontation with Maria, who kept stealing Joey's for a chat despite already having a rose in hand.
"I think the drama has just begun. Watch your back, girl," Lea concluded.
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Until viewers find out what happens next between Joey and Lea, let's learn more about this feisty and passionate bachelorette right now.
Below is a list of six facts Reality TV World has compiled about The Bachelor bachelorette Lea Cayanan.
Lea got to meet Joey early on The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose
Lea introduced herself to Joey on The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose for Charity Lawson's season.Joey thought that Lea was beautiful and sweet, and he was impressed by how she handled herself in front of all the cameras and a screaming audience -- with maturity and grace.
As The Bachelor viewers may recall, The Bachelor franchise host Jesse Palmer gave Lea an envelope with a card inside that she wasn't allowed to open until Night 1 of filming.
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"I don't know [what was in the card]. It threw me for a loop," Joey said during a late 2023 appearance on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast.
"I like that they are trying to change things up, I really do. But I was like, 'What are we doing with the card? What does this mean?'"
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The Hawaii native is currently living in Los Angeles
Although Lea currently resides in California, ABC says she is proud of her roots.Lea is the daughter of two hardworking immigrant parents from the Philippines. She therefore hopes to find a man who is family-oriented.
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Lea works as an Operator Territory Manager at PepsiCo
Lea began working for Pepsi as a sales intern in May 2021. She was promoted in August 2022 and now works as an Operator Territory Manager.Lea has held the position for a year-and-a-half now.
ABC says Lea is a confident woman
ABC says Lea lights up every room that she walks into. She is ready to be wifed up and is a sucker for big romantic gestures.When Lea isn't working, she loves spending time painting, hiking and being by the ocean. She loves the beach so much that she wishes she could be a fish for a day and thinks she was a sea creature in another life.
Lea also plays the flute, ukulele, guitar, and piano.
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The Bachelor bachelorette has her Master's Degree
Lea was a very well-rounded student.While in high school at Damien Memorial School, Lea participated in canoe paddling, concert band, hula, track and field, student government, bowling and robotics.
Lea then studied finance, marketing, law and public policy. She graduated from Gonzaga University in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
Lea went on to receive her MBA in Business Administration and Management in May 2024.
Lea reveals her idea of the perfect date
Lea says her dream date would be the lantern scene from the movie Tangled.ADVERTISEMENT
"My ideal perfect date is something intimate and romantic, something neither of us have done or experienced and being able to share it together," Lea told BachelorNation.com.
Lea takes relationships and love very seriously, according to ABC, and she's never been interested in casual dating.
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