East Tennessee native competing to capture the heart of ‘The Bachelor’

An East Tennessee native is among those competing for the heart of “The Bachelor” this season.

The popular reality TV series had its 28th season premiere Jan. 22.

According to US Weekly, Jessica Edwards, 24, originally from Erwin, Tennessee, graduated from Unicoi County High School in 2017, and went on to attend East Tennessee State University. During her time there, she was an active member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Edwards graduated from ETSU in December 2020.

After college, she lived in Colorado for three years, then moved in May 2023 to San Diego, where she works as an executive assistant to the CEO at AC Disaster Consulting.

“I want to find someone that I can trust my heart with, someone who will respect me and someone who will do anything to cherish our relationship,” she said in an ABC network press release.

“The Bachelor” airs at 8 p.m. Mondays on ABC.

Angela Dennis is the Knox News race, justice and equity reporter. Email angela.dennis@knoxnews.com. X formerly called Twitter @AngeladWrites. Instagram @angeladenniswrites. Facebook at Angela Dennis Journalist