# Jenn Tran
**Jenn Tran** (born 1997) is an American reality television personality and physician assistant who came to national attention as a contestant on season 28 of ABC's *The Bachelor* and then as the lead of season 21 of *The Bachelorette*, where she became the franchise's first Asian American lead in 2024.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/5a9673510ba2201558c40873d5b65bcd) She later competed on *Dancing with the Stars* and completed her physician assistant training.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997; hometown Hillsdale, New Jersey[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) |
| Background | First-generation Vietnamese American; her parents were born in Vietnam and her brother James was born there before the family immigrated[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1151320/jenn-tran-the-bachelorette-background-facts-career/) |
| Education | Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (2020); physician assistant program at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida[4](https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2024/07/17/jenn-tran-boston-the-bachelorette-resident-tufts-medical-student/) • [5](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article303430646.html) |
| *The Bachelor* | Contestant on Joey Graziadei's season 28; eliminated before the hometown dates despite an early one-on-one date[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) |
| *The Bachelorette* | Season 21 lead (2024), the franchise's first Asian American lead and the first Bachelorette to propose to her final contestant[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/5a9673510ba2201558c40873d5b65bcd) |
| *Dancing with the Stars* | Season 33 celebrity with professional partner Sasha Farber; finished seventh[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) |
| After television | Returned to Miami to resume clinical work in her physician assistant career[5](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article303430646.html) |
## Early life and education
Tran grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey, in a family that immigrated from Vietnam. She has described her parents' effort to build a life in the United States as formative: "I'll never forget how hard it was for them to build themselves up and give me the life that I have today," she told the official Bachelor Nation website.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1151320/jenn-tran-the-bachelorette-background-facts-career/)
She graduated from the [University of Wisconsin–Madison](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-wisconsin-madison) in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in molecular science, then moved to the Boston area before settling in Miami.[4](https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2024/07/17/jenn-tran-boston-the-bachelorette-resident-tufts-medical-student/) There she enrolled in the physician assistant program at [Barry University](https://www.edgepedia.org/barry-university) in Miami Shores.[5](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article303430646.html) She was in clinical rotations, including a pediatric rotation at [Tufts Medical Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/tufts-medical-center) while living in Boston, during her television appearances.[6](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/12/3/dancing-with-the-stars-jenn-tran-profile/)
## The Bachelor and casting as Bachelorette
Tran joined the cast of Joey Graziadei's season 28 of *The Bachelor*, which filmed in late 2023 and aired in early 2024, entering the mansion on a go-kart rather than the usual limousine.[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/jenn-tran-the-bachelor-job-instagram-spoilers-bio) She received one of the season's first one-on-one dates and formed a strong connection with Graziadei, but was sent home before the hometown dates round.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) She later said she had put her PA career on pause specifically to join the season.[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/jenn-tran-the-bachelor-job-instagram-spoilers-bio)
In March 2024, at the end of Graziadei's season finale, Tran was announced as the lead of season 21 of *The Bachelorette*, a casting that made franchise history.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) At the time she was 26 years old and, according to ABC's press biography, a bilingual Vietnamese speaker living in Miami.[8](https://www.dgepress.com/abc/bios/jenn-tran/)
## The Bachelorette season 21
Her season premiered on July 8, 2024, and introduced 25 suitors at a new Bachelor Mansion location, the Hummingbird Nest Ranch.[9](https://abc7ny.com/post/early-connections-jenn-tran-night-1-bachelorette-abc/15034202/) Tran treated the role as a milestone in representation. "Growing up, I always wanted to see Asian representation on TV. I feel like it was really sparse," she told [Entertainment Tonight](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment-tonight), adding that Asians in media had usually been relegated to supporting roles and stereotypes.[10](https://www.etonline.com/who-is-jenn-tran-everything-to-know-about-the-bachelorettes-first-asian-american-lead-222424) She was deliberate about showing her heritage: her mother and brother appeared in the finale, and mother and daughter spoke Vietnamese on screen with a translator on set. "That was the first time I've ever seen Vietnamese being spoken on television," Tran said.[6](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/12/3/dancing-with-the-stars-jenn-tran-profile/)
**Casting criticism.** The season drew early criticism because only one of the 25 suitors was of Asian descent, and Tran publicly addressed the lack of Asian men in the cast.[2](https://apnews.com/article/5a9673510ba2201558c40873d5b65bcd) Reporting at the time noted that contestants had been cast before Tran was chosen as the lead, and commentators speculated that the pool had been assembled with a different lead in mind.[11](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2024/09/jenn-tran-bachelorette-21-finale/) The Associated Press reported that her season also fueled broader discussion of how contestants of color have historically received fewer roses and more criticism from viewers.[2](https://apnews.com/article/5a9673510ba2201558c40873d5b65bcd)
**Finale and broken engagement.** In the September 2024 finale, Tran sent home runner-up Marcus Shoberg and accepted a proposal from Devin Strader.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) She became the first Bachelorette in the show's history to propose to her final contestant.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) During the live *After the Final Rose* special she revealed that Strader had called off the engagement over the phone not long after filming wrapped, and she confronted him on stage while footage of the proposal played.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) The live broadcast of her heartbreak drew strong criticism of the production; the *Los Angeles Times* described the finale as a crescendo of the season's troubles, and a later retrospective counted "the cruel treatment of Jenn Tran during her season finale" among the franchise's defining controversies of 2024–2025.[12](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-03-24/taylor-frankie-paul-bachelorette-bachelor-franchise?skey_id=4e976cca9c922fba0d8dd77d4c1c660758c6680954a5df74a056a91240e77227) • [13](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/6-things-from-the-bachelor-franchise-2025-im-still-not-over)
## Dancing with the Stars
One day after her Bachelorette finale, Tran was announced as a celebrity on season 33 of *Dancing with the Stars*, paired with professional dancer [Sasha Farber](https://www.edgepedia.org/sasha-farber); the couple finished in seventh place.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/) Her best score of the season was a 28 for a contemporary dance, with a season average of 23.5.[14](https://dancingwiththestars.fandom.com/wiki/Jenn_Tran) Viewers noted that she entered as a last-minute addition, had less rehearsal time than other celebrities in week one, and competed alongside her former Bachelor lead Joey Graziadei, splitting the fan base's votes.[14](https://dancingwiththestars.fandom.com/wiki/Jenn_Tran)
[Us Weekly](https://www.edgepedia.org/us-weekly) confirmed in December 2024 that Tran and Farber were dating; in June 2025, the outlet confirmed that the relationship had ended.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/)
## After television
Tran returned to Miami and resumed her medical career. "I now live in Miami — just moved back, saw my first few patients the other day back in the hospital," she told *People* magazine in 2025.[5](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article303430646.html) In interviews she has emphasized family, describing her 2026 priorities as time with relatives and bringing them into the experiences her television years made possible.[15](https://bellamedia.co/cover-stories-1/onvc548tba3qkreaylkcrkndk7gwtf)
## Other people with the same name
A separate artist of the same name, Jenn Tran (born 1999), is a Vietnamese, Australian-born experimental animator based in Melbourne on [Wurundjeri](https://www.edgepedia.org/wurundjeri) country, whose work in stop motion, 16mm film, and textile-based animation has been shown at the Sydney Film Festival, SEVENTH Gallery, and Pari Ari.[16](https://jenntrann.com/) • [17](https://www.airhueprogram.com/visiting-artist-residency/jenn-tran)
## References
1. [Jenn Tran News, Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jenn-tran/)
2. [ABC's 'Bachelorette' cancellation adds to franchise's long history of controversy, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/5a9673510ba2201558c40873d5b65bcd)
3. ['The Bachelorette' Lead Jenn Tran: All About the History-Making Season 21 Star, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1151320/jenn-tran-the-bachelorette-background-facts-career/)
4. [What are the Boston ties for 'The Bachelorette' star Jenn Tran?, Boston.com](https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2024/07/17/jenn-tran-boston-the-bachelorette-resident-tufts-medical-student/)
5. ['I now live in Miami': See what Bachelorette star Jenn Tran is up to these days, Miami Herald](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article303430646.html)
6. [Artist Profile: Jenn Tran on Fame, Family, and Finding Somebody, The Harvard Crimson](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/12/3/dancing-with-the-stars-jenn-tran-profile/)
7. [Jenn From 'The Bachelor': Job, Instagram, & Spoilers, Bustle](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/jenn-tran-the-bachelor-job-instagram-spoilers-bio)
8. [Jenn Tran, ABC Press biography](https://www.dgepress.com/abc/bios/jenn-tran/)
9. [Early connections for Jenn Tran on Night 1 of 'The Bachelorette' on ABC, ABC7 New York](https://abc7ny.com/post/early-connections-jenn-tran-night-1-bachelorette-abc/15034202/)
10. [Who Is Jenn Tran? Everything to Know About 'The Bachelorette's First Asian American Lead, Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/who-is-jenn-tran-everything-to-know-about-the-bachelorettes-first-asian-american-lead-222424)
11. [Jenn Tran claimed The Bachelorette's power. Then the show betrayed her again., reality blurred](https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2024/09/jenn-tran-bachelorette-21-finale/)
12. [Taylor Frankie Paul is latest blow to 'Bachelorette' fairy-tale formula, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-03-24/taylor-frankie-paul-bachelorette-bachelor-franchise?skey_id=4e976cca9c922fba0d8dd77d4c1c660758c6680954a5df74a056a91240e77227)
13. [As A Huge Fan Of The Bachelor Franchise, Here Are 6 Things From 2025 That I'm Still Not Over, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/6-things-from-the-bachelor-franchise-2025-im-still-not-over)
14. [Jenn Tran, Dancing with the Stars Wiki](https://dancingwiththestars.fandom.com/wiki/Jenn_Tran)
15. [Jenn Tran: On Identity, Courage, and Creating a Life with Purpose, BELLA Media + Co.](https://bellamedia.co/cover-stories-1/onvc548tba3qkreaylkcrkndk7gwtf)
16. [Jenn Tran, artist website](https://jenntrann.com/)
17. [Jenn Tran, AirHue Program visiting artist page](https://www.airhueprogram.com/visiting-artist-residency/jenn-tran)
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