Season 8 Contestants

Oh Ryan Bowers, we... something you.

After watching Ryan smooth-talk Emily Maynard while sporting blue suede shoes on The Bachelorette, we wondered what his ideal girl might look like. Obviously, he wanted someone thin — remember that one time he said he’d still love his wife if she gained a little weight, he just “wouldn’t love on her”? OH, and a trophy-type...

It seems like just yesterday that Emily Maynard and her tiny love child were galloping through the hills and valleys of Croatia with a team of freshly-waxed man babes. Now The Bachelorette is over (but not forgotten) and we basically have nothing left to live for other than this pile of half-burnt Yule Logs.

However, we can't forget that 2012 is drawing to a close, which means the time has...

When we first met Sean Lowe on Emily Maynard’s Bachelorette Season 8, we wanted to fall head over heels for the aw-shucks Texan. Emily herself even dubbed Sean “The Perfect Man” — but, unlike his fellow finalists Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Jef Holm, we never got to see past Sean’s golden boy facade.

We’re not the only ones who noticed Sean’s...

Michael Nance barely spoke three words on The Bachelorette Season 8, but we were captivated by the Texan’s soft-spoken charm and saintly day job as an addiction counselor. Emily Maynard, presumably blinded by Jef Holm’s pompadour, sent Michael home after Bermuda — but we haven’t stopped wondering about that handsome face. And for good reason!

Turns out, Michael is...

Season 8 Bachelorette Emily Maynard has been engaged three times in her 26 years on this planet: first to NASCAR driver Ricky Hendrick, who died just one week before Emily found out she was pregnant with their daughter Ricki; then to Season 15 repeat Bachelor Brad Womack in early 2011; and most recently to her Season 8 final pick, Jef Holm.