Bachelorette 18 - Michelle Young - Media SM - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

‘Bachelor’ Names Jodi Baskerville First Black Executive Producer in Franchise History (EXCLUSIVE) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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As for behind-the-scenes inclusion efforts, Variety reported earlier this year that employees on the “Bachelor” franchise have attended workshops with diversity experts, and that the franchise has hired consultants to recruit more people of color across departments, from set design to casting. As part of the hiring process, recruiters are approaching students from sororities and fraternities at historically black colleges and universities.

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GuardianAngel wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I'm not sure but going by previous scripts and edit's I'm going to guess they'll be some that are not basketball players who would end up winning. I was thinking quickly in my mind on who that would be.

For being through only one week, she has a very happy content look on her face, or is it just me "willing" her to fall in love!

chasus71 wrote:Wow she looks amazing strikingly beautiful and just happy. I truly hope her Guy is in the mix already for this date they are filming. I believe some guys played football while some may have played basketball for colleges or pro perhaps (some baseball players too?). This should be an interesting date. I suspect another RC will follow this date?