Renee Halpin, a 28-year-old nanny from Burbank, Illinois, was one of the thirty ladies who competed in season 15 of ABC’s reality show The Bachelor. The contestant vied for the attention and chance to win the heart of the show’s sole bachelor, Brad Womack.http://starcasm.net/archives/77164/renee_bachelor_2011_full

When interviewed by ABC, bachelorette Renee Halpin said she pictured herself five years from now being barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen. She sports a shamrock tattoo in a special location, one of 27 tattoos mentioned by the season 15 contestants,. Ms. Halpin considers herself a romantic saying she wrote her future husband a love letter for their wedding day when she was 20 years old.http://starcasm.net/archives/77164/renee_bachelor_2011_full

Season 15 of The Bachelor started on January 3, 2011.http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor At the end of the first episode, ten of the thirty women were eliminated. Renee Halpin was one of the ten sent home.http://abc.go.com/watch/the-bachelor/SH559030/VD55103868/week-1-part-2

In its fifteenth season, The Bachelor, is an ABC television show which gives a group of single females the chance to compete for dates and the opportunity to win the heart of the bachelor of the season. The season 15 show started with thirty ladies.http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor/index

Introductions occurred in the first show, as the ladies arrived by limo to meet the bachelor, Brad Womack. Based on his impressions, Womack chose which contestants moved on to future dates.http://www.wetpaint.com/the-bachelor/brad-womack In future shows, bachelorettes may spend on one-on-one time with the bachelor or participate in group dates.http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor/about-the-show

At the end of each episode, at least one of the contestants does not receive a rose and is sent home. When there are only four ladies left, the bachelor makes hometown visits to meet their families. Following the final rose presentation, an episode called "After the Final Rose" is aired to show more about the couple and reveal what has happened between the time of filming and the current date.http://www.tvfanatic.com/2007/11/after-the-final-rose-brad-womack-tells-all/

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1. Alli Travis
2. Ashley Hebert
3. Ashley Spivey
4. Britt Billmaier
5. Britnee
6. Chantal O'Brien
7. Cristy
8. Emily Maynard
9. Jackie Gordon
10. Jessica
11. Jill Ruskowski
12. Keltie Colleen
13. Kim Coon
14. Lacey
15. Lauren
16. Lindsay Hill
17. Lisa Morrisey
18. Lisa P.
19. Madison Garton
20. Marissa May
21. Meghan Merritt
22. Melissa Schreiber
23. Michelle Money
24. Raichel Goodyear
25. Rebecca
26. Sarah L.
27. Sarah Powell
28. Shawntel Newton
29. Stacey Queripel