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It's official! Airline pilot Jake Pavelka is the bachelor for the 14th season.

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• The women bring their own dresses and frequently share them.

• The Bachelor has input into who gets chosen for the dates.

• The producers arrange some group dates so that the chosen women may possibly divulge to the Bachelor what is happening when he is not around.

• The producers decide the rose ceremony name calling order.

• In order to keep the ceremony natural looking, only three to five names are called and filmed in a segment (so the Bachelor can remember them) until all roses are given out.

• Chris Harrison's wife receives the left over roses.

• When a woman leaves the show, she is given access to a counselor, a hotel room and food.

• The couple are given special phone numbers, after the finale, so that they can keep in touch.

• The Bachelor and his chosen lady normally talk daily, as well as each Tuesday morning so that the Bachelor can explain his actions from the previous night's show.

• The two are encouraged, and facilitated, to spend time together, between the end of filming and the show's finale.

Jason Mesnick is the 13th bachelor. He was chosen for the role after being rejected by DeAnna Pappas on the fourth season of The Bachelorette. He is the single father of a son named Ty and lives in Kirkland, Washington.

Mesnick was not surprised when DeAnna Pappas showed up on the set of The Bachelor according to Reality TV World. Implied in the interview, was the understanding that he did not still desire a relationship with her.Reality TV World: Mesnick not Surprised by DeAnna (January 9, 2009)

On January 16, 2009, Reality Blurred posted a video that showed a pinkie ring, to viewers during the preview, on the woman to whom Mesnick proposes. The video then goes on to reveal that the ring may belong to Melissa.Reality Blurred: Bachelor Winner May Have Been Revealed (January 16, 2009)

Rose Ryder of "The Bachelor Examiner" reveals that Molly is wearing a pinkie ring on her right hand, as evidenced in a preview of the finale, while she was curling her hair. It also shows a pinkie ring on Melissa's left hand. Further examination of the earlier video, that spawned the spoiler rumors that Melissa was the chosen one, shows that Mesnick proposes to someone with a pinkie ring on the right hand.Examiner.com: ...Read My Pinkie Ring Theory... (February 24, 2009)

Reality Steve stated on his blog that he knew the finale ending three weeks ago. Melissa, the sales rep from Texas, was indeed given a ring just as the earlier spoiler showed. The twist comes when Mesnick reportedly breaks off their engagement, after two months of dating, during the "After The Rose" show. The second "After The Final Rose" segment, which airs on March 3, 2009, to explain everything, is said to reveal that he has chosen Molly, although it is possibly a surprise to her.Reality Steve: Reality Steve Blog (February 18, 2009)

Texas manufacturing representative Steve Carbone posted February 18, 2009, on his website, www.realitysteve.com, that someone close to The Bachelor series revealed to him that a dramatic and shocking ending would transpire for the show. He states that the facts are that Jason and Melissa are no longer dating and that Jason is now dating Molly. Carbone insists that the producers of the show noticed an immediate romantic vibe between Molly and Jason and were afraid that the show would be ruined if they didn't ask Jason to create conflict. Host Chris Harrison denied that the show has ever been involved in scripting the ending for any season ever.MLive: Michigan's Molly Malaney... (February 19, 2009)EW.com: Chris Harrison Blogs...(February 24, 2009)

Carbone also claims to have information regarding e-mails between Jason and Melissa that hint that she knew nothing about the outcome of the show and that Jason was just doing what the producers had wanted him to do.Dose.ca: ...Bachelor Conspiracy? (February 20, 2009)

• Ann: Flight attendant from Phoenix, AZ

• Dominique: Medical sales representative from Mt. Carmel, PA

• Emily: Casino marketing representative from Seattle, WA

• Erica: Account executive from Monroe, CT

• Jackie: Wedding coordinator from Dallas, TX

• Jillian: Interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada

• Julie: Teacher from Columbus, OH

• Kari: Ad executive from Lee's Summit, MO

• Lauren: Teacher from Malboro, NJ

• Lisa: Public relations associate from Boise, ID

• Megan: Lacrosse coach and single mom from Sewickley, PA

• Melissa: Sales representative from Dallas, TX

• Molly: Store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI

• Naomi: Flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA

• Natalie: Human resources associate from Morton, IL

• Nicole: Menswear buyer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Nikki: Administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL

• Raquel: Medical student from Recife, Brazil

• Renee: Jewelry designer from Los Angeles, CA

• Shannon: Dental hygienist from Marshall, MO

• Sharon: Teacher from Batavia, NY

• Shelby: Account executive from Stockton, CA

• Stacia: Charity accountant and single mom from Orem, UT

• Stephanie: Marketing representative and single mom from Huntsville, AL

• Treasure: Nurse practitioner and single mom from Salt Lake City, UT