Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown was born Hannah Kelsey Brown on September 24, 1994, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She grew up in Tuscaloosa and Northport, Alabama, before attending the University of Alabama, where she graduated in 2017 with a degree in Communications and Information Sciences, magna cum laude. Prior to her television career, Brown worked as an interior designer in Northport.

Brown began her public career in pageantry at the age of 15, gaining notable recognition as first runner-up in Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen 2010 and second runner-up in Miss Alabama Teen USA 2011. After a brief absence, she returned to pageantry and was crowned Miss Alabama USA 2018, leading her to compete in Miss USA 2018. In 2018, Brown was cast in season 23 of “The Bachelor,” where she placed seventh. Her engaging personality led her to be selected as the star of season 15 of “The Bachelorette” in 2019, making her the first lead not to place in the top four of a Bachelor season. She concluded her engagement from the show and later won “The Competition Contestant of 2019” at the 45th People’s Choice Awards.

In 2019, Brown further expanded her public presence by competing on season 28 of “Dancing with the Stars” alongside professional dancer Alan Bersten. She emerged as the winner on November 25, 2019. Continuing her career, Brown authored the memoir “God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life’s Best (and Worst) Moments,” published by HarperCollins in 2021, which debuted at number 13 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Hardcover Nonfiction. She followed this with a companion journal in 2022 and, in 2023, appeared on “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” where she was one of two contestants to complete the selection process. In 2024, her debut romance novel, “Mistakes We Never Made,” co-written with Emily Larrabee, was published and reached number 15 on The New York Times Best Seller list.