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Dale Moss makes Bachelorette history as first contestant from this US state

ByCody Schultz|
THE BACHELORETTE - "1601" - Clare Crawley will finally embark on her journey to find her soul mate as "The Bachelorette" returns for its sizzling 16th season on a new night. After putting Juan Pablo in his place on the memorable, 18th season finale of "The Bachelor," and gaining a new sense of resolve and self-worth, Clare is more than ready to put her romantic disappointments in the rearview mirror and start a wild ride to find her happily ever after on the season premiere of "The Bachelorette," TUESDAY, OCT. 13 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)DALE
THE BACHELORETTE - "1601" - Clare Crawley will finally embark on her journey to find her soul mate as "The Bachelorette" returns for its sizzling 16th season on a new night. After putting Juan Pablo in his place on the memorable, 18th season finale of "The Bachelor," and gaining a new sense of resolve and self-worth, Clare is more than ready to put her romantic disappointments in the rearview mirror and start a wild ride to find her happily ever after on the season premiere of "The Bachelorette," TUESDAY, OCT. 13 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)DALE

Dale Moss is set to make Bachelorette history as the first contestant ever to appear on a Bachelor franchise series from this great Midwestern state.

Ahead of the season 16 premiere of The Bachelorette, there has been a lot of buzz about contestant Dale Moss and the rumors surrounding just how far he makes it in the season.

While we’ll have to wait to see if Dale has a hand in delivering one of the most unexpected moments in the history of The Bachelorette, the former pro football wide receiver has already made history becoming the first contestant ever to hail from the great state of South Dakota!

Dale Moss becomes South Dakota’s first Bachelorette contestant

Given the number of bachelors and bachelorettes to appear across the various iterations of ABC’s Bachelor franchise, it might come as a surprise to many to discover that Dale Moss is the first contestant to ever represent The Mount Rushmore State.

As revealed in Dale’s official bio page, the former NFL wide receiver is from Brandon, South Dakota, a small town with an estimated population of roughly 10,000. Not only did Dale grow up in South Dakota, but he eventually would go on to play Division 1 football and basketball at South Dakota State which set him on the path to becoming signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

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While Dale has since relocated to New York, he remains a small-town boy at heart who will now go down in Bachelor Nation history as the first South Dakota native to appear on a Bachelor franchise show!

What states have never been represented on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette?

Considering how many seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette there have been, it’s crazy to think there are several US States which have never been represented on either series. However, all these years later there are still a handful of states that have never produced a Bachelor Nation contestant.

Thanks to Dale Moss, South Dakota can now join the list of states represented on the show leaving just four states unrepresented on the show: Delaware, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Wyoming.

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