Where are they now?: The first five leads from The Bachelor

THE BACHELOR - Ò2610BÓ Ð After a rollercoaster season like none other, ÒThe BachelorÓ himself, Clayton Echard, returns to face the three women he fell in love with. Jesse Palmer will guide emotional conversations throughout the evening as the bombshell conclusion to ClaytonÕs season plays out. What happens next is anyoneÕs guess, but it all goes down LIVE. Plus, an exciting surprise announcement that no one will see coming on the finale of ÒThe Bachelor,Ó TUESDAY, MARCH 15 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)JESSE PALMER
THE BACHELOR - Ò2610BÓ Ð After a rollercoaster season like none other, ÒThe BachelorÓ himself, Clayton Echard, returns to face the three women he fell in love with. Jesse Palmer will guide emotional conversations throughout the evening as the bombshell conclusion to ClaytonÕs season plays out. What happens next is anyoneÕs guess, but it all goes down LIVE. Plus, an exciting surprise announcement that no one will see coming on the finale of ÒThe Bachelor,Ó TUESDAY, MARCH 15 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)JESSE PALMER
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The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge

Six months later Bachelor Nation received the second installment of The Bachelor franchise with Aaron Buerge as the lead. Aaron was 28 years old and the Vice President of his family’s system of banks. He proposed to Helene Eksterowicz on The Bachelor Season 2. However, their love was short-lived as the couple broke up after a few weeks.

The two went off to marry separate people several years later. Aaron married in 2009 and has three daughters with his wife. Photos from his Instagram show that his firstborn daughter recently found her true love as well. According to his LinkedIn profile,  the former lead on The Bachelor is the director and executive vice president of Legacy Bank and Trust in Springfield, Missouri.