Alabama born-and-bred beauty queen
Hannah Brown was positively radiant on
the 23rd season of The Bachelor but what
else is there to know about the charming
southern belle ahead of her turn as the
next Bachelorette we have so many
questions here's everything we dug up
about Hannah be the first thing out of
Browns mouth on The Bachelor after her
name was of course the 23 year old
bombshell is obviously an Alabama native
born and raised in Tuscaloosa
according to her ABC profile a
self-described proud member of the
Alabama Crimson Tide
brown attended the University of Alabama
her parents alma mater there she
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
communication studies with a minor in
public relations according to an article
and the Tuscaloosa news additionally
she's a pretty traditional gal which
often comes with the territory with
southern ladies she appreciates it when
guys open doors and pull out chairs for
her and likes listening to country music
above all other genres Brown also enjoys
playing board games and watches every
single Alabama football game proud to be
now in the same row sod
one of Browns biggest accomplishments to
date was winning the Miss Alabama USA
pageant in 2017 you know there was some
serious competition in that room but at
the end of the day the crown and sash
were Browns for the taking the beauty
queen took to Instagram to celebrate her
victory posting if you're shocked I am
too if you are excited sweet I am too
the Lord is so faithful
I'm honored he has given me this
opportunity to serve his people with
this shiny hat Brown also competed in
the 2018 Miss USA pageant but did not
take the title maybe next time
Brown made her foray into the pageant
world at the tender age of 15 originally
she did it because of scholarship
opportunities but quickly realized that
there were other advantages namely she
enjoyed sharing her talents jazz dance
moves outreach skills and public
speaking abilities with the world she
revealed in an interview with Alabama
News Center my family has seen me grow
significantly because of being in
pageantry it has really amplified me as
a person it has given me a lot of
confidence in times when there is both
positive and negative light shed on me
now that she starred on The Bachelor
those skills are more important than
ever as she'll be under a whole lot more
scrutiny from the public the road to
being crowned Miss Alabama USA 4018
wasn't exactly a smooth one she wasn't
able to break into the top 15 four years
in a row
she told the Tuscaloosa news I learned a
lot and I think the Lord taught me how
to lose graciously it wasn't always fun
or easy but I think I had to go through
all that to really be ready to be Miss
Alabama USA it sounds like she made the
most of those tough moments and became a
better person for it Brown has been
candid about the fact that she struggled
with mental health issues showing that
it really can't affect anyone she
revealed this side of herself and her
meet miss Alabama USA interview saying
it took me a while to really figure out
what my passion was and I think that was
another reason that I struggled with
anxiety and depression if you don't know
what your purpose is and your passion is
then sometimes you don't know what life
is for
fortunately Brown is in a better place
and intends to help others who are
experiencing what she has gone through
in the past she said in an interview
with Alabama news center I am here to
encourage people and to be like hey I've
been there but here I am today I've been
in a dark place but there is light in
the darkness
to that end Brown started a program in
school centering around joy
where she shares her story about her
experience with anxiety and depression
after college Brown worked as an
interior designer at gracefully done in
Northport Alabama where she was able to
utilize her education and people skills
during that time she also stopped doing
pageants so she could focus on her
career she told the Tuscaloosa news
I love making my customers dream homes a
reality but Brown didn't make it a full
year before pageants started calling to
her again as she missed the excitement
of the stage and the confidence it gave
her so just two weeks before the miss
Alabama USA tryout Brown decided to
throw her hat back into the ring and to
paid off because that year she took home
the grand prize sometimes you just have
to follow your heart it wouldn't be the
bachelor without at least one feud
between some of the contestants and
season 23 didn't disappoint we're
referring specifically to the drama that
went down between Brown and Kalyn Miller
Keys which bubbled up during the second
episode when Miller Keys dished about
their past specifically Miller key said
that they had been friends before
competing at the Miss USA pageant in
2018 where she was Miss North Carolina
and won first runner-up and Brown didn't
make the top 15 Miller Keys went on to
say that Brown was mad that she did in
place and implied that she was jealous
of her the drama was afoot of course
Brown denied being jealous and said that
Miller Keys was lying and while we might
never know the whole real story some
mutual acquaintances have sided with
Brown according to vulture they believe
that Millard Keys was the one with the
attitude at the pageant and said that
Brown texted her afterwards to tell her
so they also believe that Miller Keys
has a manipulative streak
yikes Brown was anything but shy about
her feelings for Underwood on The
Bachelor she confessed in an interview
at the Tuscaloosa News he had a lot of
qualities that I look for in a partner a
spouse and what I want in the husband
overall I was excited from the beginning
to get to know him
they certainly seemed like they would be
a great match unfortunately as we all
know Underwood didn't reciprocate those
feelings and sent her home after their
date on the seventh episode of course
that was anything but easy for Brown who
confessed it crushed me but I think the
relationship and things I've been
through reminded me that even in that
moment of hurt and sadness that
ultimately I want someone who loves me
the same way I love them
that's what I deserve and that's what I
want and that's not what I was getting
with Colton one of the really sweet
things about Braun is that she wears her
heart on her sleeve she really has faith
that somewhere out there the man of her
dreams is waiting for her she revealed
to the Tuscaloosa news I believe 1000%
that you can find your person and fall
in love if that is something that can
happen for me I would love the
opportunity but I think you can fall in
love anywhere before she knew she was
the next Bachelorette Brown didn't rule
out exactly where she meet and fall for
her prince charming saying I could fall
in love at a coffee shop tomorrow or on
national television who knows it looks
like the water before millions of people
is the next big step for Brown the
consensus is in clearly the most
uncomfortable moment of the season of
The Bachelor was definitely brown state
with Underwood and episode two
specifically the amount of awkward
silences that transpired in the space of
those hours was impressive and who could
forget the toast that had everyone
cringing on their couches okay but fake
it tastes too first it's my birthday so
two days before anything amazing day and
um yeah Cheers
roll tide she really threw a roll tide
out there is a last-ditch effort to
break up that awkwardness cringe but
Brown explained what was going on in her
head in an Instagram post yep this date
was totally uncomfortable in awkward
because I was totally uncomfortable and
awkward with everything surrounding me
all things considered it really could
have been worse but still that one did
not go well you might be tempted to
think all of the contestants secretly
hate each other but that's actually not
true at all in fact one of the notable
friendships between contestants in
season 23 was that of brown and Demi
Burnett a fellow interior designer no
brunette was sent home early as well she
and Brown didn't cut ties when the
camera stopped rolling Brown revealed in
an interview with fan sighted I talked
to my girl Demi on a daily basis we
talked for an hour last night before he
went to bed we told each other sweet
dreams so we are always calling each
other up
it really is heartwarming to know that
many of the friendships formed on The
Bachelor really are the real deal and
aren't just for show for as much
heartache and drama that Brown had to
endure on The Bachelor she testifies to
the fact that the experience helped her
grow immensely specifically she was
really able to get to know her authentic
self
and share it with the entire world she
wrote in a post on her Instagram page I
finally started sitting in the front row
of my own ride
I got honest I got raw and real with
myself and I really got to know me the
good news/bad me and the ugly me also
the weird crazy fun me so I could let
other people get to know the real hand
too
but seeing her blossom on the show could
be really fun at times and it shows she
recalls in an interview with fan sighted
I feel like the beast has always been
inside of me in some way to me the beast
has been more about me being okay with
who I am and opening up and not really
caring what anybody thinks
arguably one of the most talked about
aspects of season 23 of the bachelor was
Colton Underwood's virginity something
he has been very open about and while
some people might think it's weird or
others might question his masculinity
Underwood didn't hide who he was in the
face of all that potential mockery one
person who was 100% into that fact was
Braun who has similar values when it
comes to intimacy she revealed on the
Tuscaloosa news I'm not a virgin but sex
is a big deal so that he's a virgin is
super appealing to me
Braun may have wondered why so many
people were judgmental about the whole
thing
but she too admits she was at least a
bit surprised I honestly couldn't
believe people were like what I was like
oh my god that's so awesome it's so
amazing but then I'm like how Underwood
may have sent Braun home but that
doesn't mean that miss Alabama USA 2018
is done with reality television in fact
she's the next Bachelorette Brown
previously told Entertainment Tonight
that being on The Bachelorette is an
opportunity she'd love to have I really
believe in
and I did that you all love here and be
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