contestant
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While she was the first black woman to represent South Africa at the beauty paegent, she was not the country's first non-white contestant.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
In casting her, ABC broke with its typical pattern of picking someone who had previously appeared as a contestant on “The Bachelor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Paul, the first contestant not to be plucked from the Bachelor Nation, broke that mould in many ways.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
And Paul’s casting as “The Bachelorette” makes her the first heroine who was not a contestant on a previous season of “The Bachelor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Then, through Regina’s persistence, Bobby received an invitation to be a possible contestant on the most popular show on television, The $64,000 Question.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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