Season 24: Emily Maynard

WHEN IT AIRED: May 2012

WHO SHE PICKED: Jef Holm

After her engagement to Bachelor Brad Womack ended in 2011, the single mom brought The Bachelorette to her hometown of Charlotte, N.C., for a second chance at on-camera love. At the end of a relatively scandal-free season, Maynard, 27, got engaged to Utah entrepreneur Jef Holm. But that’s when the trouble began. Tabloid reports claimed that Maynard had cheated with a football star. She denied the accusations, but the two soon parted ways. “There were times you feel so alone and you feel like the world is crumbling down on you,” says Maynard, who found strength in her faith and support from other single moms. Seven months later she’s still single and focused on work (she writes a beauty blog and is preparing to launch a jewelry line) and caring for daughter Ricki, 7. Says Maynard: “Even though I haven’t gotten married yet, I do have a happy ending.”

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