Bachelorette biography

American television personality (born )

Jennifer Tran (born November 24, )^[2][3] is an American television personality who appeared on season 28 of The Bachelor, and starred in season 21 of The Bachelorette.^[4] She is the first Asian-American in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor franchise.^[5]

Early life and education

Tran was born and raised in Hillsdale, New Jersey, to Vietnamese immigrants.^[2][6] She is Buddhist, and has an older brother, James.^[5][7] She graduated from Pascack Valley High School in , where she played basketball and lacrosse.^[8][9]

Tran attended the University of Pittsburgh for two years, before transferring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.^[1][10] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in molecular biology in ^[11] Prior to appearing on The