ABC names first African American 'Bachelorette'

Published February 14, 2017

This image provided by ABC shows Rachel Lindsay, who ABC named as its first black woman to be the Bachelorette for the 13th season of The Bachelor spinoff. (ABC via AP)

ABC has named a black woman as its "Bachelorette" for the first time in the show's history.

Rachel Lindsay will lead the 13th season of "The Bachelor" spinoff. The announcement came Monday night on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

The news is somewhat of a spoiler for fans of the ongoing season of "The Bachelor." The 31-year-old attorney from Texas has yet to be eliminated from the dating show, where she is competing for the affections of Nick Viall. Nevertheless, Lindsay told Kimmel on Monday that she's ready to find love and a husband. She also encouraged the audience to send any interested suitors to apply for the show.

"I'm happy to represent myself as a black woman in front of America and I'm happy for America to rally behind me and see what it's like for me to be on this journey to find love," Lindsay told People. "Honestly, it's not going to be that different from any other season of 'The Bachelorette.'"

"The Bachelorette" begins airing on ABC in May.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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