Jake Pavelka
Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi in 2010
Born	Jacob Lynn Pavelka (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978 (age 34)
Occupation	Pilot

Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka (born January 27, 1978) is an American pilot who appeared on four reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor.

Early life and career[link]

Pavelka was born in Dallas, Texas to James and Sallie Pavelka, he has two brothers, Jason and Matthew, both of whom are married. Pavelka attended University of North Texas and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida. Pavelka began taking flying lessons at the age of 12 and became an airline captain flight instructor at 23. He worked as a pilot for Atlantic Southeast Airlines and, under the name of Jake Landrum, acted in several television commercials and programs produced in the Dallas area.^[1]

Reality television[link]

Pavelka first appeared as a contestant in the fifth season of the ABC reality show The Bachelorette. He was eliminated from the competition, but was brought back by the network to star in the 14th season of its series The Bachelor. The program’s run ended with Pavelka proposing marriage to contestant Vienna Girardi.^[1] The couple split up in June 2010.^[2]

Following the end of The Bachelor, Pavelka was named as one of the celebrity contestants for the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.^[3] He and his partner Chelsie Hightower were the fifth to be eliminated. In July 2011, it was announced that Pavelka would be a contestant on the second season of Bachelor Pad.^[4]He was also a contestant on VH1's reality series Famous Food. He also appeared on an episode of The CW's reality show H8R.

Other work[link]

In June 2010, Pavelka was scheduled to guest-star on an episode of Drop Dead Diva as Toby Devlin, contestant on a fictional reality dating show.^[5] On January 14, 2011, Pavelka guest-starred on The Bold and the Beautiful.^[6]

From February to March 2012, Pavelka is a celebrity guest host at the Chippendales show in Las Vegas.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jake Pavelka at the Internet Movie Database

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Erica Rose

Personal information
Full name	Erica Lara Rose
Nationality	United States
Born	(1982-07-06) 6 July 1982 (age 29) Cleveland, OH, USA
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	Lake Erie Silver Dolphins
College team	Northwestern Wildcats
Medal record World Championships Gold 1998 Perth 5km Open Water

Erica Rose (born July 6, 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American long-distance swimmer and former World Champion, a feat she achieved at age 15.

References[link]

• ericaroseswimming.com -- official website.

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Chelsie Hightower
Hightower in 2010
Born	Chelsie Kay Hightower (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 22) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Occupation	Professional dancer/choreographer
Years active	1998–present

Chelsie Kay Hightower (born July 21, 1989) is a Latin ballroom dancer, who is best known for being a regular dance partner, trainer, and choreographer on the ABC competition show Dancing with the Stars.

Biography[link]

Born Chelsie Kay Hightower in Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in Orem, Utah with five brothers and her mother, Laurie Hightower, she started dancing when she was nine years old, and received conventional training since the age of 14. Hightower performed in musical theatres across the United States. She was a U.S. Worlds finalist in 2005, and competed on Team USA. She graduated from Timpanogos High School, then attended Utah Valley University.^[1]

At 18, she made her television debut on season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance. She was eliminated from the U.S. reality TV show on July 31, 2008 after making it to the top 6.

Hightower joined the season-eight cast of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, and was partnered with Ty Murray, a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy. On May 12, 2009, she and Murray were eliminated from the competition with a 4th place finish. Her partner for Season 9 was professional snowboarder Louie Vito. They were eliminated in week six of the competition, and came in 8th place. For Season 10 she was partnered with Bachelor Jake Pavelka. They were voted off in week five of the competition, and came in 7th place. She was paired with Michael Bolton in Season 11. The couple were eliminated in week two. For Season 12 she was partnered with rapper and actor Romeo Miller. They were eliminated in week eight of the competition, and came in 5th place. She was not on Season 13 (Fall 2011), but returned in Season 14 (Spring 2012) partnered with Disney Channel star Roshon Fegan. The couple was eliminated on Week 8, finishing in 6th place.

Hightower made an appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Winter 2010 edition (pages 152 and 153) along with three other couples from Dancing with the Stars.^[2] On July 8, 2010, Chelsie received an Emmy nomination for the "Paso Doble/Malagueña" dance that she and Derek Hough performed and co-choreographed for Dancing with the Stars Season 10.^[3]

Hightower has performed with singer/songwriter Jewel (Ty Murray's wife) in concert on Jewel's hit "Hands."

Personal life[link]

Chelsie in April 2009

Chelsie has been teaching at Center Stage in Utah.

Hightower has her own clothing line through Sugar and Bruno and makeup line through Cliche Cosmetics.

[edit] So You Think You Can Dance performances

[edit] Dancing With the Stars performances

Chelsie's average score from all her partners is 20.6 points.

[edit] Season 8 : with Ty Murray (average : 22.4)

[edit] Season 9 : with Louie Vito (average : 18.8)

^* Due to Len Goodman's absence in week 2 the 7 was awarded by stand-in guest judge Baz Luhrmann.

[edit] Season 10 : with Jake Pavelka (average : 19.4)

[edit] Season 11 : with Michael Bolton (average : 14.0)

[edit] Season 12 : with Romeo Miller (average : 23.6)

• Scores for weeks 1 & 2 were combined and first results were revealed on March 29, 2011
• Week 7 guest judge Donnie Burns score is before Carrie Ann's
• Average score does not include guest judge's score on week 7

[edit] Season 14 : with Roshon Fegan (average : 25.7)

• Average score does not include marathon dance in week 6

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Official site