Rachel Lindsay : (5)

" Knowing that I was potentially going to be the first black Bachelorette actually held me back from wanting to do it. With the first, there’s always so much pressure. And I knew I was going to be new to the audience as a lead for a number of reasons – being over 30, being a career woman, and also being black. " - Rachel Lindsay

" Well, I was a huge ‘Matlock’ fan as a child. " - Rachel Lindsay

" I’m a huge Russell Westbrook fan. I pretend I know him, I call him Rusty. But I love his style and someone who steps out out of the box and is bold and that’s him. " - Rachel Lindsay

" You never want to bite the hand that feeds you, but you also do not want to be aiding and abetting problematic behavior. " - Rachel Lindsay

" My dad is a judge, but he started off as an attorney. He is one of my biggest role models; both of my parents are. So, from a young age, I said I wanted to be an attorney. " - Rachel Lindsay