Who Is The Richest Former Bachelorette?

When women agree to be the Bachelorette, they expect to find love and hope to leave the show with both a fiance and an engagement ring. Granted, they also know that they will have to deal with unavoidable drama, possible deception, and even potential heartbreak. However, many of the ladies who spend the season in the middle of reality TV's romantic action also end up bringing in a lot of money after the cameras stop rolling, as well.

On top of the payment they receive for appearing on the show (as well as a lucrative bonus if they televise their wedding), former Bachelorettes (and contestants) can also score sweet social media sponsorships and receive a nice chunk of cash if they agree to compete on Dancing with the Stars. Of course, each of the Bachelorettes had careers that made them money before they appeared on the show, although some left those gigs behind when better-paying opportunities popped up after they found fame.

But some former Bachelorettes earn more than others. For instance, Season 10 star Andi Dorfman has $300,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which happens to be on the low end of this particular scale. Season 7's Ashley Hebert has a bit more than that, with $450,000, per Life & Style. Ali Fedotowsky, who you will remember from Season 6, can top them both with $600,000. However, the total sitting in her bank account can't compare to the former Bachelorettes who have more than $1 million. That includes the one star who has more than any of the others.

Andi Dorfman, Ashley Hebert, and Ali Fedotowsky are quite comfortable when it comes to their financial situations thanks to the fact that they all have a substantial amount of money to fall back on when needed. However, there are other former Bachelorettes that have even more money than they do. In fact, there is a group of the Bachelor Nation ladies who are millionaires.

Take, for instance, Season 16 Bachelorette Tayshia Adams, who took over from the season's original star, Clare Crawley. Tayshia has $1 million to her name, according to Life & Style, meaning that she is relatively rich. Hannah Brown was the main star of the show in Season 15 and has even more than Tayshia, with $1.5 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. The original Bachelorette, Trista Sutter (who was Trista Rehn before she tied the knot with Ryan Sutter), has $2 million, which is surely in part because she was paid $1 million for the television rights to her wedding.

What about Season 5 star Jillian Harris? Well, she reportedly has $3 million, while Season 11's Kaitlyn Bristowe has around $3.5 million. As for JoJo Fletcher, who took on the romantic lead in Season 12, her worth is a little unclear to say the least. She is thought to be worth anywhere between $1 million and $5 million, but that is honestly quite a wide range. If her fortune is closer to the latter, however, then she might be giving the richest former Bachelorette a run for her money.

You would have to go all the way back to Season 8 of The Bachelorette to see Emily Maynard's journey on the popular reality show. "[T]he soft-spoken beautiful Southern blonde who won the hearts of fans ... [seemed to have] it all," according to People. "But for the former reality star," life has actually involved "deal[ing] with depression, the death of her boyfriend and life as a single mother," meaning that her road to "find[ing] happiness has been far from perfect."

"Things haven't been super easy for me," Emily acknowledged while opening up to People in December 2020. She went on to explain, "As great as things are now, it's been a struggle for me. My life definitely isn't perfect. Is anybody's?"

Emily's life might have put her through trying times in the past and her situation might not always be ideal these days, but she surely appreciates that she is now married to her husband, Tyler Johnson, and is the mother of five children — Ricki, Gatlin, Gibson, Jennings, and Magnolia. She is also likely grateful for the fact that she has a fortune that sits at $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Part of that amount came from the fact that she wrote a New York Times best-selling book, I said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love. Maybe her next book should be about her impressive financial journey.