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Ali Fedotowsky: Emily Maynard “Deserves to Find Love” on The Bachelorette

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Ali Fedotowsky, Emily Maynard

Having already gone through the Bachelorette experience, Ali Fedotowsky knows just what new leading lady Emily Maynard is up against — and Fedotowsky says she is just right for the gig.

"Emily is amazing! She's such a sweetheart," Fedotowsky — who recently split from her 2010 Bachelorette love match Roberto Martinez — told Us Weekly at our annual Hot Hollywood bash Wednesday at Greystone Manor in West Hollywood. "If anyone deserves to find love, it's her."

Related: PHOTOS: Take a look back at Emily's time on The Bachelor

Though fans were first introduced to single mom Maynard, 26, on Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor when she fell for the bar owner, Fedotowsky hints Maynard's spinoff season may be a little different.

Related: PHOTOS: See what Bachelor and Bachelorette alums are up to now

"Emily told me she likes guys with tattoos, so we'll see what kind of guys she has on this season," Fedotowsky, 27, says of Maynard. "It should be interesting. I'm psyched."

Filming her season in Charlotte, N.C., where she lives with her 6-year-old daughter Ricki, Maynard enjoyed her show's first one-on-one date March 16.

Related: VIDEO: Emily's daughter bonds with Brad on The Bachelor

Dining at Italian eatery Osso with a contestant identified by show insiders as 31-year-old Ryan Bowers, Maynard later danced the night away with the Atlanta-based gym owner at a Gloriana concert.

"She looked happy, like she was having a nice time," an eyewitness told Us after their date. Still, the witness says, "Emily didn't kiss Ryan at the end of the song. She just gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek."

Tell Us: Do you think Emily will find love as this season's new Bachelorette?

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