Bachelor’s Susie Evans: 5 Things to Know About 1 of Clayton Echard’s Finalists

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Bachelor’s Susie Evans: 5 Things to Know About 1 of Clayton Echard’s Finalists

Something about Susie! Susie Evans is competing for Clayton Echard's heart on season 26 of the ABC series — and she stood out to the Bachelor from night 1. “Susie was very fun coming out of the limo,” the 28-year-old Missouri native said on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast after the January 3 premiere. The Virginia native, 28, jokingly shocked Clayton's hand with a buzzing device while introducing herself to the former football player. “I like somebody that has a sense of humor. She comes out, you know, a little corny with the buzzer on her hand,” Clayton told Us. “But I like when I see someone that's able to do that and then be confident about it. ‘Cause you kinda think, like, coming out that limo, cameras are all around you and you can still maintain that poise, that confidence — that says a lot about somebody. I was very impressed by her.” The ABC star added that Susie is “very bubbly” and “fun” to be around. While Susie is new to Bachelor Nation, she has ties to Bachelor season 23 contestant Caelynn Miller-Keyes. Both women were Miss Virginia USA in the past. [jwplayer JKUI4iFF-zhNYySv2] “Years of sisterhood! 💕 Teen and Miss Virginia USA winners,” Susie captioned a snap with Caelynn in October 2019 via Instagram. “I feel so lucky to have met so many amazing women in this organization.” While Caelynn, 26, has yet to comment on Susie’s casting, boyfriend Dean Unglert revealed that they have a “bet” going to see if her friend or his ex-girlfriend — contestant Gabby Windey — will make it further. “Caelynn has a good friend that’s on the season as well, and Caelynn is convinced that her friend will either win or become the next Bachelorette,” Dean, 30, said on his podcast ahead of the premiere. “So Caelynn and I have a bet going to whose friend is gonna go further.” The Bachelor airs on ABC Mondays at 8 p.m. ET. Scroll through for 5 things to know about Susie, who is one of Clayton’s final three contestants: [podcast_block]

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1. How She Knows Caelynn Miller-Keyes

The Bachelor loves pageant queens! Caelynn was Miss Virginia Teen USA 2013 and Miss North Carolina 2018. Susie, meanwhile, was Miss Team Virginia 2011 and Miss Virginia 2020.

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2. She Has a Lot of Jobs

While Susie’s job is listed as wedding videographer on the ABC show, she is also a fitness coach and a Jiu-Jitsu champion.

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3. She’s Getting Compared to Hannah Brown — and Debby Ryan

Susie has been compared to the season 15 Bachelorette and former Disney star. Clayton commented on the comparisons earlier this month.

“I see everything, I think. I read everything online, much to my own detriment. I see it all. Yes. I saw those comparisons,” he told Glamour. “People compared me and Jesse Palmer to each other [too]. I've been compared to other individuals. Everyone's just having fun with it. It's cool to see everybody's having a good time and enjoying poking fun at me and everybody else.”

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4. She's Super Close to Her Family

Susie often shares snaps with her parents, Tom Evans and Jean Beans Evans, and her brother, Tommy Evans. She revealed in 2020 that her dad had “less than 1 percent chance to live” amid a battle with organ failure.

“This has definitely been the most challenging year in my life personally. Something that really made the difference in my days or even weeks when we were so uncertain or scared, would be the positive interactions with other people,” she wrote via Instagram alongside a snap with her dad and one of his doctors. “Often times- it was the nurses or health professionals that would come into the room cracking jokes, laughing with us or just sharing something positive about their life. In general 2020 has been significantly more isolated than any other year of my life (most of our lives) but I’ve tried to make sure that the human interaction I do have with others is positive. You never know what someone else is going through. Thanks to all the health care workers who choose to be positive and kind when they show up to work long hours every day.”

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5. What Susie Wants in a Partner

“What Susie finds sexy is a thoughtful man who prioritizes quality time and creating shared experiences,” her ABC bio reads. “With Susie, loyalty is the bottom line and she needs someone she can trust to her core. Above all, she wants someone who will always be there to support and encourage her dreams no matter where those dreams take her.”