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Who is Annie Jorgensen? 'Joe Millionaire' contestant is former Miss Georgia

Annie Jorgensen is a former Miss Georgia who won the pageant in 2016. She is also a successful entrepreneur

There are a lot of reality shows on TV right now, but only a few of them manage to nab the eyeballs. During the early 2000s, one of the shows that actually received a lot of recognition was ‘Joe Millionaire’. The show featured a group of single women, competing for the affection of a bachelor billed as being a millionaire. However, unbeknownst to the singles, the bachelor was not actually a millionaire.

The secret was only revealed to the last remaining woman. Now, it was up to the woman if she wants to be with that person or not. The first season was massively successful and saw 40 million viewers tuning in for the final. Following its debut in 2003, it became one of the highest-rated and most-watched unscripted series debuts of the last 20 years. However, the second season was a complete failure. Now, almost 18 years after the second season aired on TV, the show is set to make a comeback on FOX. 

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The format will remain the same and a total of 18 women will be entering the show to find their soul mates. The show will be introducing two bachelors this around, Steven and Kurt. As far as the contestants are concerned, one of the contestants that will try to be the last woman standing is Annie Jorgensen. So, let’s dig a little deeper and get to know more about her.

Who is Annie Jorgensen? The ‘Joe Millionaire’ contestant is former Miss Georgia

Born in Wisconsin, Annie Jorgensen moved to Georgia and started her professional career there. She is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful contestants on the show. Her personality is what makes her so amazing and she has a long list of achievements in her kitty. Annie is a graduate of The University of Georgia Honors Program and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism.

Her extraordinary journey started in 2016 when she won the Miss University of Georgia pageant. Then, she went on to represent her state at the Miss America pageant.

After becoming a popular figure, she tried helping young people with her #IGotThis initiative and workbook to encourage people in finding their confidence through building relationships and setting goals. Apart from starting this initiative, she has a good work background as well. From May 2016 to June 2017, she worked as a Sports Blogger for SB Nation and covered women’s basketball. In 2017, she was an intern at CNN.

Currently, she is working as a Creative Strategist at Small Girls PR.

With the #IGotThis program, Jorgensen has managed to partner with Girl Scouts of America and established a program where youngsters can earn confidence as they determine what makes them feel confident.

Apart from being a successful entrepreneur, she also loves to be on social media. Her Instagram profile is filled with amazing photos and has more than 15,300 followers on the image-sharing platform. Jorgensen is one of the strongest contestants on the show and others might want to try a little harder to pose some competition in front of her.

‘Joe Millionaire’ will be premiering exclusively on FOX every Thursday at 8 pm EST.