Meet the first 19 contestants who are looking for love on this season of 'Bachelor in Paradise'

Thurston's contestants banded together to help get Smith the boot after he told her that there were men in the house who weren't there for the right reasons. 

In a first for a rose ceremony, one of the contestants stepped up and said the men had "come together in solidarity" to tell Thurston that Smith — a motivational speaker — had lied to her, and that they didn't believe she should keep him around. 

Thurston listened, and now Smith is headed to Mexico. 

The 26-year-old financial manager from Oregon was the franchise's first deaf contestant. 

"There's something a little bit different about me, and that is I'm deaf," Heringer, who was eliminated from James' season in week seven, told him during the premiere. "So I'm going to be reading your lips a lot tonight, but thankfully you have really beautiful lips."

But Pitt — a publicist from Canada — shocked the "Bachelor" star when she decided to break up with him after their hometown date, saying that she'd had "moments where I've struggled." 

The Maryland beauty queen — who made the top 10 at Miss USA in 2019 — was eliminated in week four of her season, but she won over fans by refusing to let fellow contestant Victoria James ruin her wedding photo shoot with Matt.

Cruz, a social media marketer from Texas, became a central part of the bullying storyline on James' season when she told him that another contestant, MJ Snyder, had been one of the antagonists. 

The pair ended up on a classic two-on-one "Bachelor" date, with Cruz saying that Snyder had lied to James about "toxicity in the house." Snyder was eliminated, while Cruz made it to week seven of the competition.

Chew, a flight attendant from San Francisco, confronted Thurston for talking to James about bullying among the women. 

"I'm continuously being taken away by your antics," Chew told Thurston during one episode. "I don't think you're truly here for Matt." Both women were eliminated shortly after the confrontation. 

Larson caused so much trouble in the "Bachelor" mansion — including calling a contestant "the dumbest ho I've ever met" and snatching a crown off someone's head — that many fans accused her of being a producer plant. 

Meanwhile, former "Bachelorette" star Rachel Lindsay spoke out against Larson, telling Insider at the time that she was confused why the show continued to promote her antics. 

"People are not entertained and amused by Victoria, or the 'queen' as she calls herself, yet she got to go on 'Good Morning America' and was given a bigger platform," Lindsay added. "All her behavior is being rewarded."

But it was Morais who decided to leave the show, realizing he wasn't ready to propose after he and Adams looked at Neil Lane engagement rings during their date. 

"There's a big part of me that still needs time to heal," he told Adams during the break-up, referencing his past divorce. "There's a big part of me that still needs time to grow, because I think there are pieces of myself I need to pick up."

While Adams is a practicing Christian, Hall — an aeronautical engineer from Texas — identifies as agnostic. Following his elimination, Hall told Insider that he believes the franchise needs more religious diversity. 

"Diversity doesn't just mean race to me," he added. " To be able to get those nonreligious stories, or Jewish, or Muslim, or whatever else instead of just Christian, I think would add a lot of value and bring a lot more audience members in that maybe haven't tuned in as much." 

The 40-year-old boy-band manager never received solo dates from either women, but he was always good at getting a laugh during the group dates. 

He didn't last long, and was mainly memorable for two things: his moustache, which he let Adams shave on-camera, and his beef with Bennett Jordan that resulted in both of them getting sent home.

Parker currently hosts the official Bachelor Nation podcast "Click Bait" alongside Adams and Joe Amabile, so she'll definitely have at least one friend on the beach.

Kanu didn't get much screen-time during her tenure on "The Bachelor," which means she could emerge as a surprise star on the beach.

Weir was also reportedly in the running to be the Bachelorette before it was given to Clare Crawley/Tayshia Adams.

Gunn was one of the women who was introduced individually in the premiere of Weber's season, only to be sent home that night.

Ly was involved in some drama with Kelsey Weir, accusing Weir of being unstable and having a drinking problem. Then, after that didn't pan out, she immediately began beefing with Mykenna Dorn by claiming Dorn was immature. Ly was eventually sent home during a two-on-one date with Dorn by Weber.

However, "Paradise" is a great place for a redemption story.

Paul was also involved in drama during her time on the show. She claimed that another contestant, Alayah Benavidez, had asked her to lie to Weber and say they didn't know each other — although they had competed in pageants together and were supposedly good friends.

Paul and Weber ended up mutually deciding that they weren't meant to be and she left the competition.

Amabile ended up leaving season five brokenhearted after his break-up with Kendall Long, but the two revealed they had reconciled at the finale. They announced their break-up in January 2020.

Hawkins was only on one spectacular episode of the sixth season, during which she went on a very strange date with John Paul Jones, compared herself to a seagull (and other women to pigeons), and freaked out about the heat. All in all, a very memorable "Paradise" contestant — hope she has better luck this time.