Ashley Nicole Iaconetti Haibon (born March 6, 1988) is an American television personality and journalist notable for being a contestant on several series in ''The Bachelor'' television franchise, including '' The Bachelor'', '' Bachelor in Paradise'' and ''

The Bachelor Winter Games ''The Bachelor Winter Games'' is a winter sports-themed reality competition television series that premiered on February 13, 2018 on ABC. It is a spin-off of the reality television game shows '' The Bachelor'' and '' The Bachelorette'', and is ...

''.

Early life and education

Iaconetti Haibon was born on March 6, 1988 in Great Falls, Virginia. She is of Italian, Dutch and Lithuanian descent. Iaconetti Haibon attended Langley High School and

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

. She later earned a master's degree in broadcasting and digital journalism from Syracuse University.

Career

''The Bachelor'' ''franchise''

In 2015, Iaconetti Haibon appeared in season 19 of ''The Bachelor''. She shared her season with another contestant named Ashley, Ashley Salter, leading to her nickname of "Ashley I" to distinguish the two. The nickname has persisted beyond the show, and is used in other contexts such as the name of one of her podcasts. Iaconetti Haibon later appeared in season two and three of '' Bachelor in Paradise.'' In 2018, Iaconetti Haibon appeared in the first season of ''

''. Iaconetti Haibon and Kevin Wendt became the first winners of the Bachelor Winter Games and left the show as a couple.

Journalism

Iaconetti Haibon is a correspondent for

Access Hollywood ''Access Hollywood'', formerly known as ''Access'' from 2017 to 2019, is an American weekday television entertainment news program that premiered on September 9, 1996. It covers events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was create ...

and

ClevverTV Defy Media was an American digital media company that produced original online content for the 12–34 age group. Originally founded in 1996 as Alloy Online (later Alloy Digital), the final company was formed in 2013 by its merger with Break Me ...

. Iaconetti Haibon is a contributor for ''Cosmopolitan''. She also co-hosts ''The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast'' with

Ben Higgins Benjamin Edward Higgins (born March 23, 1989), is an American television personality and entrepreneur who starred on the 20th season of ABC's ''The Bachelor'', after appearing on the 11th season of '' The Bachelorette''. Early life Higgins w ...

and the ''I Don't Get It'' podcast, along with former Bachelor and Bachelorette producer Naz Perez and her sister, Lauren Iaconetti.

Personal life

In March 2018, Iaconetti Haibon started dating '' Bachelor in Paradise'' castmate Jared Haibon after reconciling at Jade Roper Tolbert and Tanner Tolbert's wedding. They got engaged in June 2018 in Sayulita, Mexico, on Season 5 of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. They live together in Rhode Island. On August 11, 2019, they married at the Rosecliff Mansion in

Newport, Rhode Island Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New Yor ...

. Their son was born in January 2022.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iaconetti, Ashley 1988 births Living people People from Great Falls, Virginia James Madison University alumni Syracuse University alumni Bachelor Nation contestants American people of Italian descent American people of Dutch descent American people of Lithuanian descent Social media influencers