Shayne Dahl Lamas (born November 6, 1985) is an American reality television personality and actress. She is known as the winner of the twelfth season of '' The Bachelor''.

Early life

Shayne Lamas was born in

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, the daughter of

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and Michele Smith. Her brother is actor

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. Her grandparents were

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actor

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and American actress

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Career

Lamas won season 12 of

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's '' The Bachelor'', with Matt Grant, who proposed to her on the season finale. Lamas has been in ''

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'', '' General Hospital'', '' Air America'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Lamas was engaged to British bachelor Matt Grant after winning ABC's ''The Bachelor'' season 12. Grant proposed to Lamas in the show's season finale. In July 2008, amid rumors of a split, Lamas and Matt Grant announced they were no longer engaged. "We tried hard to make it work but we realized that we were both heading in different directions," the duo said in a statement. "We truly care about each other and will remain close friends." Lamas went on to marry

Nik Richie Nik Lamas-Richie (born Hooman Abedi Karamian, February 12, 1979), is an American blogger, author, and Internet personality. Richie is best known as the founder of controversial gossip website TheDirty.com. Early life Richie was born in Hackensack ...

eight hours after meeting in Las Vegas’ in

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in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2010. Lamas gave birth to their daughter Press Dahl Lamas-Richie on November 11, 2011. Lamas second child, a son named Lyon Lamas-Richie was born via surrogate. On May 10, 2021, Shayne and Nik announced, via Instagram, that after 11 years of marriage they were getting a divorce.

Filmography

* 1999: ''Air America'' as Flight attendant (1 episode) * 2003–2005: '' General Hospital'' as Emily and Young Caroline Benson (flashbacks) * 2006: ''Monster Night'' as Poker babe #1 * 2008: '' The Bachelor: London Calling'' as herself (contestant) * 2008: ''

'' as Ashley * 2009: ''Deep in the Valley'' as Candi * 2009: ''

'' as Herself (all episodes, main cast) * 2010: ''

'' as Maggie * 2012: ''Couples Therapy'' as herself

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamas, Shayne 1985 births Living people People from Santa Monica, California Reality show winners American television actresses Actresses from Los Angeles County, California Bachelor Nation contestants American people of Argentine descent American people of Norwegian descent 21st-century American women