Commercial pilot Jake Pavelka will get his chance to woo 25 women when The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love premieres Jan. 4 at 8/7c, ABC announced.
Pavelka, 31, was chosen over fellow finalists Kiptyn Locke and Reid Rosenthal to be the next Bachelor. A TVGuide.com poll showed that 64 percent of more than 2,500 voters agreed with ABC's decision.
And the new Bachelor is: Jake Pavelka
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