# Everything to Know About Bachelor Front Runner (and Beauty Queen) Mari Pepin

- **URL:** https://www.genesisbrand.com/everything-to-know-about-bachelor-front-runner-and-beauty-queen-mari-pepin/
- **Published:** 2021-01-06

As one of the contestants on the 25th season of The Bachelor, Mari Pepin is sure to bring a big dose of personality and charm to score Matt James's heart. A beauty queen who won the title of Miss Maryland USA in 2019, Pepin hails from Puerto Rico and is "living the American dream." We still can't get over Pepin's run-in with Katie and that very awkward shoulder tap, but keeping it classy seems to be the name of the game for the 24-year-old. Speaking about her Puerto Rican roots on her very first encounter with James, we can already see Pepin is all about authenticity.