Caelynn Miller-Keyes got off to a strong start on The Bachelor, but now other women are coming to the forefront on Colton Underwood's season.

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Caelynn is a 23-year-old pageant queen from Asheville, NC.

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Caelynn is one of 12 women still in the running for Colton's final rose on Season 23 of The Bachelor, with the series' sixth episode airing Monday, February 11 at 8PM ET/PT.

Colton and Caelynn had an immediate connection, and their bond only strengthened once Caelynn opened up about traumatic experiences in her past.

The Bachelor star seemed smitten with Caelynn, but now other women are starting to step up to the plate and distract Colton from his connection with the beauty pageant queen -- including Cassie Randolph and Tayshia Adams.

Until viewers get to see what happens next for Colton and Caelynn's romance on The Bachelor, let's learn a little bit more about her right now.

Eleven Things to Know About Caelynn Miller-Keyes

Below is a list of eleven facts Reality TV World has compiled about Caelynn Miller-Keyes:

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- Caelynn, who grew up in Fredericksburg, VA, has guts! She once flew to Japan for a first date.

- Caelynn was Miss North Carolina USA 2018 and finished as the runner up in Miss USA 2018.

- The Miss North Carolina 2019 pageant took place in late October 2018, and Caelynn was not able to attend and crown her successor due to her still-ongoing participation in filming The Bachelor.

- Caelynn graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2017 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
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- A sexual assault survivor in college, her platform is to improve Title IX policies for sexual assault survivors on college campuses.

- A fraternity brother, who was Caelynn's friend at the time, drugged a bottle of wine she was sharing with two friends at a party in college.

Caelynn woke up in her bed naked, without any memory of the previous night except for a man in her bedroom, and was sadly turned away by the first hospital she went to for a rape kit the next morning.

By the time her kit was conducted in a different hospital, too much time had elapsed for the results to be conclusive.

Caelynn waited a year before sharing the devastating event with her family, but she now relies on loved ones for support and believes she is stronger than ever.

- Her biggest mentor and role model is her grandmother, who was the first woman to be head of the FBI in Los Angeles.

- The Bachelor bachelorette is a terrible cook, except for when it comes to making breakfast.

- Caelynn was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness when she was a child.

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Although Caelynn was told by doctors she only had a 10 percent chance of ever walking again, she has apparently made a full recovery.

- Caelynn thinks Napa is the most romantic city in the United States, since it feels like a small taste of Italy.

- From 2016-2017, Caelynn worked for Victoria's Secret Pink, creating social media content for the PINK app and Instagram.

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About The Author: Steven Rogers
Steven Rogers is a senior entertainment reporter for Reality TV World and been covering the reality TV genre for two decades.