Maquel Cooper will be opening her heart to Arie Luyendyk Jr. when The Bachelor returns with its 22nd season.

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Maquel is a 23-year-old photographer, business owner and model who currently resides in Orem, UT.

The platinum-blonde beauty will be vying for Arie's heart when the show premieres Monday, January 1 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.

Arie will be looking for his future wife after failing to win Emily Maynard's heart on The Bachelorette's eighth season back in 2012. The pro racing driver turned real estate agent finished as the runner-up behind Jef Holm.

Maquel -- who is hopefully as comfortable on-camera as she is behind the lens -- will probably wow Arie with her good looks on Night 1, but Arie is hoping to find more than just chemistry, so we'll see if these two hit it off. To learn about Arie's 28 other bachelorettes in the meantime, click here.

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Below is a list of five facts Reality TV World has compiled about Maquel Cooper:

- She was high school best friends with Witney Carson from Dancing with the Stars. Maquel even took the photos for the pro dancer's engagement shoot.

- Maquel got married in May 2016, but she and former husband Josh Munday recently divorced.

- The 5'3" bachelorette is originally from American Fort, UT and has no tattoos.

- Maquel loves a thrill! She enjoys amusement park rides and considers herself an adrenaline junkie.

- Her ideal man looks like Ryan Gosling, and she hates it when her date is super touchy-feely right away and doesn't feed her.

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About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.