Knowing that I was potentially going to be the first black Bachelorette actually held me back from wanting to do it. With the first, there's always so much pressure. And I knew I was going to be new to the… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
I'm obviously nervous and excited to take on this opportunity but I don't feel added pressure being the first black Bachelorette, because to me I'm just a black woman trying to find love. Yes, I'm doing on this huge stage,… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
I'm so humbled and honored to be chosen to represent myself as a black woman to America, and I look at it as such… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
I learned it is important to be confident in what you have and drown out all of the outside noise. You can't be distracted… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
To be the first to do something is huge - all eyes are on you. You just don't know how people are going to… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
I majored in sports and went to law school and focused in sports law, so I always knew I wanted to do ESPN but… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
I like when a guy wears ripped jeans, has a loose-fitting V-neck top and has a pair of kicks. You can't go wrong with… — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
My sister is married to a white guy, so it's nothing new for our family. — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
I majored in sports management, and then I went to law school for sports law. — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
Even though I'm an African-American woman, it's not different from any other Bachelorette. — Rachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
