Tyler Cameron

Tyler Cameron (born January 31, 1993) is an American television personality and model. Cameron first received widespread national attention as a contestant on season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring Hannah Brown. He went on to place as the season's runner-up, and additionally works as a model with Soul Artist Management in New York City and Next Management Miami.

Tyler Cameron
Born (1993-01-31) January 31, 1993
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Alma materWake Forest University
Florida Atlantic University
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • model
Modeling information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue
Agency

Early life and education

Cameron was born in Jupiter, Florida, to parents Jeff Cameron and Andrea Hermann Cameron; his mother worked as a realtor in South Florida. Cameron is the eldest of three sons.[3] During the Great Recession, the family suffered economically, resulting in them losing their home and Cameron's parents divorcing.[4][5]

Cameron attended Wake Forest University, where he was the backup quarterback for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. After graduating with his bachelor's degree, Cameron enrolled in the Florida Atlantic University College of Business and received a Master of Business Administration degree in 2018.[6] Cameron had initially planned to play football professionally and had been signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens, but was forced to end his football career after a shoulder injury.[3][7]

Career

Cameron began his career as a model while a college student, after having been discovered through Instagram.[8] He ultimately went on to sign modeling contracts with Soul Artist Management in New York City and Next Management Miami.[9][10]

In 2019, Cameron was cast in season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring former Miss Alabama USA Hannah Brown. Filming took place throughout the spring of 2019, and Cameron was later revealed as a contestant by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on May 7, 2019.[11] Cameron went on to place as the runner-up, being eliminated by Brown during the finale episode, aired on July 30, 2019, and filmed in Crete. During the reunion aired the same night, Brown revealed that she had broken up with winner Jed Wyatt after it arose that he was in a relationship with another woman just prior to and during filming. Brown then asked Cameron on a date, to which he accepted, although they ultimately did not end up resuming their relationship.[12][13][14] During his tenure on the show, Cameron received widespread media attention for his multiple feminist statements, and for often coming to the defense of Brown after she was the victim of acts of sexism by contestants such as Luke Parker.[15][16][17]

After the conclusion of the season, fans of the show and the media alike called on Cameron to be announced as the lead for the upcoming season of The Bachelor.[18][19] Host Chris Harrison stated that he believed Cameron wouldn't be a suitable choice following media reports of him dating fashion model Gigi Hadid, and Cameron later revealed in an interview that he was in talks to become the Bachelor, but rejected the offer.[20][21] Ultimately, Peter Weber was chosen as the lead for the twenty-fourth season.[22][23]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Bachelorette Himself Contestant; season 15
2020 Single Parents Danny Episode: "Chez Second Grade"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 People's Choice Awards The Competition Contestant of 2019 The Bachelorette Nominated [24]

References
  1. "Tyler Cameron". Soul Artist Management. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. "Tyler Cameron". Next Management Miami. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. Bicks, Emily (July 15, 2019). "Tyler Cameron's Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.
  4. Sorren, Martha (July 8, 2019). "Tyler Cameron's Family Is Extremely Supportive Of His Bachelorette Journey". Refinery29.
  5. Blanton, Kayla (July 8, 2019). "Tyler C. & His Parents Are Still Super Close Despite Their Challenging Past". Bustle.
  6. Cain, Brooke (July 9, 2019). "This 'Bachelorette' finalist and fan favorite played football at Wake Forest". News Observer.
  7. Quintana, Anna. "'The Bachelor' Star Tyler Cameron Was a Pretty Impressive College Football Player". Distractify.
  8. Goeres, Kelsey (September 7, 2019). "'The Bachelorette': How Tyler C. Became A Model (Yes, He Was Discovered On Instagram)". Cheat Sheet.
  9. Chambers, Hannah (May 28, 2019). "Let's Take a Look at All of 'Bachelorette' Contestant Tyler Cameron's Modeling Pics, Shall We?". Cosmopolitan.
  10. Igoe, Katherine J. (June 10, 2019). "Tyler Cameron's Modeling Career Pre-'The Bachelorette' Was Legit". Marie Claire.
  11. Krolak, Mike (May 7, 2019). "The Bachelorette 2019 Cast: Meet Hannah's Bachelors". ABC. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  12. Krolak, Mike (July 30, 2019). "The Bachelorette Finale 2019 Night 2 Recap: Who Did Hannah Pick and What Happened Next?". ABC.
  13. Baldwin, Kristen (July 30, 2019). "The Bachelorette season finale recap: 'That's not what I said yes to'". Entertainment Weekly.
  14. Barthwell, Ali (July 31, 2019). "The Bachelorette Finale Recap: Mr. Wrong Guy". Vulture.
  15. Igoe, Katherine J. (July 16, 2019). "Somehow, 'The Bachelorette' Just Delivered a Master Class in Consent". Marie Claire.
  16. Erskine, Blaire. "The untold truth of The Bachelorette's Tyler C." The List.
  17. Willison, Margaret H. (August 1, 2019). "'The Bachelorette' finale winner was feminism — but it's a tainted victory". NBC News.
  18. Ellis, Sarah (August 8, 2019). "Tyler Cameron Should Be The Next Bachelor & Here Are 7 Reasons Why". Elite Daily.
  19. Lindsay, Kathryn (August 14, 2019). "Here's How Gigi Hadid Changes Tyler Cameron's Bachelor Chances". Refinery29.
  20. Boucher, Ashley (August 5, 2019). "Chris Harrison on Why Tyler C. 'Might Not Be the Next Bachelor' After Being Linked to Gigi Hadid". People.
  21. Yasharoff, Hannah (September 25, 2019). "Tyler Cameron says he was in talks to be the Bachelor, but his 'heart wasn't 100% there'". USA Today.
  22. Drysdale, Ashley (September 17, 2019). "Rachel Lindsay Says 'System Isn't Working' for People of Color After Peter Weber 'Bachelor' Reveal (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight.
  23. Baldwin, Kristen (September 17, 2019). "And the new star of The Bachelor is..." Entertainment Weekly.
  24. Colurso, Mary (2019-11-11). "Hannah Brown says 'Roll Tide!' as she wins People's Choice Award". al. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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