Possible spoilers for The Bachelor. Model Hannah Ann Sluss (open in new tab), who got the first impression rose from Bachelor and Peter Weber and is expected to do well this season, is one of several pageant girls chosen from the contestants vying for Weber's heart. She is definitely one to watch, and interestingly, she herself doesn't mention much about her pageant work, so let's delve deeper into what we know about Sluss's earlier life as a pageant star.

According to Us Weekly, Sluss is a former Miss North Knoxville and placed fourth in the 2017 Miss Tennessee USA contest.

According to the pageant's results website (opens in new tab), she was also first runner-up in 2018, second in 2014, and again in 2015. In other words, she competed in many competitions and performed well, but never grabbed the top spot.

Sluss posts more frequently on Instagram about her modeling career, but also mentions her pageant work, as in this post that mentions the Miss USA competition:

Also, an Instagram video from one of the competitions:

And her definitely has local fans who know her from this work, judging by the comments of.

Listen, the pageant sounds like a real challenge, and I don't mean to criticize anyone who decides to compete at all. Reality Steve unearthed a video (again, I don't even know where to begin to answer) of Sluss struggling with a question about punishment for a fraternity brother who caused the death (open in new tab) of a pledge. Sluss apparently froze, asked me to repeat the question, and then derailed into a discussion of hazing and violence on college campuses in general.

There is a Facebook video of Sluss introducing himself with a rather fierce southern accent, which seems to have since been lost:

Reality Steve says the pageant girls (and the drama that goes with it) are going to be crazy this season He says.

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