The thirteenth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on January 5, 2009, and featured 32-year-old single parent Jason Mesnick from Kirkland, Washington, courting 25 women. Mesnick was the runner-up of season four of The Bachelorette featuring DeAnna Pappas. He became the second former The Bachelorette suitor to compete on The Bachelor since Bob Guiney of season 1 of The Bachelorette and season 4 of The Bachelor. This was the first season Neil Lane Couture sponsoring the jewelry line for this season, replacing Tacori.