ABC has announced the 27 women who will compete to win the heart of the next Bachelor star, 32-year-old Juan Pablo Galavis.

The network released the images of all of the eligible bachelorettes on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

View the gallery above of 10 of the women. To see the rest of the contestants click here.

Reality Steve recently reported that filming has wrapped for season 18 of The Bachelor. ABC has yet to announce a premiere date. However, the network will broadcast three new Bachelor specials ahead of the premiere in January, according to Entertainment Weekly.

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Galavis was announced as next year's Bachelor during the Bachelorette season finale special in August. Host Chris Harrison shared the news live on television during After The Rose, The Bachelorette, which followed the season's finale.That season saw Desiree Hartsock choose Chris Siegfried. She had previously eliminated Galavis, a single father who has a 4-year-old daughter named Camila, during the sixth episode.

After Galavis was announced, former Bachelor Sean Lowe offered advice for the budding reality star, saying "be yourself."

Watch the announcement of Galavis as the next Bachelor below.

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