January 29, 2025 • bachelor insider
Maria Georgas What She Learned About Herself on ‘Bachelor’ and Advice for Others Going on the Show

Opening up.
Bachelor Nation got to know Maria Georgas on Season 28 of “The Bachelor” and she’s kept us up with her life on social media ever since.
This week, Maria took to her Instagram page to answer fan questions in a Q&A on her stories.
During the Q&A one fan asked what she learned about herself while filming “The Bachelor.”
She wrote, “Things will surprise you, but you just have to be prepared to let yourself feel and accept that it might not go your way and that’s ok. I couldn’t believe how in a crazy little environment I was able to stay true to who I am no matter what was thrown at me. I am a tough cookie, but it’s ok to be vulnerable. I learned that very quickly.”
Maria also shared more advice for anyone who may go on a Bachelor Nation show in the future.

“Let yourself be open to the idea of things working out, but accept knowing that it might not. Don’t force anything, just stay true to who you are so you can look back and appreciate it more. As cliché as it sounds, don’t take yourself too seriously,” Maria said.
She went on adding to, “Enjoy that one day you’ll be in the mansion and the next you’ll be on a yacht for a two-on-one date, but hey, at least you’re on a yacht.”
Speaking of the two-on-one date, Maria also revealed that her bodycon mini dress from the night portion of that date was one of her favorite looks of the season.

She said, “I wasn’t going to wear this dress on my two-on-one, I was in a completely different dress minutes before I was going to head out until a producer told me it was see through from behind, so I quickly threw on this as a second option with no time to think. It wouldn’t have been my first choice, but I ended up loving how it looked on screen and it was such an old dress. Simple but it worked!”
Maria shared that her Night 1 dress was her other favorite look despite “people being so divided by it.”
We love catching up with Maria and seeing her look back on her time on the show.