The Bachelor 2022 contestants for Clayton Echard’s season were revealed a month before its premiere date, and it featured an Olympian, a real estate agent, and a woman who got engaged less than a month before filming started. But Jane Paik wasn’t one of them. She was just your average social media director from LA.
So, what are her secrets? This Jane Paik Bio unveils each one of them.
Jane Paik On Bachelor 26
Season 26 of The Bachelor featured Clayton Echard and his search for love among the 32 contestants. This bachelor was first introduced as one of Michelle Young’s suitors on The Bachelorette, who was sent home — leading to one of the most emotional and heart-wrenching moments in Bachelor history.
So, Clayton was back in his search for love, only this time to have the show entirely dedicated to himself.
Spoilers Alert: Unfortunately, Jane Paik isn’t the person this Midwestern man was looking for. According to Reality Steve, Gabby W., Rachel R., and Susie E. were the final three ladies who made it to the top 3. However, he didn’t know who exactly stole Clayton’s heart.
This season, Jane was joined by fellow stars like Breauna Jade Kading, Cassidy Timbrooks, Claire Heilig, Daria Rose, Eliza Isichei, Elizabeth Corrigan, Ency Abedin, Gabby Windey, Genevieve Parisi, Hailey Malles, Hunter Haag, Ivana Noble, Jill Chin, and many more.
Her ABC bio wrote, “Jane is the life of the party and not afraid to be bold.” It seems that this girl liked to party and play hard to get but at the same time she wants to find a man who is just as passionate about building a successful career for themselves as she is.
A sucker for romance, Jane was done dating “F boy”, and was ready to settle down and build a family.
Promoting her appearance on The Bachelor, Jane took it to her IG on Dec 16, 2021, to write, “Catch me outside — and by outside I mean on @bachelorabc.”
Jane Paik Age
Jane Paik was born in 1989. That made her 32 years of age in 2021, and she was the same age when she first appeared on The Bachelor 2022.
She is 4 years older than Clayton and was one of the older participants that season.
Who Are Jane Paik Parents?
Jane Paik’s parents, Sook Shin and Hye Y Paik are Asian immigrants who worked hard to live the American dream. Her father, Hye is a high school graduate who worked building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations, whereas Jane’s mother Sook worked as the president of Kid’s Time Clothing, Inc in LA.
Sook and Hye were 64 and 59 years of age respectively as of 2021.
Though Jane didn’t talk much about them, she once took it to her IG to feature her parents. It was captioned, “Happy Mother’s Day to the mostest!!! There are not even words for the level of hilarious, fun, badass, boss babe, queen of a woman you are. You make it look easy. Love you, mama!!!”
As for her siblings, Jane has a little brother named Rocky and a younger sister named Nellie Paik.
Her sister, Nellie is a 2011California Polytechnic State University graduate who went on to work at King baby studio for over 7 years as a sales assistant. She was 30 years of age as of 2021.
Jane Paik Job
Jane Paik was working as a social media director at Cousins Maine Lobster LLC before she appeared on The Bachelor in 2022. She reportedly increased the company’s Instagram followers roughly by 35% in her first year (from 86k to 130k) and Facebook from 55k to 93k followers
Also, at the time, she labeled her job as a “social media micro-influencer.” Her Linkedin mentioned she started Instagram as a creative platform to blog and share creative content in 2017.
Before that, Jane worked as a social media manager for Humanitas for 1½ years, and director of carting and operations at Market Restaurants and Catering. Inc for over 3 years.
As for her education, Jane completed her bachelor’s in arts, communication and media studies, from the Loyola Marymount University in 2010 with a 3.7 GPA. But in 2009, she also joined the Academy of International Education and lived abroad in Bonn, Germany studying European Studies as well as the German language.
Jane Paik Height
Jane Paik stands tall at a height under 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm).
Related FAQs
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When Is Jane Paik Birthday?
Jane celebrates her birthday on August 12, making her of the Leo zodiac.
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What Is Jane Paik Ethnicity?
Jane Paik is of Asian-American ethnicity. To be specific, she could be Korean — given her fluency in the language.
She is a first-generation American who experience a lot of racism while growing up. Recalling the moments, Jane shared that she attended predominately white private schools and often got teased for her “weird” lunches, or because her fridge smelled like kimchee.
Also, she found the word “chink” written in her dorm room, during her first week of school.
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Where Is Jane Paik From?
She is from Los Angeles, California, and resided there as of 2021.
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Is Jane Paik On Instagram, Facebook?
Yes, find her over Instagram @janeoliviapaik.
Also, here’s her Facebook @janeoliviapaik.
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How Much Is Jane Paik Net Worth?
Jane garnered a net worth of under $500 thousand by 2021.
Reportedly, her job as a social media director earned her around $88 thousand per annum.