Michelle Young Biography
Born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Michelle Young is an American TV personality who is known as the lead Bachelorette on season 18 of The Bachelorette. Michelle was also a contestant on season 25 of The Bachelor.
Michelle Young Education
Young attended Woodbury High School. She later joined Bradley University in 2011 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching.
While in high school, Michelle played basketball where she averaged 22.1 points per game as a senior. She went ahead and joined the women’s basketball team while in college, playing in the position of a guard. Michelle played on Division 1 women’s basketball team for Bradley University.
Michelle Young Age
Young is 28 years old as of 2021. She was born on June 3, 1993, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Michelle Young Parents and Siblings
Young is the daughter of LaVonne and Ephraim Young. As of now, there is no more information available about her parents. We will update this information once it is available. She has two siblings named Angela and Alex.

Michelle Young Boyfriend
There is no information available about Michelle’s past relationships. As of July 2021, she is single and is hoping to find her perfect man in the new upcoming season 18 of The Bachelorette. She hopes her dream man is confident but not cocky and will look at her as his equal in all things.
Michelle Young Teacher / Job
Young works as an elementary school teacher. She works as a fifth-grade teacher at Echo Park Elementary School in Burnsville, Minnesota. Michelle previously worked as a fourth-grade teacher at Normandale Hills Elementary School in Bloomington.
Michelle Young The Bachelor
Young was a contestant in the 25th season of The Bachelor. During that season of the show, Matt James was the lead bachelor. He was the first black man to get the lead role in The Bachelor’s history. He is a 28-year-old real estate broker, an entrepreneur, and the co-founder of a non-profit organization.
Michelle Young The Bachelorette
After the final episode of The Bachelor, season 25 aired, Michelle was announced as the lead Bachelorette for season 18 while Katie Thurston would be the lead for season 17.
Many people wondered why Michelle could not have been the lead of season 17. Reality Steve offered an explanation in a post writing; “The reason is that Michelle did not want to leave her class again to start filming in a few weeks (meaning she’d miss most of the remainder of her school year), hence the reason she is getting her own season this summer when she’s out of school.”
Michelle Young Contestants
- Alec Thompson
- Garrett Aida
- Jomarri Gable
- Nayte Olukoya
- Olumide Onajide
- Trevor Abrams
- Eric Tai
- Pardeep Singh
- Clayton Echard
- Mollique Johnson
- Chris Sutton
- Casey Woods
- Ryan Fox
- PJ Henderson
- Bryan Witzmann
- Brandon J.
- Brandon Kieffer
- Brett Parker
- Christopher Gallant
- Daniel
- Edward Naranjo
- Joe Coleman
- Jamie Skaar
- Jack Russell
- Joel Wilkinson
- Leroy Arthur
- LT Murray IV
- Martin Gelbspan
- Peter Izzo
- Rick Leach
- Rodney Mathews
- Romeo Alexander
- Spencer Williams
- Will
- Michael Sambol
Michelle Young Net Worth and Salary
Young has an estimated net worth of $200k. It is however not known how much she earns as a teacher.
Michelle Young Instagram
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