Alicia Mae Holloway

ABOUT ALICIA MAE HOLLOWAY

Professional ballerina and television personality who first rose to fame as a competitor in the Miss West Virginia pageant in 2019 and later in the 25th season of ABC's The Bachelor in 2020. She performed with the corps de ballet at the Dance Theatre of Harlem for 7 seasons and taught ballet in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

She began studying dance when she was only three years old. She has studied under an extensive list of renowned performers at the School of American Ballet and also attended intensive programs at Boston Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet.

She was crowned the winner of the Miss Tri-State Pageant in 2019. She appeared on the cover of People's Health Issue for the Winter/Spring edition of 2023.

She is of African American, Cherokee, and Italian descent. She was adopted when she was a baby by a Black father and a white mother. She began dating her boyfriend, Juan Matallana, in 2023.

She has shared the stage with soul legend Aretha Franklin . In 2020, she appeared on the 25th season of The Bachelor, which starred Matt James .