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Gorgeous!\u00a0Bachelor<\/i><\/a>\u00a0contestant\u00a0Gabriella \u201cGabi\u201d Elnicki<\/b><\/a>\u00a0quickly caught leading man\u00a0Zach Shallcross<\/b><\/a>\u2019 eye during season 27, and her bikini photos<\/a> are also turning heads among fans.<\/span><\/p>\n Gabi, 25, made a bold first impression<\/a> with Zach, 26, after stepping out of the limo.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m from Vermont, so I brought you a little bit of home,\u201d she said presenting a bottle of maple syrup. \u201cIt\u2019s my right to force you to drink this maple syrup.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Although Zach didn\u2019t seem like a huge fan of the sugary elixir, Gabi didn\u2019t get discouraged, telling the cameras, \u201cThe look on his face looked like it didn\u2019t resonate with his palate. So, I\u2019m hoping I resonate better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She hails from the north, but Gabi seemingly lives in Houston, Texas, these days thanks to her job as a senior account executive, per her\u00a0LinkedIn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Location-wise, she\u2019s a great fit for Zach, who splits his time between Texas and his native California, but that\u2019s not the only detail that makes them a match made in heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe comes from a very loving family, and her parents\u2019 marriage has been the blueprint for the kind of love she hopes to find,\u201d Gabi\u2019s ABC bio reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For Zach\u2019s part, he also learned \u201cwhat true love looks like\u201d from his parents\u2019 30-year marriage. \u201cHe strives to find a love that echoes the standard they have set for him, and he plans to keep them in mind when looking for a life partner,\u201d says his bio.<\/span><\/p>\n Gabi wants an \u201chonest, outdoorsy man who will always put her first,\u201d noting that she\u2019s \u201cadventurous, loyal and driven.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lucky for her, Zach has repeatedly assured he is looking for his future wife through the experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy take on that is when you know, you know,\u201d the Bachelor Nation star told\u00a0People<\/i>\u00a0in September 2022. \u201cI don\u2019t think that there\u2019s anything where there\u2019s an age limit on when you decide you want to fall in love and get married. if you are ready and you feel well equipped with yourself, you love yourself, you trust yourself and you want to share that with someone else, it doesn\u2019t matter how old you are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Before starting his own journey to find love as the Bachelor, Zach appeared on\u00a0Rachel Recchia<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Gabby Windey<\/b><\/a>\u2019s joint season of\u00a0The Bachelorette<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>in 2022. Although he made it to the finale, he and Rachel, 26, split after fantasy suite dates<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n