DeAnna's 'Bachelorette' reject becomes new 'Bachelor'

We all saw it coming. DeAnna herself even endorsed Jason, her second place finisher on this past season's "Bachelorette," as the next pick for the "Bachelor." Afterall, DeAnna Pappas was on her second quest for love when she found her man.

And ABC has answered the call (or millions of emails). Ladies, get ready, Jason Mesnick has signed on to be the new "Bachelor" when the ABC series returns in January 2009.

As you may remember, the hunky single dad from Seattle had been all primed to propose, ring and everything, when Pappas stopped him from getting down on one knee, leaving him—and plenty of viewers—crushed. Instead, she opted for 26-year-old snowboarder Jesse Csincsak.

Now Mesnick gets another shot at making the perfect match. The hunt is on for 25 ladies willing to bare their hearts, souls and, in some cases, claws on national TV.

According to ABC, the 32-year-old divorcé is "looking for a woman who has a real curiosity about the world, who loves life and can find passion in life’s smallest moments." And - they'll have to be willing to share Jason's heart with his son 3-year-old Ty.

When asked after that very public heartbreak whether he'd be up for another go-round, but this time as the decider, Mesnick told RealityTVWorld.com early last month that he'd consider it.

"You go into a process like this and you have no idea what to expect from it—me being this regular single dad from Seattle, you have no idea," he said. "But you can really find somebody in a show like that. If they look for the right people [to cast], anything is possible."

We hope, for Jason's sake, that finding love on reality TV (a second time) is possible.

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