Who Is The Bachelor's Victoria Larson?

The 2021 season of The Bachelor starting stealing headlines way before it hit television for a number of reasons. For one, the lead, Matt James, is the franchise's first Black bachelor (it's way past time, tbh). Matt was introduced to Bachelor Nation in part because of his tight friendship with former contestant and all-round heartthrob Tyler Cameron. Matt's season premiered on January 4, 2021, and not only did the new Bachelor exceed all expectations, but the ladies competing for his affections came with their eyes 100 percent on the prize.

If one contestant stood out on night one, it was the "queen," Victoria Larson. Abandoning the traditional limo entrance for an actual throne carried in by a posse of men, Victoria stole the night's coveted title of "early villain," and proceeded to tick some fellow contestants off in the process. 

So what's there to know about the woman who wore an actual tiara for her debut on The Bachelor, and announced her royalty at every possible moment? A lot, actually. Here are the answers to the question everyone is asking: who is The Bachelor's Victoria Larson?

Bachelor Nation knows that a contestant's age, hometown, and occupation are listed on screen during their entrance and interviews. Some occupations have been funny — think Heather M. from Colton Underwood's season, whose occupation was "Never Been Kissed." Victoria Larson is another contestant whose occupation has nothing to do with her actual career, as she's listed simply as "Queen." 

But for a woman whose occupation got left out of her on-screen description, Victoria has a pretty impressive professional history. According to Cosmopolitan, Victoria is the founder of a spray tanning company, JetSetGlo, and the founder of Vikki Larson Beauty. Here's a little bit about each brand: JetSetGlo is a tanning service for "the jetsetter in the Los Angeles area," according to its since-removed website. In 30 minutes or less, clients can experience luxury tanning services in their own home. To top off a good thing, all the products used are natural. Vikki Larson Beauty is similar in that all the products sold are vegan; they range from dry brush sets to detox plans. Looks like Victoria certainly has an eye for entrepreneurship.

Add one more line to Victoria Larson's already impressive resume: in addition to being a business owner and a self proclaimed queen, Victoria is a certified pilates instructor. As she shared on Instagram, Victoria was certified through Natural Pilates, and focuses on helping her clients with all things connectivity, from stability to recognizing when the body needs a much deserved break. "Becoming certified to teach this year has been such a blessing so I can have another method to help my clients reach their health goals," Victoria wrote on her blog. "Pilates is a great foundation because it really teaches you to connect your breath and find the mind body connection." 

Victoria's approach to fitness honestly does sound great. She made a point of describing on Instagram just how important it is to "take care of your temple," and to approach every workout expressing kindness to your body. Looks like we might need the queen to teach us a thing or two.

It seems like more and more contestants on The Bachelor have a pageant past, and Victoria Larson is no exception. She shared on her Instagram page a video of her trying out for the Miss California USA pageant, wearing a beautiful gown from B&B Couture in New York City and engaging in the classic "pageant" walk around the stage. During her quick pageant career, Victoria shared some gorgeous professional photos of her all glammed up, and made sure to include some inspirational quotes as her captions. 

Of course, Victoria's time as a pageant contestant adds her to the ever growing list of Bachelor contestants who thrived in the circuit before their time on the show. The most notable? Hannah Brown, for starters, who was a contestant on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor; she introduced herself as Miss Alabama (she won the crown in 2018, as noted by Entertainment Tonight). Colton's season was also graced by another beauty queen, Caelynn Miller-Keyes, who was 2018's Miss North Carolina and was the runner-up for Miss USA, via Marie Claire. Looks like Victoria has some impressive pageant shoes to fill.

Some people choose to stay in their hometowns or home states for college, but Victoria Larson left New York for Florida to attend Florida State University. As she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post about her education, career, and self growth, Victoria was awarded a full academic scholarship to FSU, and left for a new state and new school at just 17 years old. "It was the first time on my own and I struggled immensely with navigating the new chapter," Victoria wrote. "I had trauma come up that I hadn't dealt with and just really a tough time overall." Fortunately, she added, she met wonderful people, which probably helped immensely. 

After her time in college, Victoria traveled through Europe, and then made her way back to Florida before moving to Los Angeles. She worked for a short time as a flight attendant, but ultimately decided to go back to school to focus on health, wellness, and healing. 

Based on her social media activity, Victoria does travel back to Florida fairly often, calling it "home" in one of her posts from December of 2020.

The queen clearly knows that vulnerability is a good look for her, because Victoria Larson has put it all out there on social media. During her time on the pageant circuit, Victoria revealed on Instagram that she's struggled with addiction in the past, and used her experience to guide her pageant platform. "I am so excited for Miss California USA and my platform of lobbying for stricter pharmaceutical laws after struggling with adderall addiction in my life," she wrote on Instagram. "Meditation, spiritual healing, mindful movement, and self growth into self awareness has built me into being [confidently] beautiful. Way more than a pill allowing me to fit a certain dress size while destroying my mental health ever could." She added that she's honored to be an example for young women to look up to, and hopes to inspire confidence in them. We. Love. To. See. It. 

Health and wellness is clearly a very big part of Victoria's life, and she clearly has no qualms about sharing her more vulnerable experiences. We'll see if her story of survival and overcoming challenges will make it on the show.

Some women can't stand men who are bad texters, while others know that a mama's boy is a no-go (we're thinking of you, Peter Weber). But Victoria Larson's turnoff, according to her official ABC bio, is this: she can't stand a man with a messy room. We support it, because cleanliness and hygiene are everything. 

To that end, if we were Victoria, we'd maybe take a look at some of the social media activity that Matt James and the "Quarantine Crew" posted back in 2020 to get some insight. As anyone who was glued to their phone (probably watching videos of Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron dancing together and playing pranks on Matt) knows, the quarantine house in Jupiter, Florida was not exactly the picture of neatness. Still, Matt told Life & Style that his time in the house was wonderful, and quite kinetic. "There's a lot of moving parts and people in the house so it's been nice because the day-to-day is different," he explained. Hopefully Victoria knows that her turnoff might be in the cards.

The queen of any land knows that marketing yourself is the best thing you can do, and Victoria Larson definitely got the memo. After graduating from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition through New York University, Victoria turned her skills into a career. Specifically, she once offered different services through Vikki Larson Beauty to help clients turn their health and wellness dreams into realities. 

So what could you get from the queen herself? Well, as listed on her website, Victoria helped clients in a number of ways. Those interested could once choose to hire Victoria as a health coach, and she would teach you what kind of foods your body needs the most. They could also use Victoria as a resource throughout the process of achieving a healthier lifestyle. 

If you want the queen's knowledge, however, get ready to dish out $250 per hour. Victoria once also offered clients a 14-day personal health plan, in which she met up with clients twice a week for an hour (for a $485 price tag). One thing's for sure, Victoria knows her worth.