Daisy Kent

Kent was born and raised in Becker, Minnesota, to parents Brandon and Julie.^[2] She is the middle of five children, and graduated from Becker High School in 2017.^[3][4]

Throughout her childhood, Kent began to suffer from an array of medical issues, including hearing loss, seizures, fatigue, and migraines.^[5][6] In sixth grade, she was diagnosed with epilepsy – however, this was later confirmed to be a misdiagnosis, and she instead was diagnosed with Ménière's disease.^[5][7]

While studying at San Diego State University, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease as a result of a tick bite from when she was younger.^[8] She graduated from San Diego State in 2021 with a degree in communications and digital media.^[9][10]

Prior to appearing on The Bachelor, Kent was working as an account executive at a software company in San Diego, California.^[10]

In August 2023, she published her first children’s book, Daisy Doo: All The Sounds She Knew, about a young girl learning to hear again after receiving a cochlear implant.^[10][11]

In September 2023, Kent was revealed to be a contestant on season 28 of The Bachelor starring Joey Graziadei.^[12] She made it to the final two, but eliminated herself after “she knew Kelsey was the one.”^[13] She was offered the position of The Bachelorette, but turned it down to focus on her health. The role instead went to her castmate Jenn Tran from season 28.^[14]

In March 2023, Kent made the decision to have cochlear implant surgery at UC San Diego Health, and began to document her journey on the social media website TikTok.^[8] As a result of this, she began to grow a large following, with over 12 million views on the video of her cochlear implant activation. She then used her platform to launch a non-profit organization, Hear Your Heart, which helps patients pay for cochlear implant surgery.^[6][15]