LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rachel Lindsay almost walked away from "The Bachelor," but now she is walking into becoming the first African-American to be the one who's handing out the roses.
"It's one of those things where you've got to believe in fate and that things happen for a reason because here I sit today making history and it's such a crazy thing to know that I almost wasn't here," she said.
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She said she's happy that she had the chance to address the idea of interracial relationships, and there will be more of that to come.
"At the same time, I don't want it to be all that you focus on in my journey for finding love. Love is love, it's colorless - it's colorblind," she said.
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You can see Rachel's journey as "The Bachelorette" starting May 22.