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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tFormer Bachelorette Emily Maynard Johnson sparked concern among fans when she posted an ominous message about her 19-year-old daughter \u2014 but she\u2019s clarifying that Ricki is \u201calive and well.\u201d \u201cMissing my girl so much it hurts my heart in a physical way,\u201d Maynard Johnson, 38, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, October 8, alongside [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cRicki, you are beautiful inside and out and I\u2019m just so happy that God picked me to be your mommy,\u201d Maynard wrote via Instagram<\/a> in July 2021 on her eldest daughter\u2019s birthday. \u201cYou are more precious than all the rubies!\u201d<\/p>\nScroll down to get to know Maynard\u2019s daughter Ricki \u2014 and see how much she\u2019s grown<\/a> since her mom made a name for herself on The Bachelor<\/em> in 2011:\n<\/p>\nRicki Is Named After Her Late Father<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n![\"Who](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Who-Is-Bachelorettes-Emily-Maynards-Eldest-Daughter-Meet-Ricki-Hendrick2.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Ricki Hendrick\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMaynard was engaged to race car driver Ricky Hendrick<\/strong><\/a> when he died in an airplane accident in October 2004. He was 24 years old. After his death, Maynard learned she was pregnant with their first child.<\/p>\nMaynard, who was 19 years old at the time, gave birth to daughter Josephine Riddick Hendrick in June 2005, whom she calls Ricki or \u201cKi\u201d in honor of her late fianc\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\nShe Was Featured on \u2018The Bachelor\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n![\"Who](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Who-Is-Bachelorettes-Emily-Maynards-Eldest-Daughter-Meet-Ricki-Hendrick4.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Emily Maynard\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen Maynard made her reality TV debut in 2011 while competing for Brad Womack<\/strong>\u2019s heart<\/a> on The Bachelor<\/em>, she made it clear Ricki was her No. 1 priority. After mentioning her little girl for weeks, Ricki was featured on the reality show during Maynard\u2019s hometown visit<\/a>. At the time Ricki was 5 years old and shy when she was introduced to Womack.<\/p>\nAlthough Maynard received Womack\u2019s final rose, the pair eventually called it quits. Maynard was then chosen as the Bachelorette for season 8 of the spinoff and her life as a single mom raising Ricki was a central topic. Ricki was 6 years old when The Bachelorette<\/em> was filmed. Maynard got engaged to Jef Holm<\/strong> during her finale, but the couple broke up three months after filming in 2012.<\/p>\n\u201cI wish that I would\u2019ve kept [my time on The Bachelor<\/em> and Bachelorette<\/em>] totally separate [from Ricki],\u201d Maynard confessed during a December 2017 episode of People\u2019s<\/em> \u201cCeleb Parents Get Real<\/a>\u201d podcast. \u201cAt the time, I thought, \u2018This is it,\u2019 and I never would\u2019ve brought her into it had I not thought that. So I wish that I maybe would\u2019ve taken a step back. Maybe sheltered her from that a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Courtesy of Ricki Hendrick\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMaynard revealed in her 2023 Christmas card<\/a>, shared via Instagram, that her eldest child would be attending Palm Beach Atlantic University beginning the next year. Ricki has since posted photos of her time in Florida, including beach pictures<\/a> in February and going to a local pub<\/a> in April.<\/p>\nShe Is 1 of 6 Children<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n![\"Who](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Who-Is-Bachelorettes-Emily-Maynards-Eldest-Daughter-Meet-Ricki-Hendrick3.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Emily Maynard\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRicki is the only child of Maynard and Hendrick, but she became a big sister<\/a> after her mom married Tyler Johnson<\/strong> in June 2014. Maynard and Johnson have welcomed five children together<\/a>: Jennings, Gibson, Gatlin, Magnolia and Jones in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022, respectively.<\/p>\n\u201cI can\u2019t leave them,\u201d Ricki wrote via Instagram<\/a> in June 2024, sharing a photo with two of her younger brothers before she left home for college. \u201cBringing him to Florida,\u201d she captioned another sibling snap the next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Scroll down to get to know Maynard\u2019s daughter Ricki \u2014 and see how much she\u2019s grown<\/a> since her mom made a name for herself on The Bachelor<\/em> in 2011:\n<\/p>\n Maynard was engaged to race car driver Ricky Hendrick<\/strong><\/a> when he died in an airplane accident in October 2004. He was 24 years old. After his death, Maynard learned she was pregnant with their first child.<\/p>\n Maynard, who was 19 years old at the time, gave birth to daughter Josephine Riddick Hendrick in June 2005, whom she calls Ricki or \u201cKi\u201d in honor of her late fianc\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n When Maynard made her reality TV debut in 2011 while competing for Brad Womack<\/strong>\u2019s heart<\/a> on The Bachelor<\/em>, she made it clear Ricki was her No. 1 priority. After mentioning her little girl for weeks, Ricki was featured on the reality show during Maynard\u2019s hometown visit<\/a>. At the time Ricki was 5 years old and shy when she was introduced to Womack.<\/p>\n Although Maynard received Womack\u2019s final rose, the pair eventually called it quits. Maynard was then chosen as the Bachelorette for season 8 of the spinoff and her life as a single mom raising Ricki was a central topic. Ricki was 6 years old when The Bachelorette<\/em> was filmed. Maynard got engaged to Jef Holm<\/strong> during her finale, but the couple broke up three months after filming in 2012.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish that I would\u2019ve kept [my time on The Bachelor<\/em> and Bachelorette<\/em>] totally separate [from Ricki],\u201d Maynard confessed during a December 2017 episode of People\u2019s<\/em> \u201cCeleb Parents Get Real<\/a>\u201d podcast. \u201cAt the time, I thought, \u2018This is it,\u2019 and I never would\u2019ve brought her into it had I not thought that. So I wish that I maybe would\u2019ve taken a step back. Maybe sheltered her from that a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Maynard revealed in her 2023 Christmas card<\/a>, shared via Instagram, that her eldest child would be attending Palm Beach Atlantic University beginning the next year. Ricki has since posted photos of her time in Florida, including beach pictures<\/a> in February and going to a local pub<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n Ricki is the only child of Maynard and Hendrick, but she became a big sister<\/a> after her mom married Tyler Johnson<\/strong> in June 2014. Maynard and Johnson have welcomed five children together<\/a>: Jennings, Gibson, Gatlin, Magnolia and Jones in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t leave them,\u201d Ricki wrote via Instagram<\/a> in June 2024, sharing a photo with two of her younger brothers before she left home for college. \u201cBringing him to Florida,\u201d she captioned another sibling snap the next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nRicki Is Named After Her Late Father<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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