The Bachelor: Rome is the ninth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show was filmed in Rome, Italy. The season premiered on October 3, 2006.
The show featured 34-year-old Prince Lorenzo Borghese, an Italian American cosmetics entrepreneur, courting 25 women. The season concluded on November 27, 2006, with Borghese choosing to pursue a relationship with 24-year-old teacher Jennifer Wilson. The couple ended their relationship shortly after the finale aired.
Contestants Traditionally the Bachelor chooses from an original cast of 25 bachelorettes, however this season show producers brought in two additional ladies who are local Italians bringing the total women to 27.
The following is the list of bachelorettes for this season:
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomeJennifer Wilson24Pembroke Pines, FloridaTeacherWinnerSadie Murray23Carlsbad, CaliforniaPublicistWeek 7Lisa Blank25Portland, OregonMarketing managerWeek 6Agnese Polliza24Venice, ItalyStudentWeek 5Desiree Valentin22Salt Lake City, UtahRealtorWeek 4Jeanette Pawula23Bloomingdale, IllinoisTeacherErica Rose23Houston, TexasAttorneyWeek 3Gina Clark28Dallas, TexasUltrasound technicianJami Matzke27Galveston, TexasEvent plannerEllen DeMaio30New Haven, ConnecticutRealtorWeek 2Kimberly "Kim" Jackson27Newport Beach, CaliforniaInterior designerSarah Schnare30Nelson, British ColumbiaJournalistApril Jacobs23Hyde Park, Chicago, IllinoisModelWeek 1Andrea Shirley28Cincinnati, OhioHotel conciergeBritt Keeder28Columbus, OhioBeer chemistCarissa Ilburg25Cattaraugus, New YorkAttorneyClaudia Gismondi22Boca Raton, FloridaRestaurateurCosetta BlancaItalyDancerElyse Hammer27Meadow Vista, CaliforniaPhysicianHeather Sneed34Aliquippa, PennsylvaniaRegistered nurseJessica Horner25Charlotte, North CarolinaAssistant buyerLaura Morgan29Spring Valley, CaliforniaDolphin trainerMeryl "Meri" Barr27Biloxi, MississippiAttorneyRenée Snell30Baltimore, MarylandBroadcast marketerRita Ghazal29Richmond, VirginiaPolicy advisorRosella Fratto27Homer Glen, IllinoisMake-up artistTara Durr24St. Augustine, FloridaRealtor
Future appearances Bachelor Pad Erica Rose returned to compete in the second season of Bachelor Pad where she and her partner, Blake Julian, were eliminated in week 5. She returned in the third season of Bachelor Pad the following year and once again was eliminated in week 5.
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The contestant won the competition. The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.
Episodes
The winner Jennifer Wilson was the eventual winner of "The Bachelor: Rome". As of the end of the show, Jennifer was a Glades Middle School teacher from Pembroke Pines. Jennifer graduated from Dade Christian School and the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in general studies.
After the show Jennifer Wilson and Lorenzo Borghese broke up after a long-distance relationship where he was in New York while she was in South Florida.'Bachelor' pick Jennifer Wilson already dating another guy? Lorenzo did not propose to Jennifer, but gave her the final rose. Jennifer Wilson was accused of secretly dating Dan Herrero, another teacher at the school she worked at, by The National Enquirer soon after the end of the show.NBC News The Enquirer included pictures of them "frolicking on the beach" together three days after the initial report. Lorenzo Borghese later began dating runner-up Sadie Murray. Erica Rose later appeared on season one of VH1's "You're Cut Off" and seasons 2 and 3 of Bachelor Pad.
References
External links ABC Official Site of The Bachelor: Rome