The Bachelor (American TV series) season 9

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 Bachelor
Season 9
StarringLorenzo Borghese
Presented byChris Harrison
No. of contestants27
WinnerJennifer Wilson
Runner-upSadie Murray
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseOctober 3 (2006-10-03) –
November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)
Season chronology
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Season 10
List of episodes

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

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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:

Name Age Hometown Occupation Outcome
Jennifer Wilson 24 Pembroke Pines, Florida Teacher Winner
Sadie Murray 23 Carlsbad, California Publicist Week 7
Lisa Blank 25 Portland, Oregon Marketing manager Week 6
Agnese Polliza 24 Venice, Italy Student Week 5
Desiree Valentin 22 Salt Lake City, Utah Realtor Week 4
Jeanette Pawula 23 Bloomingdale, Illinois Teacher
Erica Rose 23 Houston, Texas Attorney Week 3
Gina Clark 28 Dallas, Texas Ultrasound technician
Jami Matzke 27 Galveston, Texas Event planner
Ellen DeMaio 30 New Haven, Connecticut Realtor Week 2
Kimberly "Kim" Jackson 27 Newport Beach, California Interior designer
Sarah Schnare 30 Nelson, British Columbia Journalist
April Jacobs 23 Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois Model Week 1
Andrea Shirley 28 Cincinnati, Ohio Hotel concierge
Britt Keeder 28 Columbus, Ohio Beer chemist
Carissa Ilburg 25 Cattaraugus, New York Attorney
Claudia Gismondi 22 Boca Raton, Florida Restaurateur
Cosetta Blanca Italy Dancer
Elyse Hammer 27 Meadow Vista, California Physician
Heather Sneed 34 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Registered nurse
Jessica Horner 25 Charlotte, North Carolina Assistant buyer
Laura Morgan 29 Spring Valley, California Dolphin trainer
Meryl "Meri" Barr 27 Biloxi, Mississippi Attorney
Renée Snell 30 Baltimore, Maryland Broadcast marketer
Rita Ghazal 29 Richmond, Virginia Policy advisor
Rosella Fratto 27 Homer Glen, Illinois Make-up artist
Tara Durr 24 St. Augustine, Florida Realtor

Future appearances

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Bachelor Pad

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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.

Elimination Chart

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# Contestants Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Agnese Sadie Desiree Agnese Jennifer Lisa Sadie Jennifer
2 Andrea Agnese Jeanette Lisa Agnese Sadie Jennifer Sadie
3 April Desiree Lisa Jeanette Sadie Jennifer Lisa
4 Brit Gina Gina Jennifer Lisa Agnese
5 Carissa Sarah Jami Sadie Desiree
Jeanette
6 Claudia Ellen Agnese Desiree
7 Cosetta Jennifer Erica Erica
Gina
Jami
8 Desiree Lisa Jennifer
9 Ellen Gina Sadie
10 Elyse Jami Ellen
Kim
Sarah
11 Erica Erica
12 Gina Kim
13 Heather April
Andrea
Brit
Carissa
Claudia
Cosetta
Elyse
Heather
Jessica
Laura
Meri
Renee
Rita
Rosella
Tara
14 Jami
15 Jeanette
16 Jennifer
17 Jessica
18 Kim
19 Laura
20 Lisa
21 Meri
22 Renee
23 Rita
24 Rosella
25 Sadie
26 Sarah
27 Tara
  The contestant won the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18–49)
721"Week 1"October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)9017.53[1]3.1/8[2]
The girls pull up in a limo as Lorenzo greets each one with a smile. The girls and Lorenzo talk all night and the show ends with a rose ceremony where Lorenzo sends home over half of the ladies.
732"Week 2"October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)9027.93[1]3.1/7[2]
The remaining 12 women are divided up into single and group dates. Lisa received the first single date with Lorenzo. The other girls go on a group date with Lorenzo. The show ends with a rose ceremony and 3 girls are eliminated.
743"Week 3"October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)9038.66[1]3.3/8[2]
The nine remaining Bachelorettes find out there's going to be a group date, a two-on-one date and a solo date with Lorenzo. Three ladies are eliminated at the rose ceremony.
754"Week 4"October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)9048.18[1]3.2/8[2]
There is one group date and two one-on-one dates in this episode. The women who get roses this week will also get a hometown visit to have Lorenzo meet their parents. Two ladies are eliminated at the rose ceremony.
765"Week 5"October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)9057.77[1]3.1/7[2]
Lorenzo proceeds to go on the hometown dates with the bachelorettes. He meets the girl's families. Lorenzo eliminates one girl at the rose ceremony which leaves him with three girls for the remaining shows.
776"Week 6"November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)9068.35[1]3.3/8[2]
787"The Women Tell All"November 20, 2006 (2006-11-20)N/A7.40[1]2.7/6[2]
798"Week 7"November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)9079.85[1]3.9/9[2]

The winner

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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.[3][4] Jennifer graduated from Dade Christian School and the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in general studies.[5]

After the show

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Jennifer Wilson and Lorenzo Borghese broke up after a long-distance relationship where he was in New York while she was in South Florida.[6][7] Lorenzo did not propose to Jennifer, but gave her the final rose.[3] 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.[8] The Enquirer included pictures of them "frolicking on the beach" together three days after the initial report.[8] Lorenzo Borghese later began dating runner-up Sadie Murray.[7] Erica Rose later appeared on season one of VH1's "You're Cut Off" and seasons 2 and 3 of Bachelor Pad.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Episode List: The Bachelor". TV Tango. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "SpotVault – The Bachelor (ABC) – Fall 2006". SpottedRatings.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "'Bachelor: Rome' ends with Lorenzo Borghese picking Jennifer Wilson".
  4. ^ "Meet Jennifer of The Bachelor: Rome". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "WPLG Local 10 News". Archived from the original on August 5, 2011.
  6. ^ 'Bachelor' pick Jennifer Wilson already dating another guy?
  7. ^ a b Rogers, Steve. "'Bachelor' producers confirm Lorenzo Borghese, Jennifer Wilson split". realitytvworld.com.
  8. ^ a b NBC News
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