Lorenzo Borghese

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Lorenzo Borghese
Born (1972-06-09) June 9, 1972 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, television personality
Parent(s)Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese and Amanda Leigh

Lorenzo Borghese (Italian : Don Lorenzo dei Principi Borghese; born June 9, 1972) is an Italian-American businessman, television personality, and member of the Borghese family. Borghese is a cosmetics entrepreneur and animal rights advocate. He was also the bachelor on the ninth season of ABC's The Bachelor , where he picked Jennifer Wilson, and remained in contact with Erica Rose. [1]

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He is the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese (born 1938) and Amanda Borghese, his American wife and the stepdaughter of Douglas Leigh. [2] Borghese's paternal grandmother was Princess Marcella Borghese, who founded the Borghese cosmetics line in 1958. [3]

Early life and education

Borghese was born on June 9, 1972, in Milan, Italy. Borghese's parents, Francesco and Amanda Borghese, have lived in Short Hills, New Jersey, since 1979. [4] He holds dual U.S./Italian citizenship. Borghese was raised and attended elementary school in Short Hills. [4] He graduated from Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1991. [5] In 1995, he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he was initiated into the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. [6]

He earned an MBA degree from the Fordham Graduate School of Business in 2001. [7] [ failed verification ]

Business and philanthropy

Borghese resides in New York City. He founded the Royal Treatment line of products, [8] a bath, body and skin care line for pets that uses organic ingredients and fragrance oils from Italy and is sold in U.S. stores and on the television station HSN. He is a managing partner in LB2, LLC, a private-label Italian cosmetics company that sells numerous brands to major department stores and direct retail outlets. [9]

Reality television and author

In the fall of 2006, Borghese starred in the ninth season of ABC's reality show The Bachelor . [10]

In the summer of 2009, Borghese announced he would be searching for his "princess" on a web reality show titled America's Next Princess . The show was to coincide with the launch of Royal Pet Club, [11] an online shopping website for his Royal Treatment pet products. [12] However, when the show debuted online on August 17, 2009, the series was revealed to actually be a spoof of celebrities and reality TV shows. [13]

In August and September 2012, he appeared on the 10th season of Celebrity Big Brother UK and was evicted from the house on Day 22, ultimately finishing in 8th place. [14]

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References

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  5. Pomfret School Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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