The Bachelor (American TV series) season 9

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The Bachelor
Season 9
Starring Lorenzo Borghese
Presented by Chris Harrison
No. of contestants27
WinnerJennifer Wilson
Runner-upSadie Murray
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseOctober 3 (2006-10-03) –
November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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:

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcome
Jennifer Wilson24 Pembroke Pines, Florida TeacherWinner
Sadie Murray23 Carlsbad, California PublicistWeek 7
Lisa Blank25 Portland, Oregon Marketing managerWeek 6
Agnese Polliza24 Venice, Italy StudentWeek 5
Desiree Valentin22 Salt Lake City, Utah RealtorWeek 4
Jeanette Pawula23 Bloomingdale, Illinois Teacher
Erica Rose 23 Houston, Texas AttorneyWeek 3
Gina Clark28 Dallas, Texas Ultrasound technician
Jami Matzke27 Galveston, Texas Event planner
Ellen DeMaio30 New Haven, Connecticut RealtorWeek 2
Kimberly "Kim" Jackson27 Newport Beach, California Interior designer
Sarah Schnare30 Nelson, British Columbia Journalist
April Jacobs23 Hyde Park, Chicago, IllinoisModelWeek 1
Andrea Shirley28 Cincinnati, Ohio Hotel concierge
Britt Keeder28 Columbus, Ohio Beer chemist
Carissa Ilburg25 Cattaraugus, New York Attorney
Claudia Gismondi22 Boca Raton, Florida Restaurateur
Cosetta Blanca Italy Dancer
Elyse Hammer27 Meadow Vista, California Physician
Heather Sneed34 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Registered nurse
Jessica Horner25 Charlotte, North Carolina Assistant buyer
Laura Morgan29 Spring Valley, California Dolphin trainer
Meryl "Meri" Barr27 Biloxi, Mississippi Attorney
Renée Snell30 Baltimore, Maryland Broadcast marketer
Rita Ghazal29 Richmond, Virginia Policy advisor
Rosella Fratto27 Homer Glen, Illinois Make-up artist
Tara Durr24 St. Augustine, Florida Realtor

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.

Elimination Chart

#ContestantsWeek
1234567
1AgneseSadieDesireeAgneseJenniferLisaSadieJennifer
2AndreaAgneseJeanetteLisaAgneseSadieJenniferSadie
3AprilDesireeLisaJeanetteSadieJenniferLisa
4BritGinaGinaJenniferLisaAgnese
5CarissaSarahJamiSadieDesiree
Jeanette
6ClaudiaEllenAgneseDesiree
7CosettaJenniferEricaErica
Gina
Jami
8DesireeLisaJennifer
9EllenGinaSadie
10ElyseJamiEllen
Kim
Sarah
11EricaErica
12GinaKim
13HeatherApril
Andrea
Brit
Carissa
Claudia
Cosetta
Elyse
Heather
Jessica
Laura
Meri
Renee
Rita
Rosella
Tara
14Jami
15Jeanette
16Jennifer
17Jessica
18Kim
19Laura
20Lisa
21Meri
22Renee
23Rita
24Rosella
25Sadie
26Sarah
27Tara
  The contestant won the competition.
  The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

Episodes

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

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

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.

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