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.
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:
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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