The Bachelor: Rome (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The Bachelor: Rome is the ninth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The show was filmed in Rome, Italy. The premiere of this season of The Bachelor aired on October 3, 2006. The show featured the bachelor, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, courting 25 women.
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:
Name
Age
Hometown
Occupation
Eliminated
Notes
Jennifer Wilson
24
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Teacher
Winner
Sadie Murray
23
Carlsbad, California
Publicist
Week 7
Lisa
25
Portland, Oregon
Marketing manager
Week 6
Agnese
24
Venice, Italy
Student
Week 5
Jeanette
23
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Teacher
Week 4
Desiree
22
Salt Lake City, Utah
Realtor
Week 4
Jami
27
Galveston, Texas
Event planner
Week 3
Gina
28
Chicago, Illinois
Ultrasound technician
Week 3
Erica Rose
23
Houston, Texas
Socialite
Week 3
Sarah
30
Nelson, British Columbia
Journalist
Week 2
Kim
27
Newport Beach, California
Interior designer
Week 2
Ellen DeMaio
30
New Haven, Connecticut
Realtor
Week 2
Tara
24
St. Augustine, Florida
Realtor
Week 1
Rosella
27
Chicago, Illinois
Make-up artist
Week 1
Rita
29
Richmond, Virginia
Policy advisor
Week 1
Renee
30
Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcast marketer
Week 1
Meri
27
Biloxi, Mississippi
Attorney
Week 1
Laura
29
San Diego, California
Dolphin trainer
Week 1
Jessica
25
Charlotte, North Carolina
Assistant buyer
Week 1
Heather
34
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Registered nurse
Week 1
Elyse
27
New York City, New York
Physician
Week 1
Cosetta
Italy
Dancer
Week 1
Claudia
22
Boca Raton, Florida
Restaurateur
Week 1
Carissa
25
Cattaraugus, New York
Attorney
Week 1
Brit
28
Columbus, Ohio
Beer chemist
Week 1
Andrea
28
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hotel concierge
Week 1
April
23
Chicago, Illinois
Model
Week 1
Episodes
Episode 1:
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.
Episode 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.
Episode 3:
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.
Episode 4: 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.
Episode 5:
Lorenzo proceeds to 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.