The Bachelor (Season 9)

The **9th season** of *The Bachelor*, also known as *The Bachelor: Rome*, premiered on October 3, 2006. The show featured 34-year-old, Italian-American cosmetics entrepreneur, Prince Lorenzo Borghese.

He is the first non-North American to be the bachelor. His season had 2 native Italian women, alongside 25 American women, making 27 contestants.

He ultimately chose Jennifer Wilson, but did not propose.

## Contestants

The season began with 27 contestants.

Jennifer Wilson
24
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Teacher
WinnerSadie Murray
23
Carlsbad, California
Publicist
Runner-upLisa Blank
25
Portland, Oregon
Marketing manager
Eliminated in week 6Agnese Polliza
24
Venice, Italy
Student
Eliminated in week 5Jeanette Pawula
23
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Teacher
Eliminated in week 4Desiree Valentin
22
Salt Lake City, Utah
Realtor
Eliminated in week 4Jami Matzke
27
Galveston, Texas
Event planner
Eliminated in week 3Gina Clark
28
Chicago, Illinois
Ultrasound technician
Eliminated in week 3Erica Rose
23
Houston, Texas
Socialite
Eliminated in week 3Sarah Schnare
30
Nelson, British Columbia
Journalist
Eliminated in week 2Kim Jackson
27
Newport Beach, California
Interior designer
Eliminated in week 2Ellen DeMaio
30
New Haven, Connecticut
Realtor
Eliminated in week 2April Jacobs
23
Chicago, Illinois
Model
Eliminated in week 1Andrea Shirley
28
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hotel concierge
Eliminated in week 1Brit Keeder
28
Columbus, Ohio
Beer chemist
Eliminated in week 1Carissa Ilburg
25
Cattaraugus, New York
Attorney
Eliminated in week 1Claudia Gismondi
22
Boca Raton, Florida
Restauranteur
Eliminated in week 1Cosetta Blanca
Unknown
Italy
Dancer
Eliminated in week 1Elyse Hammer
27
New York, New York
Physician
Eliminated in week 1Heather Sneed
34
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Registered nurse
Eliminated in week 1Jessica Horner
25
Charlotte, North Carolina
Assistant buyer
Eliminated in week 1Laura Morgan
29
San Diego, California
Dolphin trainer
Eliminated in week 1Meri Barr
27
Biloxi, Mississippi
Attorney
Eliminated in week 1Renée Snell
30
Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcast marketer
Eliminated in week 1Rita Ghazal
29
Richmond, Virginia
Policy advisor
Eliminated in week 1Rosella Fratto
27
Chicago, Illinois
Make-up artist
Eliminated in week 1Tara Durr
24
St. Augustine, Florida
Realtor
Eliminated in week 1
### Future appearances

Erica Rose returned to compete in the 2nd season of *Bachelor Pad* in 2011, finished in 9th/10th place and returned in the 3rd season of *Bachelor Pad* the following year for a third time, finished in 12th place.

## Episodes

 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 Lorenzo takes the last two women to meet his family. Lorenzo chooses his final bachelorette.

## Where are they now?

Borghese did not propose to Jennifer Wilson. They entered into a relationship, and broke up in January 2007.

Lorenzo Borghese later began dating runner-up Sadie Murray.

Erica Rose welcomed a daughter, Holland Rose Madeleine Gentry, on September 19, 2016, with former fiance Galen Gentry. She is now married to Charles Sanders and goes by the name Erica Rose Sanders. On March 23, 2018, they announced that they are expecting their first child in August 2018. Their daughter, Aspen Rose, was born on August 1, 2018.