The Bachelor (American season 9)
The Bachelor: Season 9 (also known as 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 Italian American cosmetics entrepreneur, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, courting 25 women. Florida teacher Jennifer Wilson was named the winner of this season but Borghese did not propose to her. 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: 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. Episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> 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. Jennifer graduated from Dade Christian School and the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in general studies. 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. Lorenzo did not propose to Jennifer, but gave her the final rose. 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. "The Enquirer" included pictures of them "frolicking on the beach  together three days after the initial report. Lorenzo Borghese later began dating runner-up Sadie Murray. Erica Rose later appeared on season one of VH1's You're Cut Off" and seasons 2 and 3 of Bachelor Pad.