Lorenzo Borghese
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Lorenzo Borghese | |
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| Born | June 9, 1972 |
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| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, television personality |
| Parent(s) | Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese and Amanda Leigh |
Lorenzo Borghese (Italian: Don Lorenzo dei Principi Borghese; born June 9, 1972) is an Italian American businessman, television personality, cosmetics entrepreneur and animal rights advocate.
Early life and education
[edit]Borghese was born on June 9, 1972, in Milan, Italy. Borghese's parents, Francesco and Amanda Borghese, lived in Short Hills, New Jersey, since 1979.[1] He holds dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. Borghese was raised and attended elementary school in Short Hills.[1] He graduated from Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1991.[2] In 1995, he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he was initiated into the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[3]
He earned an MBA degree from the Fordham Graduate School of Business in 2001.[4][5]
Business and philanthropy
[edit]Borghese currently resides in New York City. He founded the Royal Treatment line of products,[6] a bath, body, and skin care line for pets that uses organic ingredients and fragrance oils from Italy and is sold in U.S. stores and on the television station HSN. He is a managing partner in LB2, LLC, a private-label Italian cosmetics company that sells numerous brands to major department stores and direct retail outlets.[7]
Reality television and author
[edit]In the fall of 2006, Borghese starred in the ninth season of ABC's reality show The Bachelor.[8]
In the summer of 2009, Borghese announced he would be on a web reality show titled America's Next Princess. The show was to coincide with the launch of Royal Pet Club,[9] an online shopping website for his Royal Treatment pet products.[10] However, when the show debuted online on August 17, 2009, all the contestants were revealed to be dogs.[11]
In August and September 2012, he appeared on the 10th season of Celebrity Big Brother UK and was evicted from the house on Day 22, ultimately finishing in 8th place.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Bachelor Less Italian and Princey Than Originally Thought, Us Weekly, October 3, 2006. Accessed July 26, 2014.
- ^ Pomfret School Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rollins
- ^ Fordham University Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Americanized Prince Takes 'The Bachelor' to Rome". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ Royal Pet Club - Our heritage
- ^ "Marcella Borghese; Princess, 90, Began a Line of Cosmetics". The New York Times: 21. February 8, 2002.
- ^ "Another Breakup for The Bachelor's Lorenzo Borghese". Buddytv.com. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Organic Dog Shampoo | Natural Dog Shampoo | Pet Supplies for Dogs". Royalpetclub.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ Prince Lorenzo Borghese Searches for his Princess on "America's Next Princess"
- ^ "America's Next Top Dog - The Princess" Reveals Big Twist in New Web Series with a Cast Made up Entirely of Dogs
- ^ "Julie Goodyear, Prince Lorenzo evicted from Celebrity Big Brother" (Sep 5, 2012) Digital Spy
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- 1972 births
- American cosmetics businesspeople
- Businesspeople from New Jersey
- Businesspeople from New York City
- House of Borghese
- Italian emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- Nobility from Milan
- People from Millburn, New Jersey
- Rollins College alumni
- Fordham University alumni
- Pomfret School alumni
- Bachelor Nation contestants
- Phi Delta Theta members