Lorenzo Borghese

Early life and education

Lorenzo Borghese was born on June 9, 1972, in Milan, Italy, to Prince Francesco and Amanda Borghese. In 1979, his family moved to Short Hills, New Jersey. He graduated from high school at Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1991.

In 1995, he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he was initiated into the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 2001, he earned an MBA from the Fordham Graduate School of Business.

Business

In 2002, Borghese founded the Prince Lorenzo's Royal Treatment line, a skincare brand for pets sold in U.S. retail stores, through the television network HSN and directly to consumers online.

Reality television

In the fall of 2006, Borghese starred in the ninth season of ABC's reality show The Bachelor.

In the summer of 2009, Borghese announced plans to appear on a web reality show titled America's Next Princess. The show coincided with the launch of Royal Pet Club, an online shopping website for his Royal Treatment pet products. When the show debuted on August 17, 2009, all contestants were revealed to be dogs. In August 2012, he appeared on the 10th season of Celebrity Big Brother UK and was evicted from the house on Day 22, finishing in 8th place.

Personal life

On July 16, 2024, Borghese announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Dasha Melgarejo, on Instagram.

References

Sources

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11. [https://getroyaltreatment.com/pages/our-story Royal Pet Club - Our Story]
12. (2007-03-07). "Another Breakup for The Bachelor's Lorenzo Borghese". Buddytv.com.
13. "Organic Dog Shampoo | Natural Dog Shampoo | Pet Supplies for Dogs". Royalpetclub.com.
14. [http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=11187&catid=126 Prince Lorenzo Borghese Searches for His Princess on "America's Next Princess"]
15. [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Americas-Next-Top-Dog-The-bw-1237894278.html?x=0&.v=1 "America's Next Top Dog - The Princess" Reveals Big Twist in New Web Series with a Cast Made up Entirely of Dogs]
16. [http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/s150/celebrity-big-brother/news/a404095/julie-goodyear-prince-lorenzo-evicted-from-celebrity-big-brother.html#~pd34wLjR3VSkhI "Julie Goodyear, Prince Lorenzo evicted from Celebrity Big Brother"] (Sep 5, 2012) Digital Spy
17. "'Bachelor' Alum Prince Lorenzo Borghese Is Engaged to Model Dasha Melgarejo: 'It Was Worth the Wait'".