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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.
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Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, television personality |
Parent(s) | Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese and Amanda Leigh |
He was the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese (born 1938) and Amanda Borghese, his American wife and the stepdaughter of Douglas Leigh.[1] Borghese's paternal grandmother was Princess Marcella Borghese, who founded the Borghese cosmetics line in 1958.[2]
Early life and education
editBorghese was born on June 9, 1972, in Milan, Italy. Borghese's parents, Francesco and Amanda Borghese, have lived in Short Hills, New Jersey, since 1979.[3] He holds dual U.S. and Italian citizenship. Borghese was raised and attended elementary school in Short Hills.[3] He graduated from Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1991.[4] In 1995, he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he was initiated into the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[5]
He earned an MBA degree from the Fordham Graduate School of Business in 2001.[6][failed verification][7]
Business and philanthropy
editBorghese resides in New York City. He founded the Royal Treatment line of products,[8] 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.[9]
Reality television and author
editIn the fall of 2006, Borghese starred in the ninth season of ABC's reality show The Bachelor.[10]
In the summer of 2009, Borghese announced he would be searching for his "princess" on a web reality show titled America's Next Princess. The show was to coincide with the launch of Royal Pet Club,[11] an online shopping website for his Royal Treatment pet products.[12] However, when the show debuted online on August 17, 2009, all the contestants were revealed to be dogs.[13]
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.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths LEIGH, DOUGLAS B." The New York Times. 16 December 1999. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Why European Royalty and Aristocrats are flocking to New York". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ 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